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How to parboil potatoes and vegetables
Boil food until it is partly cooked, so it finishes faster another way (roasting, grilling, frying).
Step by step
- Cut the food into even pieces.
- Start potatoes in cold salted water; drop other vegetables into boiling water.
- Cook until the outside is tender but the center still resists a knife.
- Drain well and let it steam dry for a few minutes before the next step.
How you know it's done
A knife meets firmness in the middle. For roast potatoes, shake the drained pieces to rough up the edges for extra crunch.
Common mistakes
- Cooking them all the way, so they fall apart in the next step.
- Not drying them, which stops them browning.
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