How many things can you do with potatoes.

mystery07

bellrooster wrote: »

hiya

you can make chips and wedges

cut your potatoes into chunks and then par boil them

in the mean time heat some veggie or sunflower oil in a roasting dish in the oven, at about 220 degrees, when the pre cut potatoes has par boiled and dried slightly, put it in your pre heated roasting dish..

yummy chips or wedges

Thanks Bellrooster....How much oil would I need to use? Can you tell I'm not much good at this cooking malarky? :rotfl:

afterglow_2

to make perfect wedges, cuy your potatoes lengthways into 6 or 8 wedges depending on size. then toss in oil, salt pepper, herbs and spices (oregano, paprika, chilli, thyme etc all good) place on baking tray with the skin down wedge pointing up! and roast gas 7-8 , 220c i think for bout 35 mins!
vary them with different flavours, some half lemons, garlic ,rosemary etc

System

i usually do mash with onions/sweet potato and freeze it in foil trays , just defrost and bake in the oven.

picklepick

you could make hash browns if you have an onion and an egg?

grate a couple of potatoes and onion. put in a teatowel. ring out as much moisture as you can. mix with a lightly beaten egg and add a good pinch of salt. shape into patties and fry in a little oil.

mystery07

picklepick wrote: »

you could make hash browns if you have an onion and an egg?

grate a couple of potatoes and onion. put in a teatowel. ring out as much moisture as you can. mix with a lightly beaten egg and add a good pinch of salt. shape into patties and fry in a little oil.

ooh, that sounds nice, think I'll give that a try. Thanks

mystery07

CHRISSYG wrote: »

i usually do mash with onions/sweet potato and freeze it in foil trays , just defrost and bake in the oven.

Mash & sweet potato would be a nice change, I'm not great at remembering to get things out the freezer though, well not until I'm hungry :rotfl:

picklepick

you could also try a corned beef hash. its pretty inexpensive to get a tin of corned beef and its very yummy!
see this thread...

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=49020

Ben84

mystery07 wrote: »

That sounds nice actually, never made HM soup! But I'd need a blender to Puree & I don't have one!

If I bought a hand blender would that do the job?

You don't really need a blender unless you want your soup very smooth. It's ok to leave it chunky, or break it down a bit with a potato masher if needed.

kitschkitty

afterglow wrote: »

to make perfect wedges, cuy your potatoes lengthways into 6 or 8 wedges depending on size. then toss in oil, salt pepper, herbs and spices (oregano, paprika, chilli, thyme etc all good) place on baking tray with the skin down wedge pointing up! and roast gas 7-8 , 220c i think for bout 35 mins!
vary them with different flavours, some half lemons, garlic ,rosemary etc

that's what I do. If you don't like oily hands put all the ingredients in a plastic sandwich bag and give them a good toss!

Spuds are fab as they freeze really well too do you have a freezer?

Easy spud dishes...

cube spuds, par boil for just a few minutes, then fry them off with bacon, onions, and/or any veg you like or stuff like spicy sausages (anything from salami to chorizo, even a peperami will work)!

Chicken Cumberland pie:
cook cubed/sliced/ chicken.
add cooked broccoli or mushrooms
add a creamy sauce... best (cheap) instant instant sauces: campbells condensed soups.
Great ones for this are mushroom, chicken, celery, or asparagus
top with mashed spuds (mash with butter and a dash of milk or cream if you like). Can finish it off with a bit of grated cheese in the oven/under the grill if you want (if feeling lazy don't even bother layering it all up just serve it on a plate and mix it up!

Corned beef hash:
fry onions, add corned beef (cubed, sliced or mushed up, however you like it) add cubed (cooked) spuds mix it up or add mash on top (can mix it up if you prefer). Top with cheese if you want, pop under the grill if you feel like it! Fab with baked beans.

kitschkitty

my mum likes:
make mash
pop in a dish,
make a hole in centre
break egg into hole,
top with grated cheese
pop in medium oven till egg is cooked and cheese melted