How long does mash keep in a fridge? Can wedges be boiled and then frozen ready to chuck in the oven like shop bought ones?
Best not to keep cooked potatoes in the fridge more than 24 hours. However, you can mash and freeze.
As for wedges, yes you can par boil them for a couple of minutes then freeze. when you want to cook season and chuck in the oven.
I'd make :
Potato cake
Boil potatoes, mash/grate add salt, pepper and any spices you like. Add eggs, mix until smooth. Texture needs to be thick (you can add anything you like e.g chopped onions/spring onions, chopped herbs, peppers, garden peas, sweetcorn, courgette, BNS,etc). Heat a frying pan spray with frylight, spoon mixture and flatten. Turn after a couple of minutes when golden. Alternatively you can spoon, flatten on a baking tray either grill or bake in the oven. You can serve hot or cold as main with salad, baked beans, stews.
Wild potatoes - Peel and cube potatoes wash and dry. Fry chopped chilli and ginger in frylight, add potatoes, add some tumeric (to give it a it of colour), add a little drop of water, put a lid on the pan and lower the heat. Check to make sure it does not stick to the pan and if necessary add more water until cooked (firm and not mushed up). Reason for calling it wild is due to the kick from chilli.
You can also add tomatoes or spinach to the above (I prefer it plain).
Potato Bake - This is something my mum used to make in Winter when we were little
1 onion (cut into rings - do not seperate the rings)
2 medium potatoes peeled and sliced
2 turnips sliced (optional)
1 carrot peeled and sliced
1/2 aubergine sliced (optional)
1 courgette siced (optional)
2 tomatoes sliced
28 gr ready to eat prunes
Salt & pepper and spices (optional)
This can be cooked on the hob or an oven.
Layer all the veg and sprinke each layer with salt pepper and spices. Dot around the prunes. Add a little water and put on the cooker on very low heat until cooked. Make sure it does not stick to bottom of pan.
Tartte flatte
This is a French dish and lovely
1 onion chopped
2-3 potatoes cubed washed and dry
2 rashers of bacon cut into small strips or cubed
71gr Pain philly
30gr French camembert/brie or cheddar
Salt & pepper
Fry onion, bacon in frylight, add potatoes and fry further. add a little water and allow potato to cook a little. Mix philly with a little water and mix so a bit runny, salt & pepper. Put potato mixture in a casserole dish, pour philly mixture on top and toss so poatotoes coated with philly. Cook in 180 degree oven for 20 minutes until potatoes cooked sprinkle grated cheddar or put chunks of camembert/brie on top and cook until cheese melted and bubbling. Serve hot.
Enjoy.
