For many housewives, boiled potatoes are the ideal solution, since such a side dish will always be appropriate.
Boiled potatoes are a great balance to salted or smoked fish, and will also complement fried meat with chicken or vegetables.
However, it needs to be cooked properly so that the vegetable turns out crumbly and aromatic.
What tricks are worth remembering?
Do not add salt
Many housewives forget that salt can make potatoes too hard, which will make them less appetizing. It will be difficult to enjoy a hard side dish.
Therefore, boil potatoes without using salt.
Select root vegetables by size
Obviously, tubers of different shapes and weights cannot be ready at the same time. To avoid this situation, it is worth boiling approximately the same root vegetables.
Add different components
The taste of boiled potatoes can be positively influenced by adding spices, herbs, and other vegetables during cooking.
You can choose according to your taste. Some people like the root vegetable cooked with rosemary, allspice and bay leaf. Some add dill stems with parsley, carrots and onions. Some season the potatoes with marjoram, turmeric and curry. Just find the perfect combination.
Monitor the intensity of the fire
If you cook potatoes on high heat, the result may disappoint you. Like many other dishes, boiled potatoes do not react well to active heat treatment.
Therefore, it is best to reduce the flame to medium after boiling.
Refueling
If you want the side dish to be perfect, you should prepare a quality dressing. To do this, melt the butter, lightly fry the garlic, mix with salt and chopped herbs. It will be impossible to resist such potatoes.
