Boiled potatoes are healthy, nutritious and have a pleasant taste.
The excellent compatibility of the side dish with meat and sauces is another explanation for the huge popularity of the side dish.
But the significant cooking time is a clear drawback of the dish.
It's good if the potatoes cook in 25-30 minutes. Sometimes you have to wait much longer.
In this regard, boiled potatoes are clearly inferior to pasta, which is ready in 8-10 minutes, or even faster.
However, seasoned gourmets have found a couple of simple ways to speed up the cooking of nightshade.
Following these simple steps will ensure that the plate with the dish will be on the dining table very soon.
Use boiling water instead of cold water
Typically, cooks do it this way: they put peeled potatoes in a saucepan and fill it with tap water.
However, such a liquid has a rather low temperature. It will take a long time to reach the boiling point.
Of course, you can use bottled or settled water. It will be warm. But not hot.
But if you bring the liquid to a boil and pour it over the nightshade, the cooking of the potatoes will clearly speed up.
Use butter
As soon as the hot water in the pan boils again, a small piece of butter should be added to the container.
The product will instantly melt in the boiling liquid. As a result, an oil film will form.
The latter will act as a “protective layer”, under which the vegetable will not reach readiness as slowly as usual.
