How to Boil Potatoes

Boiled Potatoes

• Use one medium potato per person.
• 1 tsp. salt (optional)

• Use one medium potato per person.
• Wash well, remove sprouts and blemishes, and then peel. Use potato peeler or small paring knife.
• Immediately put peeled potatoes into bowl of water to prevent discoloring.
• When ready to cook, cut into quarters and place into pot. Cover with water.
• Add salt. (optional)
• Bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover, and continue boiling gently until tender. (see above)
• Drain by holding lid on pot with potholders and lifting lid a bit from the edge. You can also gently pour into large colander to drain water.
• Serve immediately.

• Save cooking water to use in soups or gravies. You can also add it when baking bread.
• To make drained potatoes 'mealy', put folded towel over pot (remove cover first) for 5 minutes. Shake pot gently. Remove towel which will have absorbed excess steam.
• If you need to keep drained potatoes warm, cover pot with towel and then lid. Potatoes will stay warm without going soggy for about 15 - 20 minutes.