Potatoes

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Ingredients

• 1 medium potato per person
• Butter or spread, with optional milk (for mashed)
• Olive or sunflower oil (for frying, sauteing or roasting)

Method

Boiled potatoes

1. Peel potato(es).
2. Cut up potatoes; if using potatoes of different sizes, cut up the larger into eight pieces, the mediums into four, and smaller into two or three to even out the sizes of the pieces.
3. Boil for 20 minutes or until soft, and remove water.

Mashed potatoes

1. Make boiled potatoes, as above.
2. Mash with a masher, adding the butter/spread and milk if desired. Chefs often use cream.
3. Flavourings can be added at this point e.g. cheese, herbs etc.

Chips

1. Peel potato(es).
2. Cut potatoes into strips.
3. Heat oil in saucepan - do not stint on the oil
4. Add chips. Do not keep pushing around in the pan, or they will stick and the edges come off; instead, leave on each side for five minutes, turning once the crispy side is fully set.
5. If double frying, fry once at a lower temperature, leave to cool and then fry again at a higher temperature.

Saute potatoes

1. Par-boil potatoes as above but for 10 minutes.
2. Fry as if chips once.

Roast potatoes

1. Par-boil potatoes as above but for 10 minutes.
2. If a disciple of Delia Smith, fry as if saute potatoes (not required).
3. Bake in the oven on a baking tray in preheated oil at 180 C, for 45 minutes, turning half way through.