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When to add potatoes to a stew.
I do a mutton back chop stew with carrots, swede, turnip, onions and celery
and, although I am very pleased with it, I would just like to add some potatoes as an experiment. I use a slow cooker and it takes about seven hours to cook this meal. Then I add pearl barley and lentils to it and let them cook for a further twenty minutes. At what stage should I add the potatoes? |
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On Tuesday, March 4, 2014 6:19:06 PM UTC-5, Emrys Davies wrote:
> I do a mutton back chop stew with carrots, swede, turnip, onions and celery > > and, although I am very pleased with it, I would just like to add some > > potatoes as an experiment. I use a slow cooker and it takes about seven > > hours to cook this meal. Then I add pearl barley and lentils to it and let > > them cook for a further twenty minutes. At what stage should I add the > > potatoes? When the stew is nice and tender add bite size potatoes. Simmer for another 35.234 minutes. I've never added starch to stew. Starch should be served on the side. It sops up too many juices. Make dumplings or some such and serve the stew over the starch. |
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Emrys Davies wrote:
> >I do a stew and I would just like to add some >potatoes. I use a slow cooker and it takes about seven >hours to cook this meal. >At what stage should I add the potatoes? After ten years I recently gave my slow cooker away, I found it totally useless for cooking anything other than steel cut oats (saves all that stirring). For stews a slow cooker is okay I guess if you're afflicted with TIAD. If you're looking for a way to cook that saves time cook a big potful on the stovetop when you do have time and freeze portions... when you come home from work a quart of stew in the microwave and dinner is on the table in ten minutes. |
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On Tuesday, March 4, 2014 3:19:06 PM UTC-8, Emrys Davies wrote:
> I do a mutton back chop stew with carrots, swede, turnip, onions and celery > and, although I am very pleased with it, I would just like to add some > potatoes as an experiment. I use a slow cooker and it takes about seven > hours to cook this meal. Then I add pearl barley and lentils to it and let > them cook for a further twenty minutes. At what stage should I add the > potatoes? I have experimented with different times, and finally decided I prefer stew without potatoes, because of the starch they release into the liquid. So I will cook them separately. |
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On 3/4/2014 6:19 PM, Emrys Davies wrote:
> I do a mutton back chop stew with carrots, swede, turnip, onions and > celery and, although I am very pleased with it, I would just like to add > some potatoes as an experiment. I use a slow cooker and it takes about > seven hours to cook this meal. Then I add pearl barley and lentils to > it and let them cook for a further twenty minutes. At what stage should > I add the potatoes? > > I've read the replies with interest. I always cut potatoes about the same size as carrots. I usually use red potatoes (not small "new potatoes" just red skinned potatoes) when making a stew. I add them to the slow cooker at the start. Celery goes soft much sooner than any type vegetable but that is fine because it's just for added taste. I'm having a hard time finding pearl barley these days. When I bought the oxtails to make soup, I wanted to add pearl barley towards the end of cooking. All they had at the store was Quaker brand quick-cooking barley. Oh no. It looks like cereal flakes! On the shelf where there used to be pearl barley and other grains, more shelf space is devoted to boxes of things like Quinoa and whatever else the latest craze is. I could not find honest to goodness pearl barley to add to my soup. That ticks me off. Jill |
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On Wed, 05 Mar 2014 21:36:31 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote: snip > >I'm having a hard time finding pearl barley these days. When I bought >the oxtails to make soup, I wanted to add pearl barley towards the end >of cooking. All they had at the store was Quaker brand quick-cooking >barley. Oh no. It looks like cereal flakes! snip >Jill I've been having great success at my Winco. I just stop off at the service desk as I leave and ask if I may leave a message for the person who does the ordering. They take down the message and 3 days later the item is on the shelf. Janet US |
