Another Way to Boil Potatoes
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Wash the potatoes thoroughly.
Place them in a saucepan with cold water and cover.
Boil
Bring the water to a boil, then pour it off.
Cover the potatoes with cold water and add a little salt.
Wait until the water boils, then pour it off immediately.
Finish and serve
Dry the potatoes and remove the skins before serving.
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.
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What each ingredient does
- Potatoes
- Starchy base that softens during boiling and forms the dish's main texture.
“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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