Storing: Keep Potatoes from turning
Subject: Keep Potatoes from turning
Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
From: Ken (kbraun1 at rochester.rr.com)
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What can I do to keep potatoes from turning brown after peeling them and want to put them in a dish in an oven set to start cooking 2 hours later. Such as putting a chuck roast in the bottom of a pan with a cup of water and placing potatoes on top along with a squash.
From: jim (jim.t.elk at worldnet.att.net)
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 12:55:59 -0500
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Use small red taters and don't peel'em, else make sure the spuds are covered with liquid.
From: Karen O'Mara (karen at randomgraphics.com)
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 10:29:57 -0800
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cfb wrote:
> It's very simple.....immerse them in cold water, they will not turn brown.
How will you get these potatoes drained and cooking in time-delay as the question is stated?
From: Ken (kbraun1 at rochester.rr.com)
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 01:56:19 -0500
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It all goes into a pan at once then the oven is set to start at a later time by itself.
From: Jill McQuown
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 21:18:16 -0600
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I'm assuming by "turning" you mean the discoloration. The only way I know is to immerse them in cold water and add a dash of lemon juice or white vinegar and keep them chilled until cooking time. I don't know any way to do this with potatoes you plan to put in the pot but not cook until 2 hours later. Crock pot roast and potatoes might be a good idea.
From: Robb (rddg at 1st-uspride.net)
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 01:14:08 -0500
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Could you treat the potatoes with a product like Fruit Fresh (which I think is ascorbic acid) without altering the flavor too much? This should prevent darkening.
From: Ken (kbraun1 at rochester.rr.com)
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 01:59:05 -0500
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Yes: It only need less than a cup of water so immersing them was not an option but the lemon trick is what I needed.
From: Alan Zelt (alzelt at worldnet.att.net)
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 01:03:37 -0800
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One thing you might try is to blanch the potatoes for a few minutes. And then rapidly cool them. Then assemble the dish on the timer.
From: j6505 at aol.com (J6505)
Date: 12 Nov 1999 09:24:40 GMT
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Easy--just submerge in cold wat and put in the refrig.