How to salt food correctly: subtleties that many housewives forget about

17.04.2024 17:34

Without salt, food would be extremely difficult to eat, so even when working with baked goods, this product is used almost always.

Salt helps the flavor of food to be revealed 100%.

However, few people know that the final result will depend on the correct addition of salt, reminds chef Yulia Arkhipova , an expert in the field of cooking for the online publication BelNovosti.

What nuances are important to remember?

What is salted at the very beginning?

Some types of dishes need to be salted at the very beginning. We are talking about porridges from any kind of cereals. If you forget to do this, the quality of the side dish will be mediocre.

At the very beginning, you need to salt the water for cooking mashed potatoes, dumplings, and pelmeni.

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5-10 minutes before the end

At this point, salt is added to almost any stewed dish. Soups are salted closer to the end. If you fry meat or fish, they should also be salted at about this time.

After cooking

Salt should be added after the eggs or omelette are ready. In this case, the taste of the dish will be as bright as possible. It is recommended to do the same when preparing French fries and fried potatoes.

Previously, we talked about how to make the perfect stewed cabbage using three secrets .

Author: Marina Michalap Internet resource editor
 
Expert: Julia Arkhipova Expert / Belnovosti

Content
  1. What nuances are important to remember?
  2. What is salted at the very beginning?
  3. 5-10 minutes before the end
  4. After cooking