Hi Elizabeth,

As stated in the recipe description, "because potatoes take longer to cook than juicier, less starchy vegetables, we give them a headstart by parcooking them in the microwave." If you don't have a microwave, this step will have to be done on the stovetop, but in the future, as we use the microwave similarily for several recipes, this would be a relatively cheap investment to make.

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Thank you for the reply! We don't have any space for a microwave where we live. I ended up googling how to parboil potatoes on the stove and was able to make the recipe which turned out great. I still think it would be helpful to have a little note on MilkStreet that says something like, if you don't have a microwave parboil on the stove for xx minutes. :)

Elizabeth, you can steam the potatoes to cook them. Sometimes the microwave is used to pull moisture (like with mushrooms or egpplants), in that case, I would cook them on a baking sheet in an oven.

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Try using a steamer to par cook potatoes