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On Thu, 06 Mar 2014 07:52:22 -0700, Janet Bostwick
> wrote: > On Wed, 05 Mar 2014 21:36:31 -0500, jmcquown > > wrote: > snip > > > >I'm having a hard time finding pearl barley these days. When I bought > >the oxtails to make soup, I wanted to add pearl barley towards the end > >of cooking. All they had at the store was Quaker brand quick-cooking > >barley. Oh no. It looks like cereal flakes! > snip > >Jill > > I've been having great success at my Winco. I just stop off at the > service desk as I leave and ask if I may leave a message for the > person who does the ordering. They take down the message and 3 days > later the item is on the shelf. You're lucky they have it in their warehouse. That didn't work for me with tarragon vinegar. It they don't have it in the warehouse, it won't go on the shelf. -- Good Food. Good Friends. Good Memories. |
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On 3/6/2014 9:23 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> > > "jmcquown" > wrote in message > ... >> On 3/6/2014 6:16 AM, wrote: >>> On Wed, 05 Mar 2014 21:36:31 -0500, jmcquown > >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I'm having a hard time finding pearl barley these days. When I bought >>>> the oxtails to make soup, I wanted to add pearl barley towards the end >>>> of cooking. All they had at the store was Quaker brand quick-cooking >>>> barley. Oh no. It looks like cereal flakes! >>>> >>>> On the shelf where there used to be pearl barley and other grains, more >>>> shelf space is devoted to boxes of things like Quinoa and whatever else >>>> the latest craze is. I could not find honest to goodness pearl barley >>>> to add to my soup. That ticks me off. >>>> >>>> Jill >>> >>> Do you contact them about this ? I started emailing head office for >>> my local stupidmarket when things pleased/displeased me - it is >>> important to also register with them anything that pleases, not just >>> complain. This has become very effective - much to my amazement! >>> >> I didn't but I think I should. I like pearl barley, even simply >> cooked in stock with diced veggies as a side dish. >> >>> Biggest success was about putting up Xmas decorations etc. About three >>> years ago they put them up first few days of November. I emailed them >>> that I was highly offended that they would even think of doing that >>> before we passed Remembrance Day - I heard later from one of the girls >>> there that the manager of that store received a rocket. >>> >> You've stumped me.  The manager received a rocket?> > .... up his a.. ;-) > > Ha! Thank you for clarifying. I was seeing stores decorated for Christmas in October. FGS, it's not even Halloween yet! It doesn't offend me but I find it irritating. I don't want to listen Jingle Bells for three months, either. I think I'll let them know I'm not happy about the lack of pearl barley. I don't know if it will change anything. Jill |
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On Thu, 06 Mar 2014 09:37:32 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote: snip > >I was seeing stores decorated for Christmas in October. FGS, it's not >even Halloween yet! It doesn't offend me but I find it irritating. I >don't want to listen Jingle Bells for three months, either. > snip >Jill wasn't there a time when we were kids at school that we used our Crayons to first draw autumn leaves, then Jack-O'Lanterns then turkeys and Pilgrims -- way before we drew Santa? I miss that gradual introduction to the later part of the year. Janet US |
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"jmcquown" > wrote in message ... > I was seeing stores decorated for Christmas in October. FGS, it's not > even Halloween yet! It doesn't offend me but I find it irritating. I > don't want to listen Jingle Bells for three months, either. > > I think I'll let them know I'm not happy about the lack of pearl barley. I > don't know if it will change anything. Give it a whirl It can't be any worse than it is now!-- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ |
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jmcquown wrote:
