Potato flakes - instant product

Shortage of time suffers most modern people. 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 drainage, heat treatment and mixing with additives. Represents a lot 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 - mashed potatoes.

Product benefits

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

1. The speed of obtaining mashed potatoes.
2. The long period of storage of a semi-finished product.
3. Beautiful presentation, a constant result of the taste properties of the finished mashed potatoes.
4. Low price.
5. Independence of the season, the availability of natural potatoes.
6. Easy to mix with liquid.
7. Reduction of waste from production.

Where is it used?

Potato flakes are used in various fields:

1. Add to the dough or to the filling of semi-finished products for freezing (dumplings, dumplings, poses, schnitzels, dumplings, zrazy). Preserving the quality of the product during freezing and thawing is appreciated.
2. Add to the meat products in an amount of not more than 5% to better absorb water and prevent leakage of fat (pastes, sausages, canned meat).
3. Packaged in containers or bundles for retail sale of mashed potatoes.
4. Used as a thickener in the manufacture of sauces or soups.
5. Dry powders are made for fritters, pancakes, casseroles.
6. Make chips, snacks.
7. Apply as a breading.
8. As an additive in bakery products - adds splendor, softness and taste.
9. As part of a dry ration for military personnel.

Raw materials

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

Technology

The production of potato flakes is fully automated, human participation is minimal. This determines the inexpensive cost of the product. Potatoes go through all stages in a conveyor, coming from one machine to another. The most used circuit consists of the following steps:

1. Fresh potatoes are sent to the washer, where they get rid of the main impurities by vibration.
2. It enters the alkaline-steam cleaning apparatus, where it is treated with hot seven-percent alkaline solution for 8 minutes, and 1 minute with hot steam.
3. Treated tubers enter the washing and cleaning unit, where they are freed from the peel with water jets under pressure.
4. Potatoes are checked for suitability for further processing on a conveyor belt.
5. The peeled tubers are washed with running water and cut into circles.
6. The sliced ​​parts are blanched for 10 minutes in hot, then cooled for half an hour in cold water.
7. Potatoes on a vibrating sieve get rid of excess water, then in the cooking unit it is scalded with steam until final readiness for about 20 minutes. Additives are introduced to improve the properties of potato flakes: salt, milk, preservatives, turmeric.
8. Using a screw chopper, cooked potatoes from mashed potatoes and mashed 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, crushed into small flakes. A special machine packs and packs the finished product.

Basic cooking

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

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

Recipe from housewives: if you urgently need to feed a family, potato flakes come to the rescue. Take their pack (240 g). This amount is enough to prepare 2 kg of finished mashed potatoes. The price of the product in the supermarket is about 50 rubles. 1 liter of water is boiled, then removed from the stove. Salt is added to taste. 0.4 liters of heated milk are poured into hot water. After this, you need to add the cereal, and carefully stir. In the resulting mashed potatoes, put butter to taste, cover and wait 4 minutes. Stir again. And now the dish is ready to serve.

Potato fritters recipe

How to make mashed potato pancakes? You can complicate the cooking process a bit 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 - mashed potatoes.
2. Now you need to take the onion, crumble it in a blender.
3. Add eggs - 2 pieces, flour - 3 tablespoons, salt, pepper to taste or seasoning for potatoes.
4. Place all this in a saucepan with mashed potatoes and mix.
5. Next, you need to heat up a pan with sunflower or olive oil. A tablespoon must be gained and laid out the resulting mass in the form of small cakes.
6. Fry until golden brown on both sides, gently turning over with a spatula.

The pancakes are ready, you can serve with sour cream to the table.