Seasoning for potatoes: what will make a traditional dish even tastier

Potatoes occupy one of the leading places in many national cuisines of the planet. And even more so in Slavic. It seems that it is simply impossible to do without it. And this is no wonder, because in fact, potatoes do not have a bright, pronounced taste, and you can prepare them from soup and puree to dessert and bread. It contains various minerals that are quite beneficial.

In terms of taste, potatoes are masters of mimicry. Depending on the added spices and the methods of its preparation, a wide variety of flavor compositions are obtained. Sometimes it’s even difficult to tell what a dish is made of.

Potatoes themselves are not as high in calories as everyone is accustomed to thinking. The problem is more likely to be starch. But it’s very possible to eat it even on a diet, the main thing is to choose the right additives and seasonings for potatoes. For example, turmeric, ginger and cinnamon are natural fat busters. Dill, thyme and cumin improve digestion. And garlic, onions and dried herbs kill annoying bacteria, relieve inflammation and strengthen blood vessels. In general, eating potatoes with spices is not only pleasant, but also healthy.

Description

Each owner of his own plot grows potatoes; they can be purchased without any problems in any store.
This vegetable is very healthy and tasty. It can be called universal. Potatoes are used to prepare first and second courses, salads, and snacks in almost all countries of the world. Seasoning potatoes will make them even more delicious. The most important thing is not to overdo it, so as not to interrupt the main ingredients of the dishes. By combining various spices in the right quantities, you can achieve an amazing taste and aroma, and a long, pleasant aftertaste.

Ready-made seasonings for potatoes can be purchased at any grocery store. They are usually sold in foil bags or glass/plastic jars. Seasoning for potatoes may have different composition. Each manufacturer adds ingredients at its own discretion.

Delicious country-style potatoes

This dish can be served both for dinner and on a holiday table. Neat slices hold their shape perfectly. Seasoning for potatoes cooked in a rustic manner harmoniously combines the aromas of delicate oriental herbs and spices. Curry and turmeric will make the potato slices golden in color.

To prepare the dish, you need a baking oven. The vegetable in the oven will be baked with a golden brown crust and tender flesh. It is carefully cut into equal slices and generously sprinkled with ready-made baking seasoning or a mixture consisting of:

• ground black pepper;
• hot red pepper;
• marjoram, paprika, savory;
• thyme, turmeric, curry;
• dried onion and dill.

You can take 1 g of all spices and add 2-3 g of salt to them. Place on a baking sheet skin side down. The root vegetable is sprinkled with vegetable oil and baked in the oven for 20–25 minutes.

Use in cooking

You can prepare a huge number of dishes from potatoes. Below is just a small list.

What dishes are they added to?

First meal:

• noodle soup;
• borsch;
• cabbage soup;
• ear;
• mashed potato soup.

Second courses:

• mashed potatoes;
• jacket potatoes;
• fried potatoes;
• vegetable stew;
• stewed potatoes.

Salads:

• Olivie;
• fish;
• "Mimosa";
• "The vinaigrette";
• with mushrooms and chicken breast.

Other dishes:

• potato pancakes;
• fries;
• triangles;
• pies;
• pies with potatoes and green onions.

Expert commentary

Daria Sakharovskaya

Founder and owner of the House of Spices and Herbs "World of Spices".

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“The variety of spices that can be added to potatoes is simply amazing. Whatever the set, the mixture should be finely ground. Thus, it will look like aromatic powder, cover the vegetable and quickly saturate it during any type of heat treatment.”

How many grams

Below is the approximate calorie content of potato seasoning, as well as the protein/fat/carbohydrate ratio.

Sweet dishes

In Russia, sweet potato dishes are not very common. But in the West, very much so. For example, Czech dumplings. Fruit filling - apricots, peaches, berries - is wrapped in unleavened potato dough, and then the balls are boiled and sprinkled with bread crumbs, pre-fried in butter and cinnamon. It turns out very unusual and fragrant.

