While some of them,
like russet potatoes, are converted into sugar more quickly and should be avoided by the bodybuilders, others (red potatoes) take much longer to break down providing you with a prolonged feeling of satiety.
Not exact matches
They are delicious as - is, however I also found Idahoan ® Signature
Russets Mashed
Potatoes to serve as the perfect blank canvas for creative mashed
potatoes,
like this recipe for Broccoli Cheddar Mashed
Potatoes.
I'll tell you all about how I invented
potato tacos and what life was
like for me in Idaho as a
russet potato.
I
like to use Yukon gold
potatoes in a gratin since they have a great tendency to be soft and creamy than
russets, but truthfully, you can use either type of
potato.
It would be
like selling a bushel of sweet
potatoes and calling them
russet potatoes.
It would be
like saying
russet potatoes and sweet
potatoes are the same.
Amanda — I think you could use sweet
potatoes here, however, the floury texture that you don't
like in
Russets is exactly why they're great for latkes — they're not very waxy or overly moist - seeming, so they crisp up well.
Yukon Gold
potatoes are considered the mid-range of starch content, between floury baking
potatoes (
like russet) and waxy
potatoes that keep their shape in cold
potato salad (
like red - skinned
potatoes).
Next time i'm going to try using a mix of gold,
russet, and purple
potatoes from my local trader joes to see what it looks
like!
Russets definitely yield the best results when it comes to oven fries, but if you would
like to use other types of
potato,
like red, white or purple, you definitely can.
6 - 7 medium
russet potatoes, scrubbed and cut into a 3/4» dice 1/2 medium red onion, chopped 1 medium yellow onion, chopped 1 cup finely chopped sweet bell peppers 5 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 Serrano pepper, finely chopped (remove seeds if you'd
like to lower the heat) 3 Tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon dried thyme 1/2 teaspoon allspice 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 Tablespoon Sriracha 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon black pepper
I learned 2 valuable lessons while working on this recipe: Fingerlings are PERFECT for mini baked
potatoes (they're
like teeny tiny
russets but 10x tastier!)
* I used Yukon gold
potatoes because they have a creamier texture, but
russets or red
potatoes should work too ** I used Cabot extra sharp cheddar cheese, but feel free to try another sharp cheese that you
like!
The
potatoes were
like a slightly thicker
potato chip: Take a
russet, peel them, cut them in half, and very thinly slice them.
You can use
russets in a pinch, however they have a tendency to overcook and stick to the pan, so I prefer less starchy
potatoes like gold or red «new»
potatoes.
Stick with good carbs
like sweet
potatoes,
russet potatoes, jasmine rice, etc..
I love them in soups or loaded
like a baked
russet potato.
So after reading all this
potato talk, it seems
like plain old
russet / white
potatoes are better than sweet
potatoes after all?