Regular consumption of potatoes not only satisfies the taste buds, but also brings many benefits to the body. Potatoes are rich in carbohydrates, dietary fiber, and a variety of vitamins and minerals, which together provide energy for the body and maintain good health. In addition, the dietary fiber in potatoes helps promote digestion, prevent constipation, and keep you energized every day.
With the May Day holiday approaching, many family leaders began to worry about how to prepare a sumptuous banquet meal. Don't worry, today I'm going to share with you 10 home-cooked ways to make potatoes so that your cooking skills shine and become the center of attention at the festive table.
01**Braised potato wedges**: Cut the potatoes into cubes and stew them with the prepared braised sauce, which has a delicious taste and good color, flavor and flavor.
Ingredients & Distribution:
2 potatoes, 2 cloves of garlic, 1 tablespoon of light soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of dark soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of bean paste, 1/2 tablespoon of sugar, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon of starch, half a bowl of water and stir well and set aside
Steps:
- Finely chop the garlic, peel and cut the potatoes into pieces, wash them twice, boil the water and cook for about 5 minutes.
- Heat the pot and pour oil, fry the minced garlic, add the potatoes and fry until the surface is golden, cook the bowl juice until thick, and sprinkle the green onion out of the pot.
02**Potato beef stew**: Tender beef and potatoes are selected to stew together, and the fresh aroma of beef and the softness of potatoes complement each other.
Ingredients & Distribution:
Beef ribs, green onions, ginger, Sichuan peppercorns, cooking wine, rock sugar, bean paste, chili noodles, garlic, star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves, dried chilies, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, white pepper, salt, monosodium glutamate
Steps:
- Cut the beef ribs (or brisket) into large pieces, add green onions, ginger, peppercorns, and cooking wine to blanch, skim off the foam, remove and wash with hot water.
- After cleaning the pot, heat the oil, add rock sugar and stir-fry, add the beef and fry until colored, add bean paste and chili noodles and stir-fry until fragrant, add garlic star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves, dried chili peppers and peppercorns and stir-fry well, then pour in an appropriate amount of boiling water, add light soy sauce, a little dark soy sauce, white pepper powder to taste, and simmer over medium-low heat for an hour and a half.
- Add the potatoes and cook for 20 minutes, add salt and monosodium glutamate to taste.
03**Hot and sour shredded potatoes**: Cut the potatoes into thin strips, with hot and sour seasonings, refreshing and appetizing, it is a good product on the summer table.
Ingredients & Distribution:
Potatoes, dried chilies, green peppers, garlic, vinegar, light soy sauce, sugar, salt, chicken essence or MSG
Steps:
- Wash the potatoes, peel them and cut them into thin strips, soak them in clean water to prevent oxidation and discoloration.
- Cut the dried chili peppers into sections, shred the green peppers, and mince the garlic for later use.
- Add an appropriate amount of oil to the pot, heat it, add the minced garlic and dried chili peppers, and stir-fry over low heat until fragrant.
- Add the shredded potatoes and stir-fry quickly over high heat to evenly heat the shredded potatoes.
- When the shredded potatoes are sautéed until translucent, add the shredded green pepper and continue stir-frying.
- Add vinegar, light soy sauce, sugar and salt to taste.
- Finally, add a little chicken essence or monosodium glutamate to enhance the freshness, stir-fry evenly and then remove from the pot.
04**Mashed potatoes**: Mash boiled potatoes into a puree, add cream, salt and pepper to taste, the taste is delicate, and it is loved by children.
Ingredients & Distribution:
400g potatoes, 100g butter, 200g milk, 5g salt
Steps:
- The potatoes are boiled with the skin on, then peeled and coarsely sieved.
- Add salt and butter and stir until the butter is completely melted.
- Add the milk in three portions and stir well.
- Start sifting through the mash again and again until the mashed potatoes are silky and silky like ice cream, and then you've got this creamy bomb, and you're ready to put it on a plate.
05**Roast Chicken Nuggets with Potatoes**: The chicken nuggets are cooked together with the potatoes, and the tenderness of the chicken is intertwined with the dense texture of the potatoes, which is delicious and attractive.
Ingredients & Distribution:
Seasonings such as fresh chicken thighs, delicious potatoes, soy sauce, salt, cooking wine, etc
Steps:
- Cut the chicken thighs into cubes and blanch them in a pot to remove the smell, and cut the potatoes into cubes for later use.
