Tips: each time 1 medium-sized potato (about130g). Knowledge introduction: Potato belongs to Solanaceae, a perennial herb tuber vegetable. Potatoes are oval, with bud eyes, red, yellow, white or purple skin, white or yellow meat, high starch content and crisp or powdery taste. It originated in the high mountains of South America and was introduced to China in18th century. Cultivation is everywhere, and it is available all year round. Potatoes, together with rice, wheat, corn and sorghum, are called the five major crops in the world. In France, potatoes are called "underground apples". Potatoes are nutritious, easily digested and absorbed by human body, and enjoy the title of "second bread" in Europe and America. The yellow potato skin is dark yellow, the internal color is light yellow, the starch content is high and the taste is good.
The quality of potatoes should be large, straight and tidy; The epidermis is smooth but not too thick, and the bud eye is shallow and easy to peel; The meat is delicate and the taste is pure; It's crisp when fried, and the fried slices are of good quality. Nutritional analysis of potato (wampee): 1. Regulating stomach, invigorating spleen and promoting diuresis: Potatoes contain a lot of starch, protein, B vitamins and vitamin C, which can promote the digestive function of the spleen and stomach.
2. Relaxation: Potatoes contain a lot of dietary fiber, which can moisten the intestines and relax the bowels, help the body excrete metabolic toxins in time, prevent constipation and prevent intestinal diseases;
3. Lowering blood sugar and blood lipid, beauty beauty: Potatoes can supply a large amount of mucin with special protective function. It can promote the lubrication of digestive tract, respiratory tract, joint cavity and serous cavity, prevent the fat deposition of cardiovascular system, maintain the elasticity of blood vessels, and help prevent atherosclerosis. Potato is also an alkaline vegetable, which is beneficial to the acid-base balance in the body and neutralizes the acidic substances produced after metabolism in the body, so it has certain beauty and anti-aging effects;
4. Supplement nutrition, promote diuresis and reduce swelling: potatoes are rich in vitamins, calcium, potassium and other trace elements, which are easy to digest and absorb and rich in nutrition. In Europe and America, especially in North America, potatoes have long been the second staple food. Potatoes contain potassium, which can replace sodium in the body and excrete sodium, which is beneficial to the rehabilitation of patients with hypertension and nephritis edema. Supplementary information of potato (yellow peel): 1. Skillfully peeling potatoes: When the annual output of new potatoes is thin and soft, it takes a lot of time to cut or scrape with a knife, and the potatoes will be peeled off together. The simpler method is to put the potatoes in a cotton bag and tie them tightly, rub them with your hands like washing clothes, then simply remove the skin of the potatoes, and finally remove the sprouted parts with a knife.
Don't peel potatoes too thick, the thinner the better, because potato skins are rich in nutrients. After peeling potatoes, if you don't use them for a while, you can put them in cold water, and then drop a few drops of vinegar in the water to make them white. Potatoes (yellow skin) are suitable for people: generally everyone can eat them. The dietotherapy function of potato (wampee): potato is sweet, flat and slightly cool, and enters the spleen, stomach and large intestine;
It has the effects of regulating stomach, invigorating spleen, promoting diuresis, detoxicating, diminishing inflammation, relaxing bowels, lowering blood sugar and blood lipid, promoting blood circulation, relieving swelling, invigorating qi, strengthening body constitution, caring skin and resisting aging.
Indications: toothache due to stomach fire, anorexia due to spleen deficiency, dry stool, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, etc. It can also be used for adjuvant treatment of dyspepsia, habitual constipation, mental fatigue, chronic stomachache, joint pain, skin eczema, etc. Potato (yellow peel) practice instruction: 1. Any rotten, moldy and germinated potato can't be eaten, because it contains excessive solanine, which is easy to cause poisoning.
2. Potatoes are suitable for frying, stewing, burning and frying.
3. potatoes should be peeled and eaten, and the parts with bud eyes should be dug to avoid poisoning.
4. It is normal that potatoes are easy to oxidize and turn black after being cut, and it will not cause harm.
People often put chopped potato chips and shredded potatoes into water to remove excessive starch when cooking. But be careful not to soak for too long and cause the loss of nutrients such as water-soluble vitamins.