Boiled Potatoes
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Wash the potatoes in lukewarm water and scrub them with a brush.
Rinse the potatoes in cold water.
Cook
Place the potatoes in a saucepan, sprinkle with coarse sea salt, and cover with cold water.
Boil gently until done, then drain the water.
Finish and serve
Cover the potatoes with a cloth and shake them, letting them sit for five minutes.
Peel each potato carefully with a knife while holding it in a cloth.
Serve immediately.
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 interior when boiled.
The step that matters
Boil gently until done. Boiling vigorously can break the potatoes apart and cook the outside before the centre is tender. A gentle simmer cooks them evenly and keeps their skins intact.
“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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