What to make with potatoes

Ingredients

• potatoes — 500g
• cauliflower — 1 head
• turmeric — 1 tsp
• cumin — 1 tsp
• garlic — 2 cloves
• naan — 4

Method

1. Cube potatoes, cut cauliflower into florets.
2. Fry garlic, turmeric and cumin.
3. Add veg, cover and cook 15-18 min, stirring occasionally, until tender.
4. Serve with warm naan.

Ingredients

• potatoes — 4 large
• bacon — 150g
• cheddar — 150g grated
• sour cream — 1/2 cup
• frozen corn — 1 cup
• spring onion — 3

Method

1. Microwave then oven-crisp potatoes.
2. Fry bacon.
3. Split and top at the table.

Ingredients

• sausages — 8
• potatoes — 600g
• pumpkin — 400g
• red onion — 1
• olive oil — 2 tbsp

Method

1. Everything on one tray, oil and season.
2. Bake 200°C 40 min, turning once.

Ingredients

• bratwurst sausages — 6
• sauerkraut — 400g jar
• potatoes — 600g
• wholegrain mustard — 2 tbsp

Method

1. Boil potatoes.
2. Pan-fry sausages until browned and cooked through.
3. Warm sauerkraut through.
4. Serve together with mustard.

Ingredients

• chicken thighs — 800g
• mushrooms — 300g
• diced tomatoes — 400g tin
• white wine — 1/2 cup
• onion — 1
• tarragon — 1 tsp
• potatoes — 600g

Method

1. Brown chicken thighs, set aside.
2. Soften onion and mushrooms in the same pan.
3. Add wine, simmer 2 min, then tomatoes and tarragon.
4. Return chicken, cover and simmer 25 min until cooked through.
5. Boil potatoes, serve alongside.

Ingredients

• chicken thighs — 800g
• bacon — 150g
• mushrooms — 300g
• red wine — 1 cup
• chicken stock — 500ml
• onion — 1
• garlic — 2 cloves
• plain flour — 1 tbsp
• potatoes — 600g

Method

1. Fry bacon until crisp, set aside.
2. Brown chicken thighs in the bacon fat, set aside.
3. Soften onion and garlic in the same pan.
4. Stir in flour, cook 1 min.
5. Add wine, scraping up any browned bits, then stock.
6. Return chicken and bacon, bring to a simmer.
7. Cover and cook low 45 min.
8. Add mushrooms in the last 15 min.
9. Meanwhile boil and mash or steam potatoes.
10. Reduce sauce if needed, serve chicken over potatoes.

Ingredients

• corned silverside — 1.5kg
• potatoes — 800g
• carrot — 3
• milk — 2 cups
• plain flour — 2 tbsp
• butter — 40g

Method

1. Simmer silverside 2.5 hours.
2. Boil veg.
3. Make white sauce with butter, flour, milk.

Ingredients

• beef mince — 600g
• potatoes — 800g
• carrot — 2
• onion — 1
• beef stock — 300ml
• frozen peas — 1 cup
• butter — 40g

Method

1. Brown mince with onion and carrot.
2. Add stock, simmer 15 min until thickened.
3. Boil and mash potatoes with butter.
4. Layer mince in a dish, top with mash.
5. Bake 200°C 20 min until golden on top.
6. Boil peas, serve alongside.

Ingredients

• white fish — 500g
• salmon — 300g
• prawns — 200g
• potatoes — 1kg
• milk — 2 cups
• plain flour — 3 tbsp
• butter — 60g
• cheddar — 100g grated
• frozen peas — 1 cup

Method

1. Boil and mash potatoes with a little of the butter and milk.
2. Gently poach fish and salmon in the remaining milk 8 min, remove and flake, reserve the milk.
3. Make a white sauce with butter, flour and the reserved poaching milk.
4. Fold flaked fish, prawns and peas through the sauce.
5. Transfer to a baking dish, top with mash and grated cheese.
6. Bake 200°C 25-30 min until golden and bubbling.
7. Rest 5 min before serving.

Ingredients

• lamb chops — 8
• potatoes — 800g
• broccoli — 1 head
• olive oil — 2 tbsp

Method

1. Roast potatoes 200°C 40 min.
2. Grill chops 4 min a side.
3. Steam broccoli.

Ingredients

• white fish — 4 fillets
• lemon — 1
• dill — 1/2 bunch
• potatoes — 600g
• green beans — 300g
• butter — 40g

Method

1. Wrap fish with lemon, dill, butter in baking paper.
2. Bake 180°C 15 min.
3. Serve with boiled potatoes and beans.

Ingredients

• chuck steak — 800g
• massaman curry paste — 4 tbsp
• coconut cream — 800ml tin
• potatoes — 500g
• peanuts — 1/2 cup
• tamarind paste — 2 tbsp
• palm sugar — 1 tbsp
• rice — 2 cups

Method

1. Cut beef into large chunks.
2. Fry curry paste in a little coconut cream until the oil separates and it smells fragrant.
3. Brown the beef in the paste.
4. Add remaining coconut cream, bring to a simmer.
5. Cover and simmer low 1.5-2 hours until beef is fork-tender, stirring occasionally.
6. Add potatoes in the last 30 min, cook until soft.
7. Stir in tamarind paste, palm sugar and peanuts.
8. Taste and adjust seasoning — should be rich, sweet, sour and salty.
9. Cook rice, serve curry over the top.

Ingredients

• beef mince — 800g
• breadcrumbs — 1 cup
• eggs — 2
• onion — 1
• tomato sauce — 1/2 cup
• potatoes — 800g
• butter — 50g

Method

1. Finely chop and soften onion, cool slightly.
2. Mix mince, breadcrumbs, egg and onion thoroughly.
3. Press into a loaf tin, brush top with half the tomato sauce.
4. Bake 180°C 50-55 min until cooked through and a little caramelised on top.
5. Rest 10 min before slicing — this keeps it from falling apart.
6. Boil and mash potatoes with butter.
7. Serve meatloaf with mash and remaining sauce warmed through.

