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How To Boil Potatoes
Learn how to boil potatoes perfectly for an effortless side dish to accompany all of your favorite meals. Simple and easy to make, and perfectly seasoned, with hardly any prep time.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 184 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1.5 lb baby dutch yellow potatoes chopped or use mini/fingerling
- 2 tablespoons butter cut into slices
- 2-3 cloves garlic finely minced
- 1 teaspoon salt plus more for boiling the potatoes
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Place potatoes in a medium pot and cover with cold water. Season generously with salt.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat slightly and simmer until potatoes are fork tender, about 20 minutes (time will depend on size of potatoes).
- Drain potatoes and return to pot. Add butter, minced garlic, salt and pepper and toss gently until the potatoes are covered with butter. Serve immediately, with chopped parsley if desired.
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Notes
- Start the potatoes in cold water and then bring them to the boil, rather than placing directly into boiling water. This will help them to cook more evenly.
- Salt your water well. This will help to add flavor right from the beginning of cooking.
- Simmer rather than boil the potatoes. They will cook quicker if you boil, but you risk the center being undercooked.
- You can use baby gold potatoes, Dutch potatoes, fingerling potatoes, gold, Yukon, yellow potatoes, any waxy potatoes will work well.
Nutrition Information
Calories
184kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
30g
(10%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
15mg
(5%)
Sodium
642mg
(27%)
Potassium
731mg
(21%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
259IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
35mg
(39%)
Calcium
27mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 184
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 184kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 30g | 10% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 15mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 642mg | 27% |
| Potassium | 731mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 259IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 35mg | 39% |
| Calcium | 27mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.