The Potato, Give Me Some Ideas

[ghb69]

I'll try it with the sausage. I make more or less the same thing but I put browned pork chops on the bottom layer. (That's a meal that makes my jewish heart skip a beat)

I wont tell.

You can get all beef kielbassa.

 

[silvertriumph2]

A dish that my grandmother used to make during the 1930's
depression era that became a favorite comfort food, even to
this day in my home.

It is a combi of some of the things helgaleena mentioned before.

Originally it was a combination of leftovers, but eventually ended
up at a potato, rutabaga and sucatash casarole.

I don't thnk there ever was an amount of anything given since it
was a combi of lots of leftovers and just thrown together. So,
do as I do...just mix 'em and enjoy...and don't worry about the
amounts...it always comes out good...

Base:
1) Whipped garlic potatoes
I use 8 large cloves of garlic put through a press...simmer in some butter or olive oil until soft (do not burn), and add a cup of
milk and simmer. Microwave (or bake) 4 or 5 large baking
potatoes, mash, add milk mixture, and whip. Add salt and pepper
to taste.
Keep warm.

Base:
2) Microwave two large rutabagas (or equal to the amount
of potatos), cool and then slice and dice. Add some sugar to
taste, a small amount of water if needed, and mash.
Keep warm.

Additional ingredients for the dish.....(usually leftovers)...my favorite is the following:

Combine Cup of Butter Beans (or Lima Beans) and a Cup of Yellow Corn and heat.
This combi is known as Sucatash.
Keep warm.

In a pam sprayed baking dish...layer the warm ingriedients...
Potatoes
Sucatash
Rutagagas
Sucatash
Potatoes

Dot top with butter and sprinkle some crush bacon pieces (or sausage) on top.
Bake in oven until warmed through and the top layer is lightly browned.

 

[D_Kitten_Kaboodle]

We make the Scalloped Potatoes and add browned ground beef and top with shredded cheddar cheese... Meal in one...

Also, did anyone say Loaded Potato Soup? Just start out like you are making potato soup and add chopped green onions, cubed ham, and just before taking off the eye add sour cream (just "some" LOL) depending on how big your pot of soup is

Serve with shredded cheese, more chopped onions and bacon bits...
This is great comfort food.

For Dessert?

How about Potato Candy?
boil one small potato until very tender ... drain water

mash potato and add powdered sugar until a stiff dough (like cookie dough) forms
roll dough into a rectangle on a powdered sugar surface... or rolling mat.
cover top with layer of peanut butter
roll long-wise and slice in pinwheels.

My mother gave me this recipe... said it was great when you are living on a shoestring and need something sweet...

every cupboard (back then) had a potato, sugar and peanut butter... haha

 

[OhWiseOne]

We make the Scalloped Potatoes and add browned ground beef and top with shredded cheddar cheese... Meal in one...

Also, did anyone say Loaded Potato Soup? Just start out like you are making potato soup and add chopped green onions, cubed ham, and just before taking off the eye add sour cream (just "some" LOL) depending on how big your pot of soup is

Serve with shredded cheese, more chopped onions and bacon bits...
This is great comfort food.

For Dessert?

How about Potato Candy?
boil one small potato until very tender ... drain water

mash potato and add powdered sugar until a stiff dough (like cookie dough) forms
roll dough into a rectangle on a powdered sugar surface... or rolling mat.
cover top with layer of peanut butter
roll long-wise and slice in pinwheels.

My mother gave me this recipe... said it was great when you are living on a shoestring and need something sweet...

every cupboard (back then) had a potato, sugar and peanut butter... haha

Potato candy hmmmm sounds interesting. And there is good ole reliable PB. :smile:

Wonder if you topped it with chocolate chips and warmed it in the oven?

 

[D_Kitten_Kaboodle]

Par boil peeled, cubed potatoes in salted water with a quartered lemon until they have a little give when pricked with a fork.

Drain really well and discard the lemon and pat dry with paper kitchen towel.
Spread out onto a cookie sheet and place into preheated oven until the surfaces are completely dry.
Mean while place a roasting tin on the burner and melt duck fat until it starts to ping and spit.
Dump dry par boiled potatoes into the fat and coat them well.
Roast in a hot oven until golden and drain and reserve the fat for next time.

Adding the lemon to the par boiling stage gives the potatoes a wonderful tang.

I want to try this tonite... can I use bacon grease instead? different flavor I imagine... similar outcome...

Sounds delicious
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The chocolate chips on top of the pb then rolled? YES!!