> > I think I'll let them know I'm not happy about the lack of pearl barley. > I don't know if it will change anything. My store will special order for you if you ask. They usually want you to buy in quantity though if they do that for you. G. |
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On Thu, 06 Mar 2014 09:10:44 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote: snip >You've stumped me. The manager received a rocket?> >Jill A strongly worded reprimand. ;o) Janet US |
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"Jeßus" > wrote in message ... > On Thu, 06 Mar 2014 10:27:41 -0400, wrote: > >>On Thu, 06 Mar 2014 09:10:44 -0500, jmcquown > >>wrote: >>>> >>>> Do you contact them about this ? I started emailing head office for >>>> my local stupidmarket when things pleased/displeased me - it is >>>> important to also register with them anything that pleases, not just >>>> complain. This has become very effective - much to my amazement! >>>> >>>I didn't but I think I should. I like pearl barley, even simply cooked >>>in stock with diced veggies as a side dish. >>> >>>> Biggest success was about putting up Xmas decorations etc. About three >>>> years ago they put them up first few days of November. I emailed them >>>> that I was highly offended that they would even think of doing that >>>> before we passed Remembrance Day - I heard later from one of the girls >>>> there that the manager of that store received a rocket. >>>> >>>You've stumped me. The manager received a rocket?>> >>Vernacular for was reprimanded > > We've been inundated with all the Easter stuff for a few weeks now at > our supermarkets. Our Easter stuff appears in our supermarkets right after Christmas -- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ |
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On Mon, 10 Mar 2014 10:59:24 -0000, "Ophelia"
> wrote: >"Jeßus" > wrote in message .. . >> We've been inundated with all the Easter stuff for a few weeks now at >> our supermarkets. > >Our Easter stuff appears in our supermarkets right after Christmas Sheesh. |
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> wrote in message ... > On Mon, 10 Mar 2014 10:59:24 -0000, "Ophelia" > > wrote: > >> >> >>"Jeßus" > wrote in message . .. >>> On Thu, 06 Mar 2014 10:27:41 -0400, wrote: >>> >>>>On Thu, 06 Mar 2014 09:10:44 -0500, jmcquown > >>>>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Do you contact them about this ? I started emailing head office for >>>>>> my local stupidmarket when things pleased/displeased me - it is >>>>>> important to also register with them anything that pleases, not just >>>>>> complain. This has become very effective - much to my amazement! >>>>>> >>>>>I didn't but I think I should. I like pearl barley, even simply cooked >>>>>in stock with diced veggies as a side dish. >>>>> >>>>>> Biggest success was about putting up Xmas decorations etc. About >>>>>> three >>>>>> years ago they put them up first few days of November. I emailed >>>>>> them >>>>>> that I was highly offended that they would even think of doing that >>>>>> before we passed Remembrance Day - I heard later from one of the >>>>>> girls >>>>>> there that the manager of that store received a rocket. >>>>>> >>>>>You've stumped me. The manager received a rocket?>>>> >>>>Vernacular for was reprimanded >>> >>> We've been inundated with all the Easter stuff for a few weeks now at >>> our supermarkets. >> >>Our Easter stuff appears in our supermarkets right after Christmas > > The only thing I have seen is those Cadbury creme eggs - I don't care > for chocolate that much but always wind up buying one of those by > Easter. They are prefaced here by silly ads about the easter bunny > laying them and it has probably been a good campaign over the years. We have the whole shebang! -- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ |
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On Mon, 10 Mar 2014 07:07:48 -0300, wrote:
>On Mon, 10 Mar 2014 13:13:11 +1100, Jeßus > wrote: >>We've been inundated with all the Easter stuff for a few weeks now at >>our supermarkets. > >I just don't understand it - are there people who like to be reminded >for weeks ? Don't think I know any. Impulse buying works, I guess. |
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So, am I the only one who is wondering why one would add potatoes and barley to the same stew? OK, I see he's "experimenting," but barley and lentils and potatoes sounds awful heavy to me. Any one of those 3, sure, but all of them?
