How to make mashed potatoes

Potatoes are one of the most commonly eaten vegetables in our daily life, and I believe everyone must have heard of mashed potatoes, but do you know how to make it? Now we will teach you how to make mashed potatoes .

About potatoes

Potatoes belong to the Solanaceae family and are perennial herbaceous tuber vegetables. Potatoes are oval in shape, have buds, and have red, yellow, white or purple skins. The flesh is white or yellow, has a high starch content, and has a crisp or powdery texture. It is native to the mountainous areas of South America and was introduced to my country in the 18th century. It is cultivated in various places and is available all year round. Potatoes are known as the world's five major crops along with rice, wheat, corn, and sorghum. In France, potatoes are called "underground apples." Potatoes have a full range of nutrients and are easily digested and absorbed by the human body. They enjoy the title of "second bread" in Europe and the United States. Yellow-skinned potatoes have a dark yellow skin and a light yellow interior. They have a high starch content and taste good.

The quality requirements for potatoes are that they are large, of correct and uniform shape; the skin is smooth but not too thick, with shallow eyes for easy peeling; the flesh is fine and dense, with a pure taste; they are crispy when fried, and the ones that do not break when fried are of good quality.

1. How to peel potatoes: The skin of new potatoes produced that year is thin and soft. It takes time to peel or scrape the skin with a knife, and the potato flesh will be peeled off together. A simpler method is to put the potatoes in a cotton bag, tie the mouth tightly, and rub them with your hands like washing clothes. The potato skin can be easily removed, and finally the sprouts can be removed with a knife.

2. The potato skin should not be peeled too thick, the thinner the better, because the potato skin contains rich nutrients. After peeling the potatoes, if you don't use them for a while, you can put them in cold water and add a few drops of vinegar to the water to make the potatoes white.

How to make mashed potatoes

Mashed potatoes

Material

potatoes , salt, butter , pepper , water

practice

1. Wash the potatoes first, boil them with the skin on, and they are cooked when you can pierce them with chopsticks.

2. Soak the potatoes in cold water and peel off the skin after they are cool.

3. Mash the potatoes, add some salt to season and mix well.

4. Next, make the sauce. Melt the butter in a hot pan. The butter is used for a more fragrant taste, but I chose vegetable butter with lower calories. After the oil is melted, fry the pepper powder, add some water, boil it, season with salt, and finally thicken it.

5. Pour the sauce over the mashed potatoes and you’re done!

Tips:

You can also use ground black pepper, but I feel that this peppercorns give it a stronger flavor.

Chicken mashed potatoes

Material

Potato soup butter black pepper water starch

practice

1. Make a cross cut on the top of a potato and put it into the pot to cook (I use a pressure cooker to cook rice at home, so I put it in the pot as well and cook it).

2. Remove from the heat, peel the skin and mash it with a spoon.

3. Put the butter in a pot over low heat to melt, pour in the mashed potatoes, add water or milk according to the thickness, and use a wooden spoon to beat the mashed potatoes continuously to make it evenly mixed and into a fine paste.

4. Put the mashed potatoes on a plate, and in another pot, pour in a little water, dissolve a quarter of a thick soup base, add black pepper to taste, and pour in water starch to thicken into glass starch. Pour it on the mashed potatoes, and you are done.

Tips:

1. When choosing potatoes, choose big, yellow ones. If you don't know how to choose, ask the stall owner. He will recommend softer ones instead of crispy ones. Don't buy very crispy ones, as they are used for frying.

2. I recommend soup concentrate. I have always had it at home since I discovered this condiment. It is very convenient and has a wide range of uses.

3. I never used salt. First, the butter I used had salt, and the soup base was very salty, so be sure not to add salt.

Meat Sauce Mashed Potatoes

Ingredients: potatoes , salt, chicken powder, soybean powder, black pepper, sweet bean sauce and sugar, minced pork

practice:

(1) Peel and cut the potatoes into pieces and boil them. Generally, old potatoes are used because they are easier to rot and are more starchy, so they do not need to be boiled for too long.

(2) After cooking, remove the fish from the water with a colander and soak it in water. It is said that it should be soaked in ice water, or at least cold water, because this will force out the air and make the taste better.

(3) Stirring the mud. This is a strenuous job and the mud must be stirred until it is very smooth.

(4) Add some minced pork, some soybean powder and some salt to the mixture.

(5) This time you can use clear oil. When the oil is hot, add sweet bean paste and sugar.

(6) Stir-fry over low heat, being careful not to burn the meat. Stir-fry until bubbles appear and then pour in the minced meat.

(7) Stir-fry until cooked through and pour over the mashed potatoes.

Be sure to peel potatoes before eating them

Potatoes, sweet potatoes, taro and other potato foods are rich in nutrients. They contain much more protein and vitamin C, vitamin B1 and vitamin B2 than apples. They also have high calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and potassium content, especially potassium, which ranks first among vegetables. Potatoes contain a lot of high-quality fiber, which can prevent constipation and prevent cancer. So, how can we eat potatoes well?

First, the amount should be guaranteed. The daily intake of potato foods (potatoes, sweet potatoes, taro) should be about 80 grams. Secondly, the combination of meat and vegetables should be good. As long as the combination is good, you can enjoy delicious food while maintaining a slim figure. When eating potatoes, you should reduce the intake of staple food accordingly. The ratio of potatoes to staple food can be controlled at 3:1 to 4:1. If you eat about 80 grams of potato foods every day, it may help reduce the risk of stroke.

Mashed potatoes and French fries, which are more common in fast food, are oxidized during processing, destroying a large amount of vitamin C and greatly reducing the nutritional content. French fries can easily increase fat intake, and it is difficult to determine whether the oil used in frying fries is fresh. Repeated high-temperature heating produces polymers, such as toxic substances such as cyclic monomers, which are carcinogenic, so try to eat less.

Nutritionists point out that there is no need to worry about excess fat when eating potatoes, because they only contain 0.1% fat, the least among all hunger-filling foods. Eating more potatoes every day can reduce fat intake and gradually metabolize excess fat.

But it is worth noting that potatoes, especially potatoes, contain a toxic substance called alkaloids. If the human body ingests a large amount of alkaloids, it will cause poisoning, nausea, diarrhea and other reactions. This toxic compound is usually concentrated in the potato skin, so you must peel it when eating, especially the green skin. In addition, potatoes with sprouts are more toxic. When eating, you must dig out the sprouts and roots, soak them in clean water, and stew them over high heat.

In addition, if pregnant women often eat potatoes with high alkaloid content, the accumulation of alkaloids in the body may cause fetal malformation. Of course, there are great differences among individuals, and not everyone will have abnormalities after eating potatoes, but pregnant women are still advised not to eat or eat less potatoes, especially potatoes that have been stored for a long time or sprouted. This is especially important for women in early pregnancy.

Potatoes are nutritious and delicious, a rare good product, and can be cooked into a variety of styles. I hope everyone will eat more of them.

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