As is known, Peter I brought potatoes at the end of the 17th century. It was a bag of fruits from Holland. They were supposed to be sent by provinces for cultivation. But Russian people with suspicion reacted to the "Earth Apple", and Potato was served as an exotic fashionable dish only in rich houses. And only under Catherine II, the spread of this culture was put on the state level. Gradually, potatoes recognized. Its became boiled, baked, made cakes and even porridge from it.
Specialists argue: if you cook potatoes without excess fat, then it will be a good source of low-calorie fiber. In 100 g of potatoes about 75 kcal. But in addition, the product contains vitamins B6 and C, potassium, phosphorus and nicotinic acid. British scientists have discovered a substance in potatoes that reduces blood pressure. Also, potatoes are recommended for diabetes. Potatoes protect the immune system, helps to cope with stress, stimulates brain activity.
Stuffed potatoes
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Stuffed potatoes
Ingredients: 6 large potatoes of the same size, 150 g of bacon, 75 g of butter, 2 cloves of garlic, greens, salt, pepper.
Cooking method: Tubers wash, then, without removing the peel, cut the fan. Melt the creamy oil, squeeze in it garlic, add salt, pepper and greens. To grasp this mixture every tuber. Baking shape to fasten paper. Put in her potatoes and put in the oven preheated to 180-200 degrees per 35-40 minutes. Then get the potatoes from the oven and insert the sliced bacon, ham or cheese into the cuts. Bake another half hour. Before serving, sprinkle with greens.
Potato balls
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Potato balls
Ingredients: 1 kg of potatoes, 2 eggs, 100 g of solid cheese, 3 tbsp. l. flour, 2 tbsp. l. Manki, breadcrumbs, dill, parsley, butter, salt, pepper.
Cooking method: Potatoes clean and boil. Add butter and make mashed potatoes. Grate the cheese on a shallow grater and add to potatoes. Mashed cool. Add to the potato crushed greens, egg and freshly ground pepper, semolina. Stir. Put on a small fire frying pan with thick bottom and high walls. Pour vegetable oil. In one bowl, shake the egg, to pour flour into the second, in the third - breadcrumbs. Wet hand from mashed puree roll ball size with walnut. Cut it into flour, then in the egg, then - in breadcrumbs. Froach the ball in the pan. Stay on a paper towel to remove excess butter. Perfect feeding to sprinkle with greens.