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> wrote: > So, am I the only one who is wondering why one would add potatoes and barley to the same stew? OK, I see he's "experimenting," but barley and lentils and potatoes sounds awful heavy to me. Any one of those 3, sure, but all of them? > Apparently he likes that combination. -- Good Food. Good Friends. Good Memories. |
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On Thu, 06 Mar 2014 18:56:28 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote: > On 3/6/2014 6:22 PM, wrote: > > So, am I the only one who is wondering why one would add potatoes > > and barley to the same stew? OK, I see he's "experimenting," but > > barley and lentils and potatoes sounds awful heavy to me. > Any one of those 3, sure, but all of them? > > > > Bill Ranck > > Blacksburg, VA > > > Excellent question. I didn't think past the "when to add potatoes" > question. I wouldn't add all of those things. Lentil soup, potato > soup, barley if you're making certain types of soup like Scotch broth or > beef & barley. Certainly not all together. > Why would anyone have a problem with it if potatoes are a vegetable? -- Good Food. Good Friends. Good Memories. |
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On 3/6/2014 7:24 PM, sf wrote:
> On Thu, 06 Mar 2014 18:56:28 -0500, jmcquown > > wrote: > >> On 3/6/2014 6:22 PM, wrote: >>> So, am I the only one who is wondering why one would add potatoes >>> and barley to the same stew? OK, I see he's "experimenting," but >>> barley and lentils and potatoes sounds awful heavy to me. > Any one of those 3, sure, but all of them? >>> >>> Bill Ranck >>> Blacksburg, VA >>> >> Excellent question. I didn't think past the "when to add potatoes" >> question. I wouldn't add all of those things. Lentil soup, potato >> soup, barley if you're making certain types of soup like Scotch broth or >> beef & barley. Certainly not all together. >> > Why would anyone have a problem with it if potatoes are a vegetable? > > LOL Because lentils and barley don't "belong" in potato soup? Bacon belongs in potato soup. Jill |
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"Sqwertz" > wrote in message ... > On Tue, 4 Mar 2014 23:19:06 -0000, Emrys Davies wrote: > >> I do a mutton back chop stew with carrots, swede, turnip, onions and >> celery >> and, although I am very pleased with it, I would just like to add some >> potatoes as an experiment. I use a slow cooker and it takes about seven >> hours to cook this meal. Then I add pearl barley and lentils to it and >> let >> them cook for a further twenty minutes. At what stage should I add the >> potatoes? > > What size are the potatoes? Peeled? Will they be submerged in > liquid? > > -sw They will be peeled, quartered and submerged in the stew. |
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On Tue, 4 Mar 2014 23:32:32 -0000, "Emrys Davies" >
wrote: >"Sqwertz" > wrote in message ... >> On Tue, 4 Mar 2014 23:19:06 -0000, Emrys Davies wrote: >> >>> I do a mutton back chop stew with carrots, swede, turnip, onions and >>> celery >>> and, although I am very pleased with it, I would just like to add some >>> potatoes as an experiment. I use a slow cooker and it takes about seven >>> hours to cook this meal. Then I add pearl barley and lentils to it and >>> let >>> them cook for a further twenty minutes. At what stage should I add the >>> potatoes? >> >> What size are the potatoes? Peeled? Will they be submerged in >> liquid? > >They will be peeled, quartered and submerged in the stew. Put them in straight away (any variety), I always have and they hold their shape and texture. |
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On 3/4/2014 6:38 PM, Jeßus wrote: > On Tue, 4 Mar 2014 23:32:32 -0000, "Emrys Davies" > > wrote: > >> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message >> ... >>> On Tue, 4 Mar 2014 23:19:06 -0000, Emrys Davies wrote: >>> >>>> I do a mutton back chop stew with carrots, swede, turnip, onions and >>>> celery >>>> and, although I am very pleased with it, I would just like to add some >>>> potatoes as an experiment. I use a slow cooker and it takes about seven >>>> hours to cook this meal. Then I add pearl barley and lentils to it and >>>> let >>>> them cook for a further twenty minutes. At what stage should I add the >>>> potatoes? >>> >>> What size are the potatoes? Peeled? Will they be submerged in >>> liquid? >> >> They will be peeled, quartered and submerged in the stew. > > Put them in straight away (any variety), I always have and they hold > their shape and texture. > I agree. I've never had a problem with potatoes getting overcooked in the slow cooker. Also, the longer they are in there, the more of the flavor they will absorb. |
