Boiled Cubed Potatoes Recipe - How to Boil Potato Potato Cubes
Learn how to make this easy side dish recipe with potatoes at home.
Servings 2 servings
Calories 82kcal
Ingredients
- 4-5 medium-sized potatoes
- 1 l water
- ½ tsp. salt
- 1 tbsp. butter
- chopped fresh herbs
Instructions
- Take the necessary amount of potatoes for the recipe. Make sure that you have proportions right: 1 liter of water for four cubed medium-sized potatoes. So, if you need to make dinner for more people, remember that you need two potatoes for one serving. Thoroughly rinse potatoes under running water and get rid of all the dirt.
- Peel potatoes with a knife or a special peeler; get rid of all the dark spots. Do not leave them, as it will hugely influence the level of savouriness of the dish in the end. Rinse potatoes under running water once again, and now you can cut them into cubes (depending on the size, I get 4-6 pieces from one potato).
- Put the potato into the pot, cover it with cold running water, and then drain it. You can repeat this step several times to get rid of the excess starch. Finally, pour one liter of cold water, in which you will be cooking potatoes, into the pot. As a rule, it will cover potato cubes and will be 2-3 centimeters above.
- Put the pot on high heat; wait until the water boils and reduce it to low medium for water to simmer constantly. Add salt (I use the following ratio: 1 teaspoon for 1 kilo of potatoes).
- Do not forget to rid of all the foam that is forming on the surface of cooking potatoes.
- After the water starts boiling in the pot, cook potatoes for 15 to 20 minutes. You can always check it for doneness by piercing bigger cubes with a fork or a knife.
- Drain water in which potatoes were cooking at once after you decided that potatoes are done. You do this to prevent the boiled potato from softening and overcooking.
- Now add butter and freshly chopped herbs and cover the pot with a lid. Wait until butter melts before mixing and serving the dish.
Notes
*calories per 100 g