If there are practically no guests on the threshold and time for cooking, try to bake potatoes in the microwave according to this recipe: quickly, satisfying, aromatic and very tasty.
Ingredients:
- several tubers of potatoes;
- olive oil;
- salt;
- pepper.
Cooking
Rinse the potatoes thoroughly under running water and dry it. The eyes are not necessary to remove. If there are any dark spots or spoiled places on potatoes, cut them.
Then pierce each tuber with a fork 4-5 times on each side. If you ignore this small trick, then the peel of potatoes crackers and will not look very beautiful.
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Lubricate the tubers with a small amount of olive oil, then salt abundantly and pepper. Put them on a plate for a microwave or in a baking dish and put in a microwave for 3-4 minutes with full power.
Cooking time depends on the size of the tubers. Large potatoes will be baked a little longer. If you cook a few pieces, try to choose tubers of the same size – then all the potatoes will bake evenly.
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With a fork or kitchen forceps carefully turn the potatoes. If you bake one potato, then put it for another 3 minutes in the microwave. If more than two, then bake them on the other hand for another 5 minutes.
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Check the readiness of potatoes with a knife or fork: if it is ready, then in the center it is easy to pierce. If necessary, put in the microwave for another minute.
If you want a crunchy crust, put the potatoes in the oven preheated to 220 ° C and bake. Do not forget to check the dish every few minutes, until the crust becomes dried.
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Give the potatoes a little before serving. It can be completely cooled, placed in the refrigerator (for a maximum of four days), and then simply warm up in a microwave or oven.
You can serve the finished dish right in this form, or you can put the filling on the potatoes, for example stewed vegetables.
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