How to cook old potatoes so that they turn out tasty: tips that have saved more than one housewife
Potatoes are the vegetable that is probably used most often in cooking. They can be fried, boiled, baked, etc.
But if you have been storing potato supplies for a long time, you should cook them in a special way, says Yulia Arkhipova, an expert at the online publication BelNovosti.
You can get a truly delicious side dish by adding one extra ingredient during cooking – and we’re not talking about salt.
To improve the taste of stale tubers, use plain white sugar.
Before you start cooking, wash the potatoes well – and it doesn’t matter if they’re already wrinkled.
Then pour cold water over it and let it stand for about an hour at room temperature – this will help make the tubers firmer.
After that, peel the potatoes and cut them into random pieces. Put them in a saucepan, fill them with water and put them on the fire.
When the water boils, add one teaspoon of sugar, half a teaspoon of lemon juice and salt to taste.
Stir gently and cook the potatoes until done over medium heat.
Earlier, the expert told how to deliciously cook chicken legs in the oven.
