Since ancient times, people have baked potatoes. Initially, it was buried at a shallow depth, after which a bonfire was built over this place, which heated the ground. With the advent of science and technology, many new ways of cooking potatoes have been added. Nevertheless, people have not forgotten the initial recipe and often, having traveled to nature, they bake it in the old way - in a fire.
True, in recent years, less and less you can afford to go to nature and relax due to an uncomfortable work schedule, lack of time or lack of transport. If you really want to relax and eat baked vegetable delicacy, baked potatoes in the oven can be a great way out of this situation. Its taste is slightly different from the taste baked in a fire, but it is also good in its own way.
Cooking potatoes in the oven is an interesting, easy and at the same time creative process that allows you to express yourself. To bake tubers in the oven, you must thoroughly wash them, especially if they are baked with peel. After washing, they can be cleaned, but this is not necessary - many people like cooking in their uniforms. For baking pieces after washing and peeling potatoes must be cut. It is cut in half, and it is also possible in 4 or even 6 parts. Vegetable slices must be put on a baking sheet, greased with butter or vegetable oil, salt and sprinkle with your favorite spices. Potatoes are cooked in a well-heated oven at a temperature of 200 ° C. The baking time depends on the size of the pieces.
Cooking baked tubers has several different options. Baked potatoes in the oven are stuffed with any sauces. It is often stuffed with bacon, seasoned with mayonnaise, baked under cheese with some meat or poultry. All kinds of seasonings, spices and herbs will be useful to improve the taste. Baked tubers are used both as an appetizer and as a main dish, depending on the method of preparation.
Baked potatoes in the oven will be much tastier if baked in foil. At the same time, the dish quickly cooks and does not burn. The baked potato in foil in the oven gains the taste of herbs and the filling with which it is baked. In addition, the potato becomes softer and more tender.
Oven baked potatoes can be cooked in many ways. It can be baked, stuffed with all kinds of additional products or seasonings. And you can cook in several stages. This method involves first baking the tubers until cooked. And then adding sauce and filling and additional heat treatment.
Cooking begins with tubers. Well-washed jacket potatoes are wrapped in foil. Having laid it out on a baking sheet, bake in the oven at a temperature of 180 ° C for an hour. Ready potatoes are cut with foil. The filling is placed in the resulting hole. This can be boiled chopped meat, fried mushrooms with onions, smoked bacon. Then stuffed potatoes are placed in the oven for 15 minutes. The beauty of this recipe is that it is universal and provides a creative approach to cooking. Potatoes can be stuffed with various fillings and season with any sauce.
Baked potatoes in the oven are a wonderful way of cooking, which will help, without leaving the house and the bustling city, to feel all the pleasure of going out into the countryside. In addition, it allows you to fantasize and experiment.