Potatoes potatoes, wtf do i do with them?

Potatoes will last an insane length of time when stored right...just cause you have them doesn't mean you need to use them NOW....if they are cooked, then yeah, use them...if not, store in a cool dark place.

A simple and easy one but it's really good! Russian style pan-fried potatoes with onions. Here is one version you can try (too lazy to type in mine but this one is very close)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn_OiMShhGk

If you have a cast iron pan or any other pan that is not a non-stick they would come out even better. The satisfaction of scraping off browned bits from the bottom is unparallelled.

It's very important you don't skimp on the oil. Sprays don't work and butter will burn because you have to get the oil pretty hot before adding potatoes.

Also note, they are not ready until they start to fall apart when you try to stir them and the onion is almost melting. Not sure if cutting them like in the video will produce the same results as we get. We simply slice them into 1 inch slices, but for the directions listed I suggest to just copy what she's doing.

Serve with low salt dill pickles on the side and roughly diced tomatoes, no ketchup or any other concussion necessary (well, maybe a bit of sour cream). You haven't lived until you tried this.

Hasselback potatoes, if you like baked potatoes and like to add style to the plate it is the best way to go, imo.

https://www.google.com/search?q=hasselback+potatoes&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-US:IE-SearchBox&ie=&oe=&gws_rd=ssl

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I have tried making Hasselback potatoes a couple of times, because they sound so good, but I have always found them to be sort of "meh". I wish I liked them more - they look so cool. And its not because we scrimped on the olive oil, seasoning, or even parmesan cheese on top. Even my husband who never met a potato he didn't like wasn't crazy about them, said, "they just aren't as good as they should be for how cool they look".

I was the same way the first time I made then, but find if I start them just with a brushing of oil or fat and a little salt then half way into the cooking brush them again and full season them they come out crispier on the outside and creamy on the inside.

I've got two words for ya: potato-f@#$ing-pancakes

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akgreen324
Potatoes are not good carbs.....make that salad and only eat half of it. Then buy sweet potatoes!

so i have a bunch of potatoes left over from the weekend, and i dont know what to do with them
i make some of the best mash potatoes but im burned out on those so how do you make them?>?

I par boil them, cut them into chunks then fry them in 1 tbsp rapeseed oil with red chilli, garlic, onions and white cabbage and top with an egg.

Oven roasted potatoes, rolled in chopped herbs and drizzled with garlic butter. Roasted potato soup with bacon, chives, and a dollop of sour cream. There's a million yummy things to do with potatoes.

Potatoes are not good carbs.....make that salad and only eat half of it. Then buy sweet potatoes!

sorry you are getting so much flack on this thread. not everything you dig out of the ground is good for massive consumption. it appears we are in the minority here on the value of the " potato". lol

What's with the quotes around "potato"? Are you using the word as a euphemism? For what?

My new find is to cut some new red potatoes into chunks and marinate them in oil, vinegar, and thyme for half an hour. Then sprinkle with salt and pepper and roast them. It's a little like salt and vinegar potato chips.

treat potatoes like a dessert but that is exactly the way your body will handle a potato. Moderation is key with them if you are trying to lose weight. keep it to a half cup or under per meal if you must have them . potatos are full of potassium , if you eat the skin. Ice cream is full of calcium but that doesn't mean you should eat a ton of it to get your calcium. you can get potassium from tons of other things that wont help you pack on the lbs. potatoes mean nothing to extremely active people who use those carbs fast. those people can probably also eat an extra large portion of mcdonalds French fries everyday and not gain a single pound. lightly active and sedentary people that are actively trying to lose should really limit potatoes. I love it how all these super active gym nutz are consistently pushing the carb heavy foods on people who are not extremely active. eating those foods are how most of us ballooned up to the weight we are.

1. Your body can't tell the difference between a potato and dessert.

2. Who is pushing potatoes on you? There's a difference between saying a food is healthy and pushing. Potatoes are not "bad" foods.

3. I'm sure the "gym nutz" on here are still eating foods in moderation based on their activity levels. Moderation is the key for everyone here, no matter what you do at the gym. I go to the gym a lot and potatoes mean something to me. I still account for the calories and the carbs and if I want a potato the size of my head with butter, sour cream and bacon I will eat it - if it fits into my macros.

treat potatoes like a dessert but that is exactly the way your body will handle a potato. Moderation is key with them if you are trying to lose weight. keep it to a half cup or under per meal if you must have them . potatos are full of potassium , if you eat the skin. Ice cream is full of calcium but that doesn't mean you should eat a ton of it to get your calcium. you can get potassium from tons of other things that wont help you pack on the lbs. potatoes mean nothing to extremely active people who use those carbs fast. those people can probably also eat an extra large portion of mcdonalds French fries everyday and not gain a single pound. lightly active and sedentary people that are actively trying to lose should really limit potatoes. I love it how all these super active gym nutz are consistently pushing the carb heavy foods on people who are not extremely active. eating those foods are how most of us ballooned up to the weight we are.

1. Your body can't tell the difference between a potato and dessert.

2. Who is pushing potatoes on you? There's a difference between saying a food is healthy and pushing. Potatoes are not "bad" foods.

3. I'm sure the "gym nutz" on here are still eating foods in moderation based on their activity levels. Moderation is the key for everyone here, no matter what you do at the gym. I go to the gym a lot and potatoes mean something to me. I still account for the calories and the carbs and if I want a potato the size of my head with butter, sour cream and bacon I will eat it - if it fits into my macros.

Not to mention OP wants to eat potatoes, so really the anti-potato people are the ones pushing an agenda here.

treat potatoes like a dessert but that is exactly the way your body will handle a potato. Moderation is key with them if you are trying to lose weight. keep it to a half cup or under per meal if you must have them . potatos are full of potassium , if you eat the skin. Ice cream is full of calcium but that doesn't mean you should eat a ton of it to get your calcium. you can get potassium from tons of other things that wont help you pack on the lbs. potatoes mean nothing to extremely active people who use those carbs fast. those people can probably also eat an extra large portion of mcdonalds French fries everyday and not gain a single pound. lightly active and sedentary people that are actively trying to lose should really limit potatoes. I love it how all these super active gym nutz are consistently pushing the carb heavy foods on people who are not extremely active. eating those foods are how most of us ballooned up to the weight we are.

This post is AMAZING!
Oh MFP! Don't ever change! EVER!!!

What are gym nutz? They sound delicious....