Roasted potatoes are one of the simplest and tasty dishes that can be prepared in Spanish homes, regardless of the time of the year. Although there are many ways to prepare them -in the function of the tastes and preferences of each one -, the reality is that a series of tricks of several experts can be followed for get a unique flavor.
Origin
As we all know, Today we can enjoy the potato thanks to the discovery of America in 1492. And it was during the century XVI When they began to transfer food of this type to the old continent (also cocoa, for example) for use.
Over the years, His cultivation spread rapidly throughout Europe, becoming in The main food of the population. Next to the bread, the potato was in the dark and famine times one of the few meals that the people of that time could enjoy.
Benefits
The evolution of this food has been such that, with the centuries, it has become an indispensable product for society thanks to its properties. These areaccording to the specialized portal ‘Tua Saúde‘:
- They take care of the health of the eyes.
- They help lose weight.
- They maintain the health of the intestine.
- They control blood pressure.
- They help control diabetes.
- Increase energy.
- They improve digestion.
- Fight insomnia.
- They strengthen the immune system.
- They help prevent cancer.
The trick for very crispy potatoes
To get the potatoes to be very crispy and golden, one more ingredient is needed: Sodium bicarbonate. It is true that there are numerous tricks of different chefs, but this that the chef J. Kenji López-Alt has popularized is perfect because the alkalinity of the bicarbonate is used to transform the texture of the potatoes.
It is a very simple trick, since you just have to add half a teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate to the pot with boiling water. During the cooking process, this extra ingredient causes the exterior edges of the potatoes to breakcausing starchs to be released and giving rise to a rough and starchy surface. He also recommends that, after having drained them, they are stirred energetically, to get the edges even more.
Finally, we would have to choose the Method for browning preference potatoes: Baked or in the pan. The result is delicious, since its interior remains soft, while they are the most crispy.
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