Ordered a sack of potatoes from the milkman tomorrow....what shall I do with them?

[HettiePetal]

A bit skint at the moment so I thought this would be a good way to provide filling meals.

Obviously will be doing the usual mashed based meals, plus chips & roasties etc......................but does anyone have any interesting potato recipes?

(Have a well stocked spice & herb cupboard).

Ta :)

[luverlytea]

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[WallyBantersJunkBox]

I made some lovely twice baked potatoes last night and dh and ds loved them.

Bake for 45-50 mins, leave to cool, cut in half and scoop out potato to leave shells. Arrange the shells on a baking tray or dish.

Mash potato and mix with "left over" ingredients (I used some fried mushrooms, sliced spring onions, sliced ham and cream cheese mixed together) and spoon back into the shells. Sprinkle on some grated cheese and cook until the cheese is grown and bubbling.

I used what I had leftover in the fridge, but you could mix the potato with cream, grated cheddar, crumbled blue cheese, tuna, onion, Sweetcorn - anything really.

While the oven was on I shoved a macaroni pudding in on a slow cook at the bottom - took me right back to school dinners!

[killpeppa]

savoury mash.
boil the potatoes with garlic cloves mash with milk and butter.
cook bacon spring onion and mushrooms.
mix together with grated cheese and eat! yummy

[HelloBoys]

with the gratin add garlic and cheese if needed.

You could go one further get some nice cod etc and make fish cakes with the mashed potato and freeze.

how about freezing potato gratin?

[ohright]

I am glad you liked those recipes, HettiePetal.
These recipes are based on Bengali traditional style, except two recipes which are Amritsari style.

Hope you like them!

[Blongle]

For anyone else thinking of doing similar...

If you have a market, local greengrocer or farm shop that sells potatoes by the sack, they usually sell a 25kg sack for £5-£8. It does rely on being able to pick them up though. Realistically you need a car, unless you are lucky enough to be close enough to somewhere that you can walk there with a wheelbarrow.

Unwashed potatoes in a paper or hessian sack will keep for ages in a cool, darkish place. They won't go manky anywhere near as quickly as supermarket spuds.

[HettiePetal]

What spices would you use for the wedges, Monty? And do you just sprinkle them on then stick them in the oven?

Had roast chicken with dauphinoise last night. So yummy.

Oh, and birdy - the potatoes are nice and clean. Look just like the ones you get in cellophane from the supermarket, but in a paper sack thing.

[Monty27]

I remember the days when the milk man delivered orange juice and bread ahhhhh.

Dauphoise, mash for the freeze, spicy wedges, jackets for the biggies :)

[HettiePetal]

Thank you sooooooooooooo much for that link, ohright.

I've been really trying to get into Indian cooking & it's so helpful to watch Tarla actually doing everything.

Next week will be Indian food in ChezPetal, I think

[ohright]

Here are some Indian and some Western recipes -

Sometimes Tarla Dalal explains in English, sometimes in Hindi, but the recipes are always written in English. Just pause the video where the recipe is written out in English. Just pause the video where the recipe is written out in English.

[NotCitrus]

I get a sack from Milk and More each year, before Christmas. Lasts for a few months under the table, with the few manky ones getting shoved into the garden and turning into a few ok ones later.

Mostly just do them with roasts.

[HopeForTheBest]

And don't forget to do that roasting the peel tip that did the rounds on here a while ago - they really are very, very good!

[ElleSarcasmo]

WallyBanters-the chicken on a bed of potatoes (boulangere potatoes?) sounds amazing-how long do you normally cook it for and do you put foil over the chicken?

[Amy106]

Yes, that looks like a good recipe. I like the AllRecipe site. The recipes seem to always turned out, even with my cooking skills! . Potato pancake leftovers are great for breakfast too. Add some apple slices or apple sauce if you have it. Good luck with that sack of potatoes!

[HettiePetal]

Amy

Does this look like a good potato pancake recipe? Although it looks like a rosti to me (LOVE them!) here.

Yep - leek & potato soup, plus I'm going to do a root veg one.

Great ideas all. Thanks.

[Alonglongway]

Leek and potato soup

[Amy106]

Potato pancakes are yummy and filling too.

[HettiePetal]

Good tip, thanks Wallison.

Birdy I'll let you know tomorrow. The fruit & veg I got was immaculate & very fresh. I know what you mean about them being "clean"! Watch this space.

DS is completely addicted to their bottles of OJ, which are particularly nice.

[birdybear]

i have milk and more too. very good. can i just ask, are the potatoes nice? and are they clean? ie , not needing washing dirt off and peeling . pet hate of mine!

[Wallison]

Is it one of those big hessian sacks? If so, put it somewhere dark and dry and they will last all winter. That's what I do, and I also have a big bag of onions. Much cheaper than buying individual bags.

[HettiePetal]

Yeah, does sound strange.

I remember the days when the milkman delivered milk....and that was that

[SinisterSal]

Ah ok it all makes sense now it just sounded a bit odd at first

[HettiePetal]

Yep, Sinister. Milk & More

here

I honestly don't know yet whether this is cost effective or not - but it's useful to have an account with them because you can order basics & then settle up at the end of the month. Really handy if you're having a skint episode.

I have had their fruit & veg box, and I don't recommend it. Produce was fine but considerably more expensive than in the shops. Which is probably to be expected since they deliver it to your door. Good for emergencies though.

[SinisterSal]

And now i have a question for you ... Potatoes from the milkman??