The most common spices for potatoes in sweet baked goods are cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom and vanilla. A mixture of lemon zest and vanilla is usually used to flavor cottage cheese and potato casseroles, fried cheesecakes with potatoes, and potato donuts. These donuts are sprinkled with powdered sugar and cinnamon or vanilla sugar.

Chef's Tips

Daria Sakharovskaya

Founder and owner of the House of Spices and Herbs "World of Spices".

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Question to the expert

Why add several spices at once?

Firstly, it improves the taste. Secondly, it gives an unforgettable aroma. Thirdly, it reduces the amount of carcinogens, improves appetite, and stimulates metabolic processes.

When to add spices to potato soup?

10 minutes before cooking.

When to add spices before baking?

Before putting it in the oven.

When to add spices when preparing a salad?

5 minutes before the potatoes are ready when boiling them.

Italian flavors

Potatoes are often baked in the oven with the addition of typical Italian herbs. Oregano is used to top pizza, herbes de Provence is used for meat, and a pinch of marjoram gives food a spicy flavor.

A mixture of these herbs, added to seasoning for potatoes in the oven, allows housewives to make the menu more varied. The potatoes are generously greased with olive oil and sprinkled with the above-mentioned spices. And, of course, they add sun-dried tomatoes, which reveal unprecedented properties in the oven. The taste and aroma are authentic and unusual, since these herbs are unpopular in Russian cuisine, if only because they do not grow here, and the influence of Italy on the domestic gastronomic culture is negligible.

Storage

Store the spice in a dark, dry place at room temperature. For convenience, the following can be done:

• DIY cardboard spice rack;
• DIY spice organizer made of cardboard;
• DIY spice box made of cardboard.

The most important thing is to remove them away from heat sources, since the permissible storage temperature is no more than +24 degrees.

For boiled

For many housewives, cooking boiled potatoes is no secret - it is a very simple and quick way to deliciously feed the whole family. But how can you diversify dinner or lunch? Of course, adding a few seasonings that will change the characteristics of a familiar dish beyond recognition.

To improve the taste you can safely use:

• The bay leaf is placed in the pan during cooking;
• Dill – seeds or stems, can be added to boiling water, can be used for serving. Replace the dill with other herbs - parsley, cilantro, throw a couple of mint leaves into the puree;
• Garlic. Pre-cut the clove so that it gives juice and throw it into hot water a few minutes before turning off the stove;
• Turmeric. A small pinch of the yellow mixture will make the color pleasant, rich and golden without affecting the taste. Especially good for purees.

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Have the tubers become soft? Done, the cooking process is complete, serve the potatoes to the table! What if you don't want a cooked dish? It's time to figure out what seasoning to add to your fried potatoes!

Spicy seeds and herbs

Coriander. Participates in recipes with Caucasian notes. For example, it is part of suneli hops, Svan salt, and adjika. Has a peculiar aroma.

Celery, parsley, dill, basil. The dried herbs of the listed plants give a light, unobtrusive aroma and are suitable for different types of meat.

Mint. Gives a refreshing taste to meat dishes. Used both fresh and dried.

Bay leaf. It has a very strong aroma and bitter taste. Contained in many seasonings in small quantities in ground form.

Zira or cumin. Strong-smelling seeds, the aroma of which intensifies when roasted. Used in Asian and Caucasian seasonings.

Thyme or thyme. It has a strong spicy aroma and is used in marinating beef and pork.

These are basic spices that are added for marinating, baking or stewing meat. They are used on their own or mixed with olive oil or tomato paste. It is best to buy dried, but not ground spices. You can use a mortar or coffee grinder for grinding.

Ready seasonings

If you use ready-made seasonings in the cooking process, which are mixtures of salt and all kinds of spices, then pay attention to the composition.

The most commonly found ingredients on the label are monosodium glutamate, as well as various dyes and preservatives. If possible, try to use only natural dried spices in your food.

Sources:

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Baked potatoes in the oven with mushrooms, sour cream and cheese

Your family or guests will appreciate this dish. Fried potatoes with a spicy cheese taste and mushroom aroma. Just lick your fingers.

