Ahh, potato, the vegetable that is famously the most popular eaten throughout the globe, how about we establish how you can cook or prepare this great vegetable. Not forgetting the way it can infuse any flavor added into it so easily. In the history and relative of the potato, like tomatoes and aubergines, it belongs to the nightshade family and was first cultivated in South America before being introduced to Europe in the 16th century.

Find before you buy

On the search for good quality potatoes, you will need to look out for the bad signs for not purchasing potatoes like blemishes, cracks, sprouting, wrinkles, and green tinges. But otherwise, if it’s all strong-skinned with the classic potato color and no bald patches you’re on to a winner. 

Air-fry

Why not start with our newest recent trending cooking method air frying, where a food product goes into a basket like a deep-fat fryer but only needs a splash of oil with it, which is much less than baking that you would normally need. For this method you could try gritsandpinecones.com‘s hassleback potatoes, this isn’t the most well-known recipe but it’s growing in popularity, and it looks eye-catching and unique all in one.

Mash

Maris piper potatoes are your best choice for mashing up, this is because it has a floury texture so it wants to absorb and break apart with the heat of the water to push them along. So as described boil your potatoes in water but grab one out every few minutes after 15 mins, and if the tip of your knife goes straight through the potato with no struggle, then now you know it’s ready to get mashed. I personally like my mash mixed with a knob of butter and a splash of cream and then seasoned with salt and pepper to taste.

Curry

Well this one is simple if you are making a curry base and you are at the point where your curry is at the start of being wet with whatever liquid you are using to fill it out with, you can then add raw chopped potato at that point and then you keep the curry simmering and cooking out the flavor, and the potato will absorb the flavor too while cooking out until breaking apart, then it’s ready.

Baked

How about a British delicacy of a baked potato, it is as simple as described. The point of it is that after baking for a while in an oven then it will have a crispy exterior and a mash-like center, the fillings are the point of this meal, anything from baked beans and cheese to a chili con carne poured over it.

Conclusion

Potato is versatile and easy to mix with other foods to build the volume up and expand flavor. Carbohydrates are throughout this food, so bulking up from this food is an easy process, but the world is addicted, and I still promote it. Keep up the potato-eating folks!