Another Wat to Boil Potatoes
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Pare and wash the potatoes.
Place them in a pot and cover with cold water.
Add a little coarse sea salt.
Cook and serve
Bring to a boil and cook uncovered until a fork easily pierces them.
Drain the water and keep the potatoes hot until ready to serve.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Potatoes
- Provide the starchy body of the dish, which softens into a tender, fluffy texture when boiled.
The step that matters
Cooking until a fork easily pierces them. Potatoes that are undercooked stay firm in the centre, while overcooked ones turn watery and fall apart. Testing with a fork shows when the starch has softened evenly throughout.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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