Delicious recipe! Bake eggplant slices in the oven

Ingredients:

• 800 g potatoes
• 500 g mushrooms (champignons)
• 200 g cheese (hard)
• 1 PC. onion
• 100 g mayonnaise
• salt, pepper to taste
• 50 g. oil

Cooking method:

Wash the vegetables. Next, cut the champignons in half then into thin slices, chop the onion into thin quarters. Cut potatoes into thin rings. Three cheeses on a coarse grater.

Next, pour oil into a frying pan, add champignons and fry over high heat. Stir occasionally. We fry until all the moisture has evaporated from the fryer. And at the very end, we salt the product to taste.

Take a dish for the oven and place the potatoes in it as the first layer. Salt and pepper. Apply mayonnaise on top, spreading it over the surface with a fork.

Next is the onion. Then half the mushrooms. Then grated cheese. And then we repeat from the beginning, etc. There will be a layer of potatoes on top, which we will again add salt and pepper.

Grease with mayonnaise and grated cheese on top.

Everything with arranging vegetables is finished. Place our dish in a preheated oven at 200 ºС for 60 minutes.

In an hour everything is ready.

This is the kind of lean potato casserole with mushrooms we made in the oven! Let cool and enjoy your meal.

For fried

Seasoning for potatoes is quite easy to choose - after all, this is a universal vegetable that is difficult to spoil with additives. Even the most exotic seasonings will be a pleasant addition to the finished potatoes.

The most popular spices for fried potatoes, rated by housewives around the world:

• Black pepper;
• Paprika;
• Curry.

A simple salt is a good idea - don't forget to sprinkle the potato slices at the end of cooking! An excellent addition is finely chopped and fried onions.

If the classic set of seasonings is not enough, you can use the following additives:

• Coriander;
• Dill seeds;
• Garlic;
• Khmeli-suneli;
• Marjoram;
• Oregano;
• Turmeric;
• White pepper.

Experiment! We guarantee that the result will satisfy you to the highest degree, because fried potatoes will only benefit from the addition of dried and fresh herbs. The entire set of seasonings described above can be used when frying potato pancakes or chips.

The classic method of frying potatoes is boring, do you want to experiment? We invite you to pay attention to American cuisine - it's time to find out what spices are added to country-style potatoes.

We also recommend: Using coriander seasoning in cooking

Destruction of nests

To completely remove insects and prevent a secondary appearance, it is necessary to treat all cracks in the floor or walls, corners where crickets lay eggs, and get rid of the larvae.

What places should you check?

To find the nests of an insect that is annoying with its singing, it is not necessary to thoroughly study its habits or know the cycles and characteristics of reproduction.

Basement inspection

In hot weather, crickets seek moisture and coolness. In multi-storey buildings there are plenty of areas in which candles feel comfortable. Service workers who are called for disinfection most often find cricket nests in basements.

Gaps in the house

Insects crawl into cracks in walls, floors, and settle in furniture. To find nests, you need to look under sofas, kitchen units, and into every crevice.

Skirting boards

Bugs that appear in an apartment or house begin to multiply and damage furniture and infest food and wooden surfaces. Crickets can be found under baseboards in cracks.

Methods of disposal

Having found insect nests, you should immediately try to destroy them yourself or call a worker from the service that disinfects premises.

Specialist

It is more difficult to cope with crickets that have settled in a high-rise building than in a private house. To combat insect nests, in this case, a specialist is invited to disinfect basements, staircases, and treat places where parasites accumulate with special means.

Pet

Cats and dogs have a good sense of smell and often destroy the nests of birds and insects. By monitoring the pet's behavior, the owner can detect a gap inhabited by crickets and destroy them.

Treatment with a special spray

To force the bugs to leave the basement and crawl out from under the baseboards, spray a can of insecticide. Such products are produced in the form of aerosols and sprays and are convenient to use.

Potato zrazy with mushrooms

If the combination of potatoes and mushrooms is your favorite, I suggest diversifying the menu with lean potato zrazy cooked in a frying pan.

These are the recipes I shared with you today. Everything is very tasty and simple.

I hope you like it too. Write and share how you prepare potatoes with mushrooms. Bye bye.

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