Many amateur cooks have a dream: to learn how to bake potatoes so that the outside becomes crispy and the inside remains tender.
Contrary to popular belief, achieving this result is very simple.
You just need to properly prepare the vegetable for heat treatment in the oven.
Don't rush to put the sliced potatoes on a baking sheet and put them in the oven. First, the nightshade needs to cool.
How to Prepare Potatoes for Baking
Peel the potatoes. Cut large peeled tubers into quarters, and small potatoes into halves.
Place the potato pieces in a saucepan and pour very cold water over them. Also, put a few ice cubes in the container. And you also need to add salt.
After 8 minutes, place the pan on the burner and start cooking. You will need to remove the container from the stove exactly 180 seconds after the liquid boils. Then you will need to drain the liquid.
How to Bake Potatoes
The prepared potato pieces should be placed on a baking sheet previously greased with vegetable oil.
If desired, you can use additives: chopped garlic and ground pepper.
The baking tray should be placed in the oven. The desired baking time is 40 minutes. The temperature should be 200 degrees.
The result will be perfect baked potatoes: golden brown, aromatic, crispy and yet tender.
Earlier we told you how to properly cook potatoes for salads so that they don’t stick together.
