Potato: the poll.

[mechsympathy]

From the potato, how do you like yours thread...


Edit for faffing...

Edited by mechsympathy on Friday 9th January 09:54

[arebrec]

roast

but only if they are crispy.

[NathanJones]

Roast, yummy, par-boiled and fluffy then into piping hot fat not oil, wait till crispy on the outside, rock salt. 10am and I am so hungry.

[cs02rm0]

McDonald's fries.

[mechsympathy]

cs02rm0 said:

McDonald's fries.

I know you put that in jest, but I realise I'd forgotten chips

[ManicMushroom]

nothing better than a good roasty......well, frying leftover boiled is pretty good if there good an crispy.

[captainzep]

Whilst Dauphinoise are superior in many ways, they tend to dominate the plate of food. Something so special about the perfect roast potato and the way they blend with the other ingredients, the gravy, the meat, perhaps a hint of horseradish from the beef...

[Cotty]

Roast for me.
Although I do like to saute leftover new potatos from the previous meal.

[mechsympathy]

Cotty said:

Roast for me.
Although I do like to saute leftover new potatos from the previous meal.

What leftovers??

[Cotty]

Fair point, I often have to make leftovers before I can make bubble & squeak

[madala]

....of course a lot depends on the potato.....so many types of potato...so many ways of cooking them....

[Romanymagic]

mechsympathy said:

cs02rm0 said:

McDonald's fries.

I know you put that in jest, but I realise I'd forgotten chips

saute would have been a good option!

[smiller]

I voted mashed.

As a comfort food, it is unequalled. And with a little butter and some mustard, it can be sensational; done well, a bowl of good mashed potato is a meal in itself.

[escargot]

Roast for me.

[satchbot]

smiller said:

I voted mashed.

As a comfort food, it is unequalled. And with a little butter and some mustard, it can be sensational; done well, a bowl of good mashed potato is a meal in itself.

nail/head. Well done that man

[grumbledoak]

Another vote for mashed, here. Nowhere to hide! You should put it in your mouth and think "Hmmm, fluffy potatoes"

Not knocking roast/rosti/chips, I love them too. But, 'simplest' is the best.

[mechsympathy]

coyft said:

Rebouchon. What are they?

See the other thread. It's basically mash made with 50:50 spud:lard

[Plotloss]

mechsympathy said:

coyft said:

Rebouchon. What are they?

See the other thread. It's basically mash made with 50:50 spud:lard

Try it, honestly, its worth doing.

Remember the old Ready Brek adverts where children went off to bleak looking Northern Mills with a glow about them?

Well you get a similar glow from the king of mash but its more like the glow you'd get from wandering into Sellafield.

[mechsympathy]

Will do.

I'll borrow a defibrilator just in case though.

[Shaw Tarse]

I had to abstain from the vote.
It depends on the potato & occasion. ie New pots with a hint of mint are no good with battered fish, on the way home from the pub Chips would not go with roast beef.(well maybe a roast beef sarnie)
Do potatoes count as a portion of veg?
(Red wine is one of my 5 a day, well it is grapes)