Help! How do I store potatoes?

poorly_scammo

sunnysurrey wrote: »

Ooh would you be kind enough to share the recipes please? I also have a glut of courgettes & potatoes & it's always good to go on peoples tried & tested for freezing things!

Re potatoes - I've just dug mine up and I always keep them in my cellar in a dark canvas bag or dark pillowcase. I add a few slug pellets to the bag in case any have slipped in.

Re courgettes - two recipes here for you:

Courgette fritters

100g gram flour (or plain if that's what you have)
2tsp paprika
1/4tsp cayenne pepper
pinch of salt
450g courgettes grated
2 eggs
50g strong cheese
flavourless oil for frying

Mix all ingredients in bowl.
heat about 1cm of oil in pan and allow to get hot but not smoking.
Put tablespoons of mixture in and fry on both sides until golden.

Will freeze but will not be crispy once defrosted.

Marrow (courgette) and lentil soup

2tbsp oil
2 onions chopped
3 cloves garlic crushed
2 sticks celery chopped
1 tbsp cumin seeds
500g marrow or courgettes peeled and cut into chunks
115g red lentils
1/2tbsp paprika
cayenne pepper (I added a teaspoon full)
1 litre stock (veg or chicken)
salt

heat oil, sweat garlic and onions then add celery and cumin seeds cook until soft-ish.
Add all other ingredients except salt.
Bring to boil and simmer covered for about 20mins or until everything is soft.
Add salt to taste and wait until cool enough to liquidise.

Freezes well.

Lube

I bought some hessien bag on ebay to store spuds. Keep them dry and off ground if storing them also in a dark place.

Honey_Bear

Mash freezes spectacularly well if you add a slug of milk powder to the mix when it's cold. Otherwise I've found it goes watery, unlike LadyLuck's.

pogofish

Stick them in a sack in a dry cupboard - They will keep for ages.

Linda32

We store ours in a hessien sack as well, bought off ebay. Do not be tempted to wash the mud off. Leave it on and where ever you put them make sure its dark.

MadelinesMum

I boil a huge pan and scoop out half for boiled pots and leave the rest to cook a bit longer, then mash. We usually eat some,then let the rest cool and bag into portions & freeze.

krlyr

We've found mash the best way to freeze potatoes. I did used to chop, par-boil and season to freeze as wedges - just needing 25-30 mins in the oven like oven chips - but found the last few lots of potatoes would go a bit funny looking in the freezer.

I've done roasties too - either par-boiled and frozen, or I roast more than I need and freeze the excess (no need to add extra oil to the latter, just put in long enough to heat through)

Homemade hash browns was another one - shallow fried until only just cooked, then heated through/crisped up in the oven from frozen.

zippychick

ive merged this with an older thread which will help

freezing potatoes may also help

Zip