Ingredients

• lamb mince — 600g
• eggplant — 2
• potatoes — 500g
• diced tomatoes — 400g tin
• milk — 2 cups
• plain flour — 3 tbsp
• butter — 50g
• parmesan — 50g
• cinnamon — 1 tsp

Method

1. Slice eggplant and potato, brush with oil and roast or grill until tender.
2. Brown lamb mince, add tomatoes and cinnamon, simmer 15 min.
3. Make a white sauce with butter, flour and milk, stir in half the parmesan.
4. Layer potato, then lamb sauce, then eggplant in a baking dish.
5. Top with the white sauce and remaining parmesan.
6. Bake 180°C 35-40 min until golden on top.
7. Rest 10 min before slicing and serving.

Ingredients

• potatoes — 800g
• chicken breast — 500g
• diced tomatoes — 400g tin
• smoked paprika — 2 tsp
• garlic — 2 cloves
• mayonnaise — 1/3 cup

Method

1. Roast or fry potato chunks until crisp.
2. Pan-fry chicken, slice.
3. Simmer tomatoes with paprika and garlic for the sauce.
4. Serve potatoes and chicken with sauce and a dollop of mayonnaise.

Ingredients

• pork chops — 4
• apples — 2
• potatoes — 800g
• butter — 50g
• green beans — 300g

Method

1. Pan-fry chops, rest.
2. Soften apple slices in the pan.
3. Serve with mash and beans.

Ingredients

• chicken thighs — 800g
• piri piri sauce — 1/3 cup
• garlic — 2 cloves
• lemon — 1
• potatoes — 600g
• mixed salad leaves — 1 bag

Method

1. Mix piri piri sauce, garlic and lemon juice, coat chicken.
2. Marinate 20 min if time allows.
3. Grill or bake chicken 200°C 30-35 min until cooked through.
4. Roast or boil potatoes alongside.
5. Serve with salad.

Ingredients

• chicken thighs — 800g
• diced tomatoes — 400g tin
• olives — 1/2 cup
• garlic — 3 cloves
• thyme — 1 tsp
• potatoes — 600g

Method

1. Brown chicken thighs, set aside.
2. Soften garlic in the same pan.
3. Add tomatoes, olives and thyme, return chicken.
4. Cover and simmer 30 min until chicken is cooked through.
5. Boil potatoes, serve alongside.

Ingredients

• whole chicken — 1.6kg
• potatoes — 800g
• carrot — 3
• pumpkin — 400g
• olive oil — 2 tbsp
• rosemary — 2 sprigs

Method

1. Roast chicken 190°C ~75 min.
2. Roast veg in oil last 45 min.
3. Rest chicken 10 min, carve.

Ingredients

• salmon — 4 fillets
• potatoes — 800g
• frozen peas — 2 cups
• butter — 50g
• lemon — 1

Method

1. Boil and mash potatoes with butter.
2. Pan-fry salmon 3-4 min a side.
3. Boil peas.
4. Serve with lemon.

Ingredients

• sausages — 8
• potatoes — 800g
• gravy powder — 2 tbsp
• frozen peas — 2 cups
• butter — 50g

Method

1. Fry sausages.
2. Boil and mash potatoes.
3. Make gravy, boil peas.
4. Plate up.

Ingredients

• pork schnitzel — 4
• breadcrumbs — 1.5 cups
• eggs — 2
• plain flour — 1/2 cup
• potatoes — 600g
• mayonnaise — 1/3 cup
• spring onion — 3

Method

1. Boil potatoes until tender, cool slightly and cube.
2. Toss potatoes with mayonnaise and spring onion for the salad.
3. Crumb schnitzels through flour, egg, then breadcrumbs.
4. Shallow-fry schnitzels until golden and cooked through.
5. Serve with the potato salad.

Ingredients

• lamb mince — 500g
• potatoes — 1kg
• carrot — 2
• onion — 1
• frozen peas — 1 cup
• beef stock — 300ml
• butter — 50g

Method

1. Brown mince with veg, add stock, simmer.
2. Top with buttery mash.
3. Bake 200°C 25 min.

Ingredients

• chuck steak — 800g
• potatoes — 600g
• carrot — 3
• onion — 1
• beef stock — 500ml
• tomato paste — 2 tbsp
• plain flour — 2 tbsp

Method

1. Toss beef in flour, brown.
2. Everything in slow cooker, low 7 hours.
3. Season and serve with bread.

Ingredients

• lamb shoulder — 1.5kg
• garlic — 4 cloves
• rosemary — 3 sprigs
• potatoes — 800g
• carrot — 3
• olive oil — 2 tbsp

Method

1. Cut small slits in the lamb, push in garlic slivers and rosemary.
2. Rub with olive oil and season well.
3. Roast 160°C covered, 3 hours, until very tender.
4. Add potatoes and carrot around the lamb for the last 1 hour, uncovered, to roast and crisp.
5. Rest lamb 15 min before shredding or carving.
6. Serve with the roasted vegetables and pan juices.

Ingredients

• potatoes — 400g
• cauliflower — 1/2 head
• frozen peas — 1 cup
• coconut cream — 400ml tin
• garam masala — 2 tsp
• cashews — 1/4 cup
• rice — 2 cups

Method

1. Sauté garam masala briefly to release aroma.
2. Add potatoes and cauliflower, stir to coat.
3. Add coconut cream and a splash of water, simmer 15 min until vegetables are tender.
4. Stir through peas and cashews, warm through.
5. Cook rice, serve curry over the top.