How to store potatoes so that they don't turn green and sprout – tips from the winner of MasterChef. Exclusive

Chef and MasterChef winner Eleonora Baranova shared the basic rules for storing potatoes.

Rules for storing potatoes

In an exclusive commentary for OBOZREVATEL, the expert told us how to protect potatoes from sprouting.

The chef outlines the following rules for storing potatoes:

• The vegetable is best stored in boxes and covered with burlap.

Potatoes should be stored in boxes

• The storage area should be cold and dark. Compliance with the heat and light conditions prevents the production of solanine, which is toxic to the human body.

If the place for storing potatoes is not dark and cold enough, the potatoes may turn green

• Periodically, it is necessary to sort out rotten potatoes.

The expert also shared a life hack that will help protect potatoes from sprouting. She says she learned it from her grandmother.

Baked potatoes with bacon according to the recipe of Yevhen Klopotenko, which he shared on his YouTube channel

Ingredients:

• Potatoes – 4 pcs.
• Lard – 150 g
• Garlic seasoning
• Seasoning hops-suneli
• Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp
• Juice of 1/4 lemon
• Salt
• Pepper

Method of preparation:

1. Wash the potatoes thoroughly. Cook them for about 15-20 minutes over medium heat.
2. Cut the bacon into cubes.
3. Fry it in a frying pan. Add salt, pepper and seasoning.
4. Make cuts in each potato. Put them in a baking dish. Season with salt and pepper and add seasoning. Drizzle with oil and bake for 10 minutes at 220 degrees.
5. Put chilled bacon in each cut and pour lemon juice over it.