How to cook potatoes in a country-style oven?

Remembering the summer holidays at my grandmother, we immediately recall her home-cooked dishes, the smell and taste of which can not be forgotten. These cozy family gatherings on the veranda, in the circle of loved ones, a snack with homemade potatoes cooked with all the love and tenderness. How wonderful it would be to reproduce homemade dishes of grandmother's cuisine! And this is not difficult at all. Today, potatoes are cooked in the countryside in a quick and delicious way, just follow certain tips and add a little bit of love.

In general, you do not need so many ingredients, so the costs for them will be minimal. 800 g of potatoes, one onion, greens to taste (dill and parsley), one chicken, spices, 0.5 teaspoon curry and vegetable oil. All this will be enough to make the fragrant potatoes in a rustic way in the oven a favorite recipe for your family.

To begin with, chop the chicken into small pieces, salt, pepper, season with curry and smear all the pieces with vegetable oil. So far, let's leave the meat for about 30 minutes, and at this time we'll make potatoes. Each fruit of the potato must be thoroughly rinsed under running water, using a special brush for cleaning from dirt. Then cut along each potato into 7-8 slices. After it is necessary to pour them with cold salted water, bring to a boil, then cook for no more than 4 minutes. After this period, pour slightly cooked potatoes into a colander and allow it to cool. The cooled potatoes are laid out on a baking sheet and put in the oven on the lower level, and on top lay the pieces of chopped chicken on the grate. Excess juice and fat from the meat will drain directly to the potatoes during baking, thereby making the potatoes in a rustic way in the oven truly tasty and fragrant. In addition, spices in meat will give the potato a unique smell. Chicken along with potatoes bake in the oven for about half an hour at a temperature of 200-220 degrees, until the fruits of the potatoes are covered with a golden crust. During this time, you can prepare greenery. Parsley, dill and onions are carefully washed and cut at your discretion. Preferably onions cut into rings, and dill with parsley finely chop. The prepared mixture of greens is sprinkled with spices and mixed with potatoes. To pieces of chicken roasted evenly, in the baking process, they must be turned over a couple of times.

If you do not have enough time to tinker with the baking of potatoes, after all the potatoes are rustic in the oven, it takes about an hour to prepare, then you can just boil it for 15 minutes from the boiling point of the water. For refueling, also use greens or garlic with basil, the aroma of which will be heard even by your neighbors. Welded potatoes should be wrapped in a mixture of greens, so that each slice of potatoes was completely covered with dressing. Young fragrant potatoes can be served not only as an independent dish, but also as an impeccable garnish for fish or meat delicacies, as well as for sausages, sausages or vegetable stew.

French fries in the oven will also suit your heartfelt feast. His process is not much different from the preparation of potatoes in a rustic manner. It is important only to cut the potatoes with neat sticks and fry them until crispy. It is important to use a lot of vegetable oil, so that the potatoes are fried evenly.

Many housewives prefer another kind of potato. Mashed potatoes in the oven are prepared as easily and quickly as usual, only a little time will be spent on grinding the baked potato to a homogeneous mass, turning it into a gruel with the addition of sour cream or kefir.