The skin of new potatoes is edible and tastes good. Nevertheless, there are sometimes reasons that speak in favor of peeling. However, as little as possible should be removed from the inside of the tuber. What is the best way to do this?

If the new potatoes have been treated with chemicals, it is better to remove the skin

Why peel at all?

The earlier a potato tuber is harvested, the thinner and more tender its skin is. Since it doesn't bother you when you're eating and it still tastes good, the question is justified as to why not all early potatoes are eaten with their skins on. These are possible reasons:

  • Potatoes are not organic (harmful residues)
  • Skin has green spots containing toxic solanine
  • the skin of some tubers is more mature and thicker

Sometimes peeling is unnecessary

The very early potatoes have such a wafer-thin skin that they almost come off on their own. If these specimens come from organic farming or from their own garden, it is quite sufficient if they are cleaned under running water and brushed with a vegetable brush.

This is how peeling works if necessary

New potato varieties, which develop a firmer skin, are peeled in the same way as all other potato varieties, if necessary. Depending on your preference, you can use a paring knife or a small, sharp knife.

  • Cut out damaged areas generously
  • Completely remove green discolored parts of the tuber

Preserve valuable ingredients

Many healthy ingredients are said to be found directly under the skin of the potato tubers. When peeling with a knife, the peel can never be cut off so thinly that these ingredients are retained. Even a vegetable peeler still removes too much of the edible tuber.

If you want to cook the new potatoes, you should only clean the tubers thoroughly and then throw them into the pot with the skin. In this way, important nutrients are retained as far as possible.

Peel boiled potatoes

When the potatoes are done cooking, the peel can be easily and very thinly peeled off the tubers. A small knife is a useful tool for slicing the skin and ripping it completely off the cooked potato piece by piece.

tips

If you cut the skin of each tuber all around with a knife before cooking and later quench the cooked potatoes in ice water for about 10 to 20 seconds, you can easily remove the two halves of the skin from the tuber with your fingers.

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Vegetable garden