Nutritionists often slander potatoes. When they say that it is very high-calorie, I want to laugh, because the calorie content of potatoes is only 80 kcal. Of course, this is not about fried vegetables. You will not get better from boiled potatoes , unless, of course, you add very fatty meat to your food. In fasting, nutritious meals are limited, and energy is needed, so a lot is prepared from this vegetable during the days of the meal. Let's talk about lean potato dishes .
Of course, you need to start with a simple one. Low-calorie potato dishes , as a rule, are known to everyone, but there are some "tricks" in their preparation. For example, ordinary boiled potatoes are much tastier if you dry them after cooking, season with a couple of tablespoons of linseed oil and sprinkle with finely chopped garlic. Serve hot.
Stewed potatoes are also very tasty . It is necessary to rub carrots and one onion for 10 tubers, prepare 2 bay leaves. Each tuber should be cut into 4 parts, then other root crops, salt and bay leaves are added. Water should be 60% of the volume of potatoes. The lid is closed, allowed to boil, then the fire is reduced and extinguished for half an hour. It will turn out an excellent dish, no worse than other diet dishes from potatoes.
You can make various salads, for example, a salad with garlic. In this case, the potato is boiled only until half-cooked, then almost all the water is poured out and the product comes to steam until cooked (watch the pan!). Then they wait until it cools down and put in a salad bowl. The peeled garlic is crushed, salt is added to it, put to taste the vegetable oil and vinegar (tsp). Potatoes are watered with this sauce; you can still sprinkle with green onions on top.
There are more expensive lean potato dishes. Jacket potatoes are peeled and diced. Then chopped walnut kernels, garlic with salt, chopped onion, pomegranate juice. Sauce should be poured onto boiled potatoes laid out on a hill. It turns out a very peculiar rich taste.
In addition, do not forget about such meatless potato dishes as soups. Some of them are little known, although simple. For example, oatmeal soup. Potatoes in the form of sticks are dipped in boiling water, when it is almost boiled, finely chopped onions, dried herbs, carrots are added. Then put oatmeal and cook for 5-10 minutes. Really easy? Yes, and very tasty!
Have you tried borsch with barley and potatoes? It is more difficult, but also does not disappoint. In the water, which is about to boil, put potato cubes, several chopped cabbage leaves, pearl barley (50 g). Cook for 15 minutes, then add tomato sauce, 3 bay leaves, herbs, pepper, salt, garlic to sautéed carrots, onions and beets. All this is dropped into the soup, which is cooked for 15 minutes, after which they put the finished green peas. When the borsch is almost ready, put crushed garlic in it and remove from heat. Soup should be allowed to infuse for at least 30 minutes.
Lenten potato dishes may also include mushrooms. For example, if you prepare seasonings such as mustard, dill and greens in advance, open a jar of pickled cucumbers and cabbage, stock up on 300 g of boiled mushrooms and sweet pepper, you can get an amazingly delicious salad. Cut the ingredients nicely, add the sunflower oil and mix. It will turn out a very interesting taste, you most likely have not tried this before!
If there are salted mushrooms in the bins , you can make "balls" of mushrooms and potatoes. Mushrooms must be chopped and stewed without additives until tender. Spasserovat onion, adding pepper to it. Make the dough of mashed potatoes on the water, salt and add flour, then you need to mold the koloboks of mushrooms and potatoes and fry them in vegetable oil. Eat such a dish either with spicy tomato sauce or with horseradish sauce.
So, a good housewife’s lean potato dishes can be varied and tasty.