Potato flakes - instant product

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

The majority of modern people suffer from lack of time. What to do when you want to eat, but there is no time for cooking. In this case, it is possible to make instant mashed potatoes. Such a product can be purchased at any supermarket at an inexpensive price. What is potato flakes? This is a semi-finished product obtained from peeled potatoes using modern technology by drying, heat treatment and mixing with additives. It is a set of thin flat petals, from white to light yellow, also in the form of cereals or granules. Designed for the manufacture of a food product - puree.

Product Benefits

Of course, natural mashed potatoes are unbeatable, but there are some things that make dry cereal indispensable:

1. Fast to get mashed potatoes.
2. Long period of semi-finished product storage.
3. Beautiful presentation, consistent taste of the finished puree.
4. Low price.
5. Independence from the season, the availability of natural potatoes.
6. Easy to connect withliquid.
7. Reduce waste from production.

Where is it used?

Potato flakes are used in various fields:

1. Added to the dough or to the filling of semi-finished products for freezing (dumplings, dumplings, poses, schnitzels, dumplings, zrazy). Preservation of product quality during freezing and thawing is appreciated.
2. Added to meat products in an amount of no more than 5% for better water absorption and prevention of fat leakage (pates, sausages, canned meat).
3. Packed into containers or retail packs of mashed potatoes.
4. Used as a thickener in sauces or soups.
5. Make dry powders for pancakes, pancakes, casseroles.
6. Make chips, snacks.
7. Used as breading.
8. As an additive in bakery products - gives fluffiness, softness and taste.
9. As part of a dry ration for military personnel.

Raw materials

Versatile, convenient and inexpensive product. The question arises: "What are potato flakes made of?". The answer is unequivocal - from fresh potatoes. During the production process, antioxidants are added to it (to extend the shelf life of the product) and emulsifiers (to give a certain consistency and viscosity), as well as a natural dye - turmeric. All components are approved for use in the manufacture of food products in the Russian Federation.

Technology

Production of potato flakes is fully automated, human intervention is minimal. This is the reason for the low cost of the product. Potatoes sequentially go through all the stages along the conveyor, coming from one machine to another. The most used scheme consists of the following steps:

1. Fresh potatoes are sent to the washing machine, where they get rid of the main impurities with the help of vibration.
2. It enters the alkaline-steam cleaning apparatus, where it is processed for 8 minutes with a hot 7% alkaline solution, and 1 minute with live steam.
3. Processed tubers enter the washing and cleaning unit, where they are freed from the peel by water jets under pressure.
4. Potatoes are tested for suitability for further processing on a conveyor belt.
5. Peeled tubers are washed with running water and cut into circles.
6. Sliced parts are blanched for 10 minutes in hot water, then cooled for half an hour in cold water.
7. Potatoes on a vibrating sieve get rid of excess water, then steam scalded in the cooking unit until cooked through for about 20 minutes. Additives are introduced to improve the properties of potato flakes: s alt, milk, preservatives, turmeric.
8. Boiled potatoes are mashed with a screw grinder and sent to a steam dryer in a thin layer for 20 seconds at a temperature of 150 degrees. The dried layer (0.2 mm) is cut off, crushed into small flakes. A special machine packs and packs the finished product.

Main cooking

Now that almost everything about this semi-finished product has become known, the most important question remains: "How to make mashed potatoes?".

The basic cooking method is as follows. Boil water, remove from heat (you can cool a little, but not necessary). Pour cereal into water in proportion - 1 gram of product to 5 grams of liquid. Mix immediately and close the lid. Let stand for 4 minutes and you can serve. It is proposed to add s alt, milk, butter, herbs, spices. If liquid (store-bought) milk is added, this must be taken into account in the proportion of liquids to powder.

Recipe from housewives: if you urgently need to feed your family, potato flakes come to the rescue. Their pack is taken (240 g). This amount is enough to prepare 2 kg of finished puree. The price of the product in the supermarket is about 50 rubles. Boil 1 liter of water, then remove from the stove. S alt is added to taste. 0.4 liters of heated milk is poured into hot water. After that, you need to add flakes, and carefully stir. Put butter to taste in the resulting puree, cover with a lid and wait 4 minutes. Stir again. And now the dish is ready to serve.

Recipe for potato fritters

How to make pancakes from mashed potatoes? You can complicate the cooking process a little and get a new dish:

Here is the instruction:

1. The beginning of the recipe is the same as in the first case. Received the finished product - puree.
2. Now you need to take the onion, chop it in a blender.
3. Add eggs - 2 pieces, flour - 3 tablespoons, s alt, pepper to taste or seasoning for potatoes.
4. Put all this into a saucepan with mashed potatoes and mix.
5. Next, you need to heat up the pan with sunflower or olive oil harder. With a tablespoon, you need to collect and spread the resulting mass in the form of small cakes.
6. Fry until golden brown on both sides, gently flipping with a spatula.

Pancakes are ready, you can serve them with sour cream.