This Guide On How To Prepare Boiled Potatoes Is Fail-Proof

Boiling potatoes is the easiest way to cook them and you don’t always have to peel them. New potatoes are the most suitable for boiling because they have delicate skins and are very creamy and buttery in the center.

These potatoes par well with melted butter, extra virgin olive oil, kosher salt and herbs. The secret to making great boiled potatoes is using equal-sized potatoes so they cook uniformly.

Below is a recipe for boiled potatoes with olive oil.

Ingredients you’ll need:

• 1 1/2 – 2 lbs Potatoes – small yellow or red potatoes are fine
• Unsalted butter – to be melted and drizzled over the potatoes
• Extra virgin olive oil – to be drizzled over the cooked and drained potatoes
• Salt – to taste
• Black Pepper – to be sprinkled over the cooked potatoes, adding it to taste
• Parsley – this is optional but a great addition

How to Boil Potatoes

• Prep Potatoes – this is the first step, wash and scrub the potatoes; don’t forget to cut larger potatoes in half so your pieces are even-sized
• Boil Potatoes – put the potatoes in a pot of salted water and cover with an inch of water
• Get it boiling before reducing heat and simmer until they are tender
• Drain – do this to get rid of the water
• Drizzle melted butter and olive oil over potatoes.Season – add some kosher salt and black pepper, both to taste
• Garnish – add freshly chopped parsley and toss to combine.

Should You Boil Potatoes With The Skin On Or Off?

Tradition states that you leave skins on for baked potatoes, but peel them before boiling them. However according to research, it is better to be boil potatoes with their skin on.

This takes longer but will retain more nutrition and flavor. Peeled potatoes absorb more cooking water, and this reduces the fluffiness of the mash, leaving less room for them to absorb the butter and cream.

It is only advisable to peel potatoes before boiling when you’re trying to save time. Otherwise it is not worth losing all that fluffiness and nutrients.