In the arsenal of every housewife there are many dishes of potatoes. Options such as young potatoes, baked in the oven or stewed in pots, allow you to perfectly diversify the table. But cooking them is not so fast. It is much easier and more convenient to make baked potatoes in a slow cooker. And to taste, it will not be inferior to more complex dishes.
The main recipe is baked potatoes
So, to prepare an original and tasty side dish you will need: a dozen potatoes, salt, oil, spices or fresh herbs to taste. First of all, you need to wash the tubers and peel (if the potatoes are not young). At the bottom of the multicooker bowl, pour a small amount of oil, after which potatoes with salt and any spices that your family likes are put there. A little vegetable oil on top - and you're done, you can close the lid. The “baking” mode is suitable for cooking. Half an hour after the start, turn off the device and turn over the potatoes. Another twenty minutes and baked
potatoes in a slow cooker is ready to serve. It remains only to add a little green. This tasty and healthy dish is suitable not only for everyday meals, but also as a way to surprise guests. Even the most fastidious will be able to discover something new, having tried this option of cooking potatoes.
Simple and quick snack
If you have simple boiled tubers, and guests are on the doorstep, try cooking fast baked potatoes in a slow cooker with a delicious cheese crust. It will take five or six boiled potatoes, a small piece of hard cheese, for example 50 grams of Parmesan, three tablespoons of sour cream, salt, spices and herbs, 30 grams of butter and a couple of cloves of garlic. If desired, the last ingredient can be taken granular - it has a more intense taste, and you do not need to spend time on cleaning and grinding the cloves. Grate cheese and butter. To better chop the oil, put it briefly in the freezer. Next, you need to combine the resulting mixture with sour cream, herbs, salt and pepper. On the tubers laid out in advance in the bowl of the multicooker, pour the cheese mixture and set the “baking” mode for 10 minutes. Such a baked potato in a slow cooker will appeal to both adults and children. And you can cook it very quickly.
Other cooking options
If you have a special plate for steaming, you can cook baked potatoes in a slow cooker as dietarily as possible. Steamed potatoes do not need to use oil.
It is enough to pour water into the multicooker, put a plate with potatoes in it and turn on the device for half an hour. You can use the “steaming” mode, or (for lack of such) “baking”, or “cooking”. Another option is stewed potatoes. To taste, it is not inferior to baked, and it is not much more difficult to prepare. First you need to fry finely chopped onions and carrots, put them in a bowl with peeled potatoes and pour sour cream. The mode "stewing" for an hour - and you are ready yet another version of a great home-made side dish, which will suit most fish or meat dishes.