Potatoes are diced, boiled, and finished by sautéing.
Potato Sauté
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Ingredients:
Idaho or Russet Potatoes: 4 medium
Water: 5 cups
Butter or Earth Balance: 1 to 2 Tablespoons
Iodized sea salt
Condiment Options :
Ketchup
Mayonnaise (Hain Lite Safflower Mayonnaise with vitamin E or Spectrum Organics are two examples)
A blend of mayo with ketchup or Dijon
or one of 170 mayonnaise sauce recipe combinations from this list:
http://www.cooksunited.co.uk/rs/s0/mayonnaise+sauce/recipes.html
Utensils:
Medium sauce pan
Colander
Non-stick sauté pan or pancake/crêpe griddle
Spatula
Potato peeler, knife, cutting board
Technique:
Peel and dice potatoes, place in a medium/large sauce pan of boiling water for 15 minutes. Drain well in a colander.
Place the drained potatoes and butter on the sauté pan or griddle for about 5 minutes, turn with a spatula (perhaps adding another tablespoon of butter). Cook lightly until the potatoes show a golden finish. Sprinkle with iodized sea salt.
Serve with condiments on the side such as mayonnaise mixed with tomato ketchup or Dijon mustard, and add some spring greens mix to the plate.
Notes:
When working with potatoes, potato peelers or apple/potato peeler mechanical devices with turn handles are inexpensive and easier to use than just paring knives.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=potato+peeler&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Apotato+peeler
Or this, Rotato Express ha ha http://www.starfrit.net/rotato-express.html
Potatoes are high fiber and provide vitamin C and potassium. Here's a link to an extensive pdf file about potatoes and many ways to cook them. Potato Goodness: http://www.potatogoodness.com/Content/pdf/PPNHandbook_Final.pdf
"The Potato Unpeeled: Nutritional Facts and Information"
http://www.goireland.com/craic/potato-nutritional-facts.htm
| Nutrition Facts | |||||
| Serving Size 1 potato | |||||
| Amount Per Serving | |||||
Calories from Fat 0
Calories 110 | |||||
| % Daily Values* | |||||
| Total Fat 0g | 0% | ||||
| Saturated Fat 0g | 0% | ||||
| Polyunsaturated Fat 0g | |||||
| Monounsaturated Fat 0g | |||||
| Trans Fat 0g | |||||
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% | ||||
| Sodium 0mg | 0% | ||||
| Potassium 620mg | |||||
| Total Carbohydrate 26g | 9% | ||||
| Dietary Fiber 2g | 8% | ||||
| Sugars 1g | |||||
| Protein 3g | |||||
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Food Safety for mayonnaise sauces and salads: If unrefrigerated for more than two hours, then trash. Refrigerator shelf life of two, three days at most, then discard.
