General: Red Potatoe meal ideas?

Subject: Red Potatoe meal ideas?
Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
From: FERRANTE (manthonyferrante at yahoo.com)
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2004 15:06:05 -0400
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I recently bought a bag of small red potatoes and now I need some meal ideas. I was initially just going to cook them and mix with parsley, but I've changed my mind. Can someone offer some suggestions on what I can add to them, in a crockpot, to make a meal, something simple yet good (meat, maybe some onions and mushrooms)? Also, how long do you think it would take for the potatoes to get done in the crockpot? Should I half the potatoes to speed up the cooking time? I trust your opinion as you are the seasoned cooks. I'm just

Mark Ferrante
Bachelor Cook

Thanks!
From: Jason Tinling (only_ocassionally at yahoo.com)
Date: 3 Jun 2004 19:16:17 GMT
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Mark - From dinner a couple of nights ago.

Had some left over red potatoes from making potato salad over the weekend. Cubed potatoes and boiled until just beginning to soften. As potatoes boiled, put some olive oil and butter in a frying pan at low heat, gently cooked a couple of cloves of garlic and some red onion in the mix. Keep heat low enough to not discolor garlic. Added potatoes, upped the heat and added salt, pepper and fresh chopped dill. Cook until potatoes get a nice crust. Put 'em on a plate in a warm oven.

Chopped up some left over smoked pork shoulder. Sauteed in the same pan as the potatoes, added 3 scrambled eggs, made a small omelette. Added potatoes, sour cream and cheese to the omelette, melt cheese and enjoy.

Took all of about 20 minutes to prep and cook.

If you're planning to do an all day cook in the crockpot, I'd leave the potatoes whole
From: stan at temple.edu
Date: 3 Jun 2004 20:02:05 GMT
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Its not a crock pot recipe, but one of my favorite ways to cook those red potatoes is to wash them, then quarter them, then fry them with a little olive oil and canola oil and sprinkle the pototoes with paprika, pepper, and garlic powder. They go well with lots of main dishes.
From: Dimitri (Dimitri_C at prodigy.net)
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2004 20:40:42 GMT
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FERRANTE wrote:
> I recently bought a bag of small red potatoes and now I need some meal
> ideas.

1. Go to google.com
2. Search the words: crock pot red potatoes
3. Pick from 28,000 hits

Or
Quarter those little devils
Put in a large bowl and toss with EVOO and Balsamic.
Sprinkle with parmesan cheese, garlic (powder, granules, salt or fresh) and toss once more
add some cracked pepper (to taste)
Bake on a cookie sheet at 350 until tender.
Crank the over to 450 for another 10 minutes or until nicely browned.

Forget the meat - just have to potatoes for dinner.

:-)
From: FERRANTE (manthonyferrante at yahoo.com)
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2004 21:26:47 -0400
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Dimitri wrote:
>1. Go to google.com
>2. Search the words: crock pot red potatoes
>3. Pick from 28,000 hits

Yes, I could have done that, but I thought I would ask here because I love this group and help keep it active. I will say, however, that your recipe below sounds really good, as do the other responses!

Thanks everyone, so much!
Mark
From: John N. (news at nesselrode.com)
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 16:16:06 -0500
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Is that you, Mr. Quayle?
From: Peter Aitken (paitken at CRAPnc.rr.com)
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2004 22:28:15 GMT
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John N. wrote:
> Is that you, Mr. Quayle?

LOL!! It's been a while since Danny boy has been around to entertain us.
Thank god.
From: FERRANTE (manthonyferrante at yahoo.com)
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2004 21:27:12 -0400
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John N. wrote:
>Is that you, Mr. Quayle?

LOL! I was waiting for that!

Mark
From: Kswck (kswck at optonline.net)
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2004 22:03:20 GMT
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FERRANTE wrote:
> I recently bought a bag of small red potatoes and now I need some meal
> ideas.

Try this one.

Vegetables: Roasted Red Potatoes

Serving Size: 4
Categories: Vegetables

2 pounds red potatoes
2 tblsp butter, melted
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried marjoram
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Preheat oven to 425 deg. Using vegetable peeler, remove a 1/2 inch strip of peel from around center of each potato. Place potatoes in a small roasting pan.

Combine butter, garlic, salt, marjoram, thyme & pepper, pour over potatoes, turning to coat.

Roast until potatoes are golden and tender, about 45-50 minutes.
From: hahabogus (not at valid.invalid)
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2004 22:27:40 GMT
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Kswck wrote:
> Try this one.

How about scalloped potatoes with say ham and cheese added? Probably doable in a crock pot.
From: rosie read and post (readandpost at yahooORhotmail.com)
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 18:26:15 -0500
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i have thrown red potatoes in, for the last half hour of cooking a corned beef, in my slow cooker. they were perfect!
From: Gloria Puester (puester at worldnet.att.net)
Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2004 00:44:54 GMT
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FERRANTE wrote:
> I recently bought a bag of small red potatoes and now I need some meal
> ideas.

Potatoes usually take 20-30 minutes to cook so I wouldn't put them in a crock pot.

Try cutting them in cubes after they have cooked for about 15 minutes and add them to a skillet with sliced smoked sausage, cut up onions, and peppers. Add about 1/4 cup water or white wine and cover the skillet, stirring occasionally until potatoes and peppers are tender.

Serve with a salad and crusty bread.

You'll have a lot left over, but it reheats very well.
From: FERRANTE (manthonyferrante at yahoo.com)
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2004 21:28:58 -0400
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Puester Wrote:
>You'll have a lot left over, but it reheats very well.

Sounds really good. I hate to admit it, but I would not have a lot left over. I love food and it shows!!!

;)
Mark