How to cut potatoes into shreds_How to cut potatoes into shreds

Fried shredded potatoes is a very common food in people's daily life and it is also a popular food. Not only does it taste great, but most importantly, it has many benefits for the human body. For example, it can delay aging, improve immunity, promote digestion and so on. When people eat shredded potatoes, it is particularly important to cut the shredded potatoes well. How to cut the shredded potatoes well? The following is a detailed introduction.

Step 1: Use a knife to peel the potatoes. Remember to peel them as thinly as possible, otherwise the potatoes will be wasted. If you buy new potatoes at home, you can also use a small iron spoon or a knife to scrape off the potato skin.

Step 2: Cut the potato in half from the middle, prepare a peeler used for peeling fruit, scrape off a small piece along the direction of the potato and place it on the chopping board, then continue scraping and scrape off a few more slices.

PS: Please make sure to use a simple, manual peeler, not a mechanical one as it is difficult to use.

Friends who like to make potato chips at home, please note that the potato slices scraped with a peeler will be thinner and the thickness will be uniform, so the potato chips fried with such potato chips will taste crispier.

Step 3: Arrange the scraped potato slices according to their original shape, then use a little bit of cutting to cut the scraped potato slices into shreds, and then immediately put them into a basin of clean water.

PS: The cut potato shreds should be soaked in a basin of clean water immediately, otherwise the starch on the surface of the potatoes will react with the air to oxidize, and the surface of the potato shreds will turn black, which will not look good and will affect your appetite.

Since this method is relatively slow, we should not peel off all the potato skins before cutting. After slicing a few slices, put them in a straight line and cut them into shreds little by little with a knife. This way, the cut potato shreds are thin and not black.

Effects

Potatoes are native to South America. The main producing countries now include China, India, Russia, the United States, etc. They are perennial herbs of the Solanaceae family. The tubers are edible and are the fourth most important food crop in the world. They have the effects of strengthening the spleen and stomach, invigorating qi and regulating the middle, relieving pain, and promoting bowel movements.

1. Enhance Immunity

Potatoes are rich in protein, including 8 kinds of amino acids needed by the human body. It has a good effect on increasing body resistance and improving immunity.

2. Prevent atherosclerosis

Potatoes can provide the human body with a large amount of mucus protein with special protective effects. It can maintain the lubrication of the digestive tract, respiratory tract and joint cavity, prevent fat deposition in the cardiovascular and systemic areas, maintain the elasticity of blood vessels, and help prevent the occurrence of atherosclerosis.

3. Lowers Blood Pressure

Potatoes are rich in potassium, which can promote the excretion of sodium in the body, regulate the body's acid-base balance, and lower blood pressure. They are suitable for patients with hypertension.