- Heat the oil in a pan and fry the chicken pieces until golden brown on both sides.
- Add the potato wedges and continue to stir-fry, sprinkle in a pinch of salt and cooking wine, and cook until the potatoes are soft and glutinous and the chicken is cooked through.
- Add soy sauce and water, stir-fry evenly, and reduce the juice.
06**French Fries**: Choose fresh potatoes, cut them into strips, and fry them until golden brown and crispy, which is a favorite among children.
Ingredients & Distribution:
2 potatoes, 40g of corn starch, 2g of salt, appropriate amount of seaweed powder or chopped parsley, appropriate amount of black pepper
Steps:
- Peel the potatoes and cut them into thin slices, take them out and mash them after they are steamed.
- Add cornstarch, salt, seaweed powder or chopped parsley, and black pepper to taste, and mix to form a dough.
- Put the seasoned mashed potatoes in a crisper bag, roll them out with a rolling pin and freeze them slightly.
- After taking it out, cut it into strips with a wave knife, and fry it in an oil pan until golden brown and crispy.
07**Potato Salad**: Mix potatoes with other vegetables and salad dressings for a rich, healthy and delicious taste.
Ingredient Preparation:
1 potato× 1/2 carrot, 2 eggs, 2 × luncheon meat, 1 ×crab fillet, 1/2 cucumber, appropriate amount of onion, 2 tablespoons of sugar-free yogurt, appropriate amount of low-calorie mayonnaise, black pepper, salt
Steps:
- Potatoes, carrots, and eggs are steamed together
- Sprinkle the onion + cucumber slices with salt and marinate the water
- Cut the luncheon meat into cubes and fry until fragrant, and tear the crab fillet into strips
- Mash steamed potatoes and carrots (not too crumbling)
- Slice eggs, luncheon meat, crab fillet, cucumber and onion on the yard, pour yogurt, mayonnaise, sprinkle black pepper and salt and mix well~
08**Potato cake**: After mashing potatoes, add flour, eggs and other seasonings to fry them, which can be used as breakfast or as a snack.
Ingredients & Distribution:
Potatoes, grated cheese, cornstarch, eggs, breadcrumbs, ground black pepper, salt to taste
Steps:
- Peel and cut two potatoes into cubes, steam them in a pot, puree them with a spoon, add some cornstarch, chopped black pepper and salt to form a dough.
- Take a small ball of mashed potatoes and flatten them, wrap them in grated cheese, seal them tightly, and coat them with a layer of egg wash and breadcrumbs.
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and bake for 10 minutes, squeeze with tomato sauce and salad dressing, and sprinkle with seaweed powder.
09**Potato stewed tofu**: Potatoes are stewed with fried tofu, which is nutritious and has a unique taste. It's fragrant, it's simple, but it's delicious
Ingredients & Distribution:
Potatoes, fried tofu, salt, oyster sauce, soy sauce
Steps:
- Peel and clean the potatoes and cut them into cubes, brush the pan with oil and pour in the potatoes and stir-fry until they are brown.
- Add an appropriate amount of water, pour in the fried tofu, add a little salt and oyster sauce, cover and simmer until the juice is reduced.
- Finally, pour in soy sauce to make it fresh, drain the juice and put it on a plate.
10**Potato roasted eggplant**: The potatoes are fired together with the eggplant, and the softness of the eggplant is perfectly combined with the delicacy of the potatoes, and the taste is delicious.
Ingredients & Distribution:
Eggplant, potatoes, green and red peppers, green onion and garlic, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, vinegar, salt, sugar, chicken essence, starch
Steps:
- Cut the eggplant into strips, add salt to kill the water (about 15 minutes), wash off the salt with water and dry it for later use.
- Cut the potatoes into strips and fry them in oil and set aside, and grab 2 tablespoons of starch on the eggplant strips.
- Sauce: 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce, 1 tablespoon light soy sauce, 1 tablespoon vinegar, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 tablespoon starch, salt and chicken essence in a bowl and stir well.
- Heat the oil in a hot pan, add the eggplant and stir-fry it raw, add the green onion, garlic, green and red pepper and stir-fry evenly.
- Add the potato strips and sauce, simmer over medium heat for 3 minutes (you can add a little water), reduce the juice from the pot over high heat.
With these 10 ways to make potatoes at home, I believe you will be able to shine at the banquet table during the May Day holiday and win the praise of your family and friends.
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