How to fry potatoes deliciously in a slow cooker

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

Potato is called the second bread. It has spread all over the world and feeds millions of people. In Russia, this crop is grown for a relatively short time, only a few centuries. But during this time, potato dishes have become favorites for many people, and fried potatoes, of course, have become the most beloved. Previously, it was fried only in pans, but now they use different kitchen utensils. And many housewives already know how to fry potatoes in a slow cooker.

Ode to the slow cooker

The morning of a modern woman is filled with deeds and worries. She needs to get ready for work and help other family members with this. In addition, the whole family needs to have breakfast, and there is not enough time for cooking. This is where the multicooker comes to the rescue with a wonderful function to delay the task. If in the evening you put all the necessary products for preparing breakfast in it and set the timer to the desired mode, then in the morning it will turn on by itself and prepare the dish at the right time. And if something has changed, and at that time the dish was not needed, then the multicooker will switch to the heating mode, which it can support up to 12hours.

Many kind words can be said about the multicooker. You can bake, stew and steam in it, moreover, several dishes at once: cook one below, and steam the other above it. In this case, you do not need to stand at the stove. In this "pot" you can even boil milk, and it will not run away and will not burn! And after using it, you do not need to wash the stove.

Let's consider how tasty it is to fry potatoes in a slow cooker. It turns out that she can do it too, the slow cooker does an excellent job of cooking fried potatoes.

How to fry potatoes the classic way

This simple and well-loved dish requires few ingredients and certain rules.

Ingredients:

• potatoes - (600 - 700)g;
• vegetable oil - 50g;
• spices and s alt (to taste).

Cooking sequence:

1. In order to fry potatoes in a slow cooker, you must first prepare it as follows:

• Clean, wash and cut into pieces.
• Soak for thirty minutes in water to reduce starch content.
• Dry with a towel, otherwise it will boil, not fry.

2. Load potatoes and oil into the multicooker bowl.

3. You need to know in which mode to fry potatoes in a slow cooker. To do this, set the "frying" mode and set the time. In our case, 20 minutes is enough.

4. Close the lid and press the button"start".

5. After 5-7 minutes, open the lid, stir the potatoes with a special spatula, s alt and close the lid again.

6. After another 5-7 minutes, open the lid again, add spices, stir and close the lid.

7. After 20 minutes, the potatoes will be cooked and the multicooker will signal this with a signal. At this time, you need to press the "cancel" button, otherwise the device will automatically switch to the "heating" mode.

How to fry potatoes in a slow cooker with a crust

The taste of fried potatoes comes from the crust that forms on them. It is to obtain this crust that the whole frying process is started. The larger the crust, the darker its shade becomes. It can be golden, light brown and brown. A darker shade is unacceptable as it means the potatoes are burnt.

During frying potatoes, water is released from it and steam is generated in the pan. It makes the dish softer when it is fried under the lid. But without a lid, the steam quickly evaporates and the potatoes turn out drier and with a crust.

Therefore, in order to fry potatoes in a slow cooker with a crust, you need to set the frying time correctly. It is equal to 30 minutes. After that, perform all the steps according to the recipe “How to fry potatoes in a slow cooker in the classic way” for 20 minutes. And the next 10 minutes fry it without a lid. During these last 10 minutes, a crust will appear on it, appetizing and fragrant.

How to fry potatoes in a village style in a slow cooker

This is another type of fried potato,here the multicooker replaces the Russian oven.

Ingredients:

• potatoes - (600 - 700)g;
• vegetable oil - 50g;
• greens: parsley, dill, basil (to taste);
• s alt and spices (to taste).

Cooking sequence:

1. Prepare potatoes according to the recipe "How to fry potatoes in a slow cooker in the classic way", cutting each potato into 6 parts.

2. Cut greens.

3. Mix all the ingredients of the dish: potatoes, vegetable oil, herbs, s alt and spices.

4. Load all the ingredients into the multicooker bowl.

5. Set the multicooker operation mode "baking" and time 30 minutes.

6. After 15 minutes, stir the dish.

7. After 30 minutes, a beep will sound to let you know that the potatoes are ready. It remains to press the "cancel" button to stop the heating process.

How to serve the dish

Fried potatoes are a very tasty dish that cannot be called dietary. Therefore, when offering it to your relatives or guests, you need to take into account two circumstances: the impact of all the components of the dish on the human body and the beauty of the dish.

Potatoes have a high glycemic index. The body after eating it receives a large amount of glucose, which can turn into fat. But the dish already contains fat that has been exposed to high temperatures, which means it contains carcinogens. You can remove them from the body with the help of bran, vegetables and fruits.

So let's not serve friedpotatoes with pickled cucumber, and serve it with bran bread and a salad of fresh vegetables. Greens in large quantities will not only decorate the dish, but also fight carcinogens. It is very good to serve potatoes with vegetable juice, coleslaw or boiled beets, whose anticarcinogenic properties are known.

When preparing a dish, you need to consider not only its taste, but also the benefits or harm to the body. You don't have to give up your favorite foods entirely, but you do need to be aware of their effects and have a sense of proportion.