Leaching Potatoes For Lower Potassium
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2
Servings
Servings
5m PT5M
Prep Time
Prep Time
25m PT25M
Cook Time
Cook Time
30m
Ready In
Ready In
Recipe: #31330
January 23, 2019
"My husband is on a potassium- restricted diet and he loves potatoes. Although we cannot have them very often, we can have them once in a while by leaching them first. It will bring the potassium for a 2/3 cup portion from 420 mg. down to less than 200 mg."
Original recipe yields 2 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (243.7 g)
- Calories 142.1
- Total Fat - 0.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 0 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 13.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 32.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.1 g
- Sugars - 1.4 g
- Protein - 3.7 g
- Calcium - 23.9 mg
- Iron - 1.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 36.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step 1
Slice potato thinly, cut into small cubes or shred.
Step 2
Place in saucepan with cold water. Bring just to a boil.
Step 3
Strain and place back in saucepan with fresh hot water. Bring to a boil again and reduce heat. Cook till potatoes are just tender. Strain again.
Step 4
You can either mash them or fry them in a skillet to crisp them up. Season to taste.
Tips & Variations
No special items needed.
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