Brilio.net - Potatoes are the most easily found tubers on the market. Consuming potatoes is also known to be beneficial for the body. According to health.ucdavis.edu, potatoes contain high levels of vitamin C and antioxidants that can boost immunity. In addition, potatoes are also rich in potassium which is good for the heart, muscles, and nervous system.
Potatoes can be processed into various delicious dishes. One of the favorite potato dishes of many people is sambal goreng potatoes. This dish is very suitable to be eaten with white rice, uduk rice, to yellow rice. Especially if sambal goreng potatoes are added with fillings such as petai, liver, gizzards, and others, it will definitely be more delicious.
However, many people are still confused about how to make it. Sometimes, the color of the fried potato sambal that is cooked becomes dark, making it less attractive when served. If you often experience this, try the trick shared by a netizen named Ayu through an upload on her personal YouTube, Ayu Theresia.
First, prepare the potatoes by washing, peeling, and cutting them first. Then, the potatoes must be soaked in salt water. Its function is so that the potatoes do not turn brown. Because, the color of the potatoes also affects the dish of fried potato sambal .
That's why if it's bright, the appearance will be more rosy later. After soaking for a while, the potatoes can be drained and fried until dry and soft. Then, drain the potatoes.
photo: YouTube/Ayu Theresia
When the potatoes are ready, it's time to process the red spices. Well, the key to keeping the fried chili sauce bright red is to remove the chili seeds first, then boil the chilies for a few minutes in boiling water. So, you don't need to use a lot of red chilies.
Reported from healthyhappylife.com, this boiling technique is also known as blanching. Indeed, most blanching is done on green vegetables. However, it can also be used for chilies because it can help the color become brighter.
"Then put it in ice water, then you can blend it, it will definitely be very red," explained Ayu, quoted by BrilioFood from YouTube Ayu Theresia on Thursday (7/11).
photo: YouTube/Ayu Theresia
After all the spices are ground, then stir-fry them. Ayu has a trick so that the stir-fry doesn't have too much oil, which is to add the oil later when the water content in the spices has reduced. Then, when the spices are really boiling, add a little more water just to cook the spices so they don't smell rancid.
"That's why I like to make fried potatoes with chili sauce in a frying pan or Teflon pan, because it doesn't stick," said Ayu.
photo: YouTube/Ayu Theresia
Next, if the spices are completely cooked, don't forget to add salt, pepper, flavoring, lime leaves, lemongrass, or other ingredients according to taste. Finally, add the fried potato pieces. Stir-fry for a while while stirring until absorbed, then serve.
photo: YouTube/Ayu Theresia
How, the result is really bright red, huh? Looking at the comments column on Ayu Theresia's YouTube upload, several netizens seem enthusiastic about trying this trick of cooking fried potato chili sauce. This upload has also been watched more than 15 thousand times.
"I want to try," said YouTube @nurlaili422.
"Do you also blend the galangal, sis?" asked YouTube @hennyhendriyani5631.
"Do you throw away the seeds from the chilies? " said YouTube @Dina-ks1ou.