Shredded potatoes are a classic home-cooked dish on our table, and although the method seems simple, due to the rich starch content of potatoes, it takes a certain amount of know-how to stir-fry shredded potatoes that are crisp and refreshing. It is said that shredded potatoes made by a thousand chefs have a thousand flavors, but they are inseparable from their origins. Today, I will share with you a classic method of homemade shredded potatoes, which only needs one more step to make fried shredded potatoes at the level of a restaurant chef.
Many people like to rinse the shredded potatoes with water before frying shredded potatoes to wash off the starch rich in potatoes. As everyone knows, just doing this can not fully release the starch in the shredded potatoes, the shredded potatoes not only taste not crisp, but also do not look transparent and clear, and put it for a while will form starch paste, affecting the selling appearance.
【Sour and spicy shredded potatoes】
Ingredients: potatoes, white vinegar, red pepper, garlic, dried peppercorns, chopped green onion, salt, cooking oil
Here’s how:
1. First clean the potatoes, peel them and cut them into thin slices first. The purpose of cutting into thin slices is to make the silk cut later a little thinner.
2. Flatten the potato slices so they can be easily shredded. If you feel that your knife skills are not good, you can use a wire grater. The silk is slightly finely cut and tastes better.
3. Next, prepare a bowl of water, put all the shredded just cut into the water, and drip a little white vinegar, which can not only prevent the starch from being oxidized by the air and turn black, but also make the taste more crisp. Rinse with relatively running water, so that soaking in clean water is easier to release the starch in the potatoes and improve the taste.
4. While soaking the shredded potatoes, use this time to prepare the side dishes. First prepare a few washed red peppers, cut off the roots, cut through the middle of the peppers, remove the pepper seeds and cut into fine strips. Prepare an appropriate amount of garlic, slice and set aside.
5. After a few minutes, the shredded potatoes have almost soaked. To ensure the taste, you can continue to rinse the shredded potatoes with clean water a few more times, and then control the moisture. Heat the pan with cold oil, add an appropriate amount of dried peppercorns according to personal taste, and stir-fry over low heat to fragrant. After the fragrance comes out, use a slotted spoon to remove the peppercorns.
6. Add garlic slices and stir-fry until fragrant, then pour in shredded potatoes, the heat can be slightly larger here, quickly stir-fry evenly. Look carefully and wait until the shredded potatoes are transparent, then add the chopped pickled peppers.
7. Add an appropriate amount of salt and an appropriate amount of white vinegar, continue to stir-fry to taste, and after half a minute, you can take it out of the pan and put it on a plate, sprinkle with a little green onion to garnish and enhance the taste. A crispy and refreshing shredded potato is ready.
【Love Tips】
1. Shredded potatoes as fine as possible, on the one hand to ensure a crisp taste, on the other hand, it is easy to let the starch in the potatoes fully released, knife work is one of the keys to test the success or failure of this dish.
2. White vinegar is an essential raw material, adding in the soaking stage is also to ensure the taste of shredded potatoes, and adding white vinegar when stir-frying in the later stage is to ensure the sourness and golden color of shredded potatoes. If you choose ordinary vinegar, it may affect the appearance.
For urbanites who are usually accustomed to eating big fish and meat, this crisp and refreshing side dish is a must-have element on the New Year table.
