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Question: I have a bunch of taters. I need to eat these taters. How should I eat these taters?

Evilspork — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:39:51 -0800

I have a bunch of taters. I need to eat these taters. How should I eat these taters?

So I bought this big 10lb/5kg bag of red potatoes. I like potatoes, don't get me wrong, otherwise I wouldn't have bought such a big bag. The problem is that I kinda forgot I had another almost full bag of the same size in my mini-pantry, so now I have nearly 20lb/5kg of delicious baby red potatoes. What should I do with them?

Bonus points for variety and if it's something I can prepare ahead of time in bulk (rice/slow cooker) then portion out and store for the Modular Meal System™. All I can really think of that's fridge friendly is mashed potatoes, which I also plan on doing.

If it helps, I also have a shiny new mandonline slicer that I would like to learn to not cut my fingers apart on. I've never liked scalloped potatoes, though.

By: Ghidorah

Ghidorah — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:55:46 -0800

Just a list of ideas:

Vicheysoise (or however it's spelled)

Blanch diced potatoes in boiling water for five minutes, saute some onions in chorizo, add potatoes, cumin, chili, salt and pepper, and you've got stuffings for breakfast burritos, quesadillas, all kinds of stuff

Hashbrowns for the rest of the year

By: These Birds of a Feather

These Birds of a Feather — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:58:05 -0800

Roast 'em!

Smash 'em!

Put 'em in a stew!

Broil 'em!

Bake 'em!

Eat 'em till yer blue!

mmmmmmmmmmm

By: mannequito

mannequito — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 01:01:14 -0800

Hashbrown Casserole!

By: flabdablet

flabdablet — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 01:05:27 -0800

Baby spuds? Tater salad.

Steam or boil them whole in their skins until they're not crunchy. Rinse them off, drain them and let them cool, then cut them in half (or quarters if they're big babies). For each kg of spuds dissolve half a teaspoon of salt in quarter of a cup of malt vinegar or balsamic vinegar; get them thoroughly wet with that mix, let them soak in it for five minutes, then pour off the excess. Slather with thickened cream for luxury, or yoghurt for tang, or a mix of the two to taste, plus a good handful of ripped fresh mint from the garden and far too much coarse-ground black pepper.

By: thylacinthine

thylacinthine — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 01:29:22 -0800

My favourite thing to do with too many potatoes is to boil them whole (or halved), let them cool and then turn them into a salad, by slicing them thinlyish, and dressing with olive oil, (white wine) vinegar, salt+fresh ground pepper and whatever fresh herb you have on hand. I can eat this by the bucketful, and once made up it keeps nicely.

By: the man of twists and turns

the man of twists and turns — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 01:56:37 -0800

Baked Potato Salad: 1 2 3

Note: not "healthy" according to any diet, fad or otherwise. BUT DELICIOUS.

By: Elmore

Elmore — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 02:30:17 -0800

Slice potatoes long ways same thickness.
Layer in ovenproof dish with onion, salt, peppar
Make a pint or so of half stock (chicken or vegetable) and half milk.
Pour to top of layers of potato.
Top with a few small knobs of butter.
Bake in oven.

By: runincircles

runincircles — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 03:07:21 -0800

Bake or microwave a couple each morning and use as in-pocket handwarmers if you have a cold commute (then eat with desk salt).

By: Flashman

Flashman — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 03:42:46 -0800

You might be interested in this diet consisting of eating nothing but hash browns and french fries

By: HuronBob

HuronBob — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 03:50:02 -0800

Redskins...

Slice in Half
Melt a half stick of butter in a glass baking dish
Cover the butter with shredded Parmesan Cheese (maybe 1/2 cup or so)
put potatoes face down on top of the cheese
bake at 400 degrees for about 40 minutes......

Thank me later!

By: katyggls

katyggls — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 03:55:49 -0800

Salt Potatoes. It's an upstate New York tradition and it's delicious.

By: Yellow

Yellow — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 04:35:11 -0800

If you make mashed potatoes, you can freeze it as balls or put them in sandwich bags and then microwave when you want to eat them. I make shepards' pie. You can freeze that too. It becomes a meal that travels easy (for work) where all you have to do is microwave to heat.

By: EmpressCallipygos

EmpressCallipygos — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 06:36:12 -0800

Oh hi I'm part Irish and one of my best friends is Irish and that means I know potato recipes.

* Colcannon is an Irish thing that is basically "mashed potatoes with chopped cooked cabbage or kale mixed in". I've also seen variants with cooked carrot puree, mashed parsnip, carmelized onions, or other vegetables mixed in. (Although, if you use scallions instead, it's called champ.) My own variant involves spreading the potatoes-and-kale into an ovenproof dish, topping it with shredded cheese and sticking under the broiler to melt the cheese before serving.

* Leftover mashed potatoes can be turned into potato farls, which is sort of a giant potato pancake sort of thing. Only with mashed potato instead of grated potato. Then there's boxty, which is a potato pancake with both grated and mashed potato.

* Irish stew is a given, of course - there is also Dublin Coddle, a stew of sliced potato, sliced onion, bacon, carrots, and pork sausage. It is fantastic for "I've been out drinking and I need to eat something before bed" food, and a friend of mine once tried some sort of hash-brown application to the leftovers and reports that also worked well (I think that batch didn't have carrots, though).

* And finally, a make-ahead thing which also isn't Irish - make up a huge batch of gnocchi and freeze for later use.

By: EmpressCallipygos

EmpressCallipygos — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 06:46:06 -0800

Oh, just noticed the slow cooker! Dublin Coddle can be done in the slow cooker - find a coddle recipe and slow-cook it for 5 or 6 hours on "low".

And I have just remembered this one-dish baked thing which uses potatoes, onions, apples and sausage. It's gone into my "things I can cook even when I'm brain-dead" file.

By: Bunny Ultramod

Bunny Ultramod — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:28:32 -0800

Bubble and squeak. You can freeze the potato cakes and then just microwave them whenever you're in the mood for a quick snack.

By: galvanized unicorn

galvanized unicorn — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:45:57 -0800

Roasted Potatoes With Blue Cheese & Walnut Butter

SO freaking delicious.