How to Peel a Jacket Potato: Do It in Two Seconds
Boiled potatoes in their skins can be used both as a stand-alone side dish and as an ingredient for a wide variety of dishes.
But cleaning the tubers is not as easy as it might seem at first glance.
Expert of the online publication BelNovosti, chef Yulia Arkhipova shared a life hack that can quickly and easily deal with this problem.
Just in case, let us remind you: green potatoes should not be eaten.
But if the color of the potatoes is okay, before putting them in the pan, rinse them under running water and rub them with a sponge to get rid of dirt.
To remove the peel faster, use the following instructions.
1. Make a continuous cut across each tuber – at the stage when they are still raw.
You can do this with a knife, or you can use scissors. The second option, by the way, is much more convenient.
2. Boil the potatoes as usual, and when they are ready, transfer them to a deep bowl filled with cold water and ice.
3. Let the potatoes soak in the cold "bath" for a few seconds - this way they will still be hot inside, but their skin will be much cooler.
4. The last thing you need to do is pull the skin on each potato in different directions.
This way, you only need to make one movement to remove the jacket from the potato.
