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Dried potatoes

Dried potatoes are made by quickly dipping washed potatoes in boiling water, peeling them, slicing, placing the slices in brine (1 tbsp salt per litre), blanching for 5 minutes and drying on racks at 90-60 C. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 730.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 730 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

A method of preserving potatoes by drying, with blanching in salt water before drying.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Peel

    Wash the potatoes and dip them quickly in boiling water. Peel off the skins.

  2. 2

    Slice and salt

    Slice the potatoes and put them in brine, 1 tbsp salt per litre of water.

  3. 3

    Blanch

    Blanch the slices for 5 minutes.

  4. 4

    Dry

    Place them on drying racks and dry at 90-60 C.

Changes from the original

The temperature range 90-60 C is as stated; the drying time is not given. The time estimate is approximate.

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1949 (proofread, p. 730) → Modernised~82% of the text changedremovedadded
Gode poteter vaskes (gode, vasket). 1 l vann (til saltlaken). 1 ss salt (per liter vann). Vask potetene og dyppes dypp dem raskt i kokende vann; skallet flåes av. Skjæres vann. Ta av skallet.. Skjær potetene i skiver, legges skiver og legg dem i saltlake, 1 spiseskje ss salt pr. l. vann, forvellesr derefter per liter vann.. Forvell skivene i 5 minutter, legges minutter.. Legg dem på tørkehyllen tørkehylle og tørkes tørk ved 90—60° C. 90–60 °C.

Note on Modernised

«Forvelles» er beholdt som forvelle. Temperaturintervallet 90–60 °C er slik det står; tørketiden er ikke oppgitt. Tidsanslaget er skjønnsmessig.

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Frequently asked questions

How hot should it be?
Dry at 90-60 C, according to the text.
How much salt in the brine?
1 tbsp per litre of water.

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