#potato

Recipes

• indian

  Aloo Gobi

  A dry curry, not a gravy. Roast the cauliflower separately so it browns instead of steaming into mush.

  Time

  55m

  Serves

  4

  Effort

  Easy

• indian

  Aloo Matar

  Potatoes simmered in a tomato masala until the gravy clings, with peas thrown in late so they stay green and sweet.

  Time

  45m

  Serves

  4

  Effort

  Easy

• technique

  Potato Gnocchi

  Baked potatoes, riced hot, and the least flour you can get away with. Kneading is the enemy here, not the technique.

  Time

  2h

  Serves

  4

  Effort

  Involved

• side

  Gratin Dauphinois

  Thin potato slices simmered in cream before they go anywhere near the oven. No cheese, no stock, nothing to hide behind.

  Time

  1h 50m

  Serves

  6

  Effort

  Moderate

• soup

  Leek and Potato Soup

  Leeks sweated under a lid until they give up their sugar, then potato and stock. Three ingredients, no browning anywhere.

  Time

  50m

  Serves

  4

  Effort

  Easy

• technique

  Pierogi Ruskie

  A hot-water dough that rolls out thin without fighting back, filled with potato, curd cheese and deeply browned onion.

  Time

  2h 5m

  Serves

  4

  Effort

  Involved

• technique

  Tortilla Española

  Potatoes poached soft in olive oil, steeped in beaten egg, then set slowly so the middle stays just short of firm.

  Time

  1h 20m

  Serves

  6

  Effort

  Involved