Warmed? Not sure what the heat will do to the consistency... best served cold.

also forgot to tell you to add 1 tsp vanilla flavoring to the candy when you mix the potato and sugar... (that's a given here where I live.... you make candy.... 1 tsp vanilla always makes it better ... LOL )

 

[OhWiseOne]

I want to try this tonite... can I use bacon grease instead? different flavor I imagine... similar outcome...

Sounds delicious
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The chocolate chips on top of the pb then rolled? YES!!

Warmed? Not sure what the heat will do to the consistency... best served cold.

also forgot to tell you to add 1 tsp vanilla flavoring to the candy when you mix the potato and sugar... (that's a given here where I live.... you make candy.... 1 tsp vanilla always makes it better ... LOL )

I thought about that whole chocolate thing some more and I'm thinking melted chocolate over the top and then chilled. :biggrin1:

 

[nudeyorker]

I have not made this in ages... This thread made me start thinking about it....
Souffle de Pommes de Terre (Potato Souffle)

(All ingredients should be room temperature)

1 lb peeled potatoes (peeled and cubed)
salt
1 stick butter
1/4 cup heavy cream
6 eggs (separated and whites stiffly beaten)

cook the potatoes quickly in boiling salted water. Drain and dry them in a 350 degree oven for a few minutes. Then pass them through a sieve or potato ricer.
In a pan melt all but 2 TBL of the butter and add the cream and then the egg yolks and incorporate potato mixture. Remove from heat and fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites. Butter a 6" souffle dish with the remaining butter (This is optional but I dust the buttered pan with grated parmesan reggiano) Turn the mixture into the pan and bake in a 350 degree preheated oven for 30-35 minutes until it has risen and is golden. Serve immediately. I serve this with prime rib.

 

[OhWiseOne]

This looks like something to try.

Potato Lasagna

http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1838,159163-249201,00.html

 

[SprinkleMe69]

Yummy. Real simple recipe.

 

[ghb69]

Ever try Pagach (potato pizza)

 

[B_Craiggers]

Get those small white boiled potatos that come in a can.

Serve those things up w/ a little butter & garnish and a steak.

So boringly simple, and yet so yummy.

 

[lucky8]

Cheesy Potatoes
4 oz velvetta cheese
1/4 c. margarine
6 oz. sour cream
1/4 c. chopped onions
1/2 can cream of celery soup
3-4 potatoes peeled and cut into cubes OR 1 pound ore-ida square frozen hash browns

Melt cheese and margarine in microwave. Stir in sour cream, onion & soup. Add potatoes. Cook in 8x8 or 9x9 pan at 350 degrees uncovered for 1 - 1 1/2 hours.
This recipe is THE BEST. Add bacon bits and/or garlic too if you want

Green Beans and Potatoes
1 can green beans
2 potatoes - peeled and cut into cubes
1 slice of bacon
1/4 c. white onion - chopped
salt and pepper to taste

Put all ingredients in pan. Cook until potatoes are soft. Best made with shelly green beans. This Recipe is also AMAZING. Since discovering it, it's the only way I eat green beans now. Would highly recommend. ALWAYS get compliments on this, it's so easy too. If you don't want to use bacon, ham works good too

 

[Deno]

mashed potato pancakes

also mash them and cool, add an egg and your fav dried cheese and fry off.

One of my favs is cabbage and potatoes cook with spicy sausage.

I rarely ever peel them anymore it's the most nourishing part.

 

[185248]

I remember as a kid I had a spud gun, late 60's...Mum use to get pissed off cause the potatoes tended to disappear, just a wee bit Who remembers them?

 

[Viking_UK]

300g floury potatoes
6tbsp sugar
100ml orange juice
4tbsp lemon juice
Vanilla sugar
200g cream
Pinch of salt

Grate the potatoes into a bowl. Cover.
Put 3tbsp of sugar into a pan and allow to caramelise. Add the orange juice and simmer until the caramel has been absorbed. Add the potatoes and cook on a high heat for about five minutes, stirring constantly. Test the texture; it's best if it's not too soft.
Remove from the heat. Add salt and lemon juice, vanilla sugar and the remaining 3tbsp of sugar. Stir well and add more lemon juice/sugar to taste. Cool to room temperature.

Whip the cream until stiff, and fold into the mixture. Freeze, stirring every hour or so until it's set.

 

[MASSIVEPKGO_CHUCK]

authentic Shepherd's Pie with garlic.

 

[OhWiseOne]

Okay now I'm hungry.

 

[MickeyLee]

i make a mean ass curried potato salad.
*closely guards recipe*

 

[Hand_Solo]

I remember as a kid I had a spud gun, late 60's...Mum use to get pissed off cause the potatoes tended to disappear, just a wee bit Who remembers them?

They still sell 'em. Got a pair a few years back and initiated the war of the spud pellets with my wife.