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On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 18:41:04 -0500, Travis McGee >
wrote: > > >On 3/4/2014 6:38 PM, Jeßus wrote: >> On Tue, 4 Mar 2014 23:32:32 -0000, "Emrys Davies" > >> wrote: >> >>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message >>> ... >>>> On Tue, 4 Mar 2014 23:19:06 -0000, Emrys Davies wrote: >>>> >>>>> I do a mutton back chop stew with carrots, swede, turnip, onions and >>>>> celery >>>>> and, although I am very pleased with it, I would just like to add some >>>>> potatoes as an experiment. I use a slow cooker and it takes about seven >>>>> hours to cook this meal. Then I add pearl barley and lentils to it and >>>>> let >>>>> them cook for a further twenty minutes. At what stage should I add the >>>>> potatoes? >>>> >>>> What size are the potatoes? Peeled? Will they be submerged in >>>> liquid? >>> >>> They will be peeled, quartered and submerged in the stew. >> >> Put them in straight away (any variety), I always have and they hold >> their shape and texture. >> >I agree. I've never had a problem with potatoes getting overcooked in >the slow cooker. Also, the longer they are in there, the more of the >flavor they will absorb. Yes, you're right about them absorbing the flavour the longer they're in the pot, good point there. |
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"Jeßus" > wrote in message ... > On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 18:41:04 -0500, Travis McGee > > wrote: > >> >> >>On 3/4/2014 6:38 PM, Jeßus wrote: >>> On Tue, 4 Mar 2014 23:32:32 -0000, "Emrys Davies" > >>> wrote: >>> >>>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message >>>> ... >>>>> On Tue, 4 Mar 2014 23:19:06 -0000, Emrys Davies wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I do a mutton back chop stew with carrots, swede, turnip, onions and >>>>>> celery >>>>>> and, although I am very pleased with it, I would just like to add >>>>>> some >>>>>> potatoes as an experiment. I use a slow cooker and it takes about >>>>>> seven >>>>>> hours to cook this meal. Then I add pearl barley and lentils to it >>>>>> and >>>>>> let >>>>>> them cook for a further twenty minutes. At what stage should I add >>>>>> the >>>>>> potatoes? >>>>> >>>>> What size are the potatoes? Peeled? Will they be submerged in >>>>> liquid? >>>> >>>> They will be peeled, quartered and submerged in the stew. >>> >>> Put them in straight away (any variety), I always have and they hold >>> their shape and texture. >>> >>I agree. I've never had a problem with potatoes getting overcooked in >>the slow cooker. Also, the longer they are in there, the more of the >>flavor they will absorb. > > Yes, you're right about them absorbing the flavour the longer they're > in the pot, good point there. Dunno what I do wrong then. When I put potatoes in a slow cooker they are always under cooked at the end and I am not the only person who has found that  -- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ |
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"Travis McGee" > wrote in message ... > > > On 3/4/2014 6:38 PM, Jeßus wrote: >> On Tue, 4 Mar 2014 23:32:32 -0000, "Emrys Davies" > >> wrote: >> >>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message >>> ... >>>> On Tue, 4 Mar 2014 23:19:06 -0000, Emrys Davies wrote: >>>> >>>>> I do a mutton back chop stew with carrots, swede, turnip, onions and >>>>> celery >>>>> and, although I am very pleased with it, I would just like to add some >>>>> potatoes as an experiment. I use a slow cooker and it takes about >>>>> seven >>>>> hours to cook this meal. Then I add pearl barley and lentils to it >>>>> and >>>>> let >>>>> them cook for a further twenty minutes. At what stage should I add >>>>> the >>>>> potatoes? >>>> >>>> What size are the potatoes? Peeled? Will they be submerged in >>>> liquid? >>> >>> They will be peeled, quartered and submerged in the stew. >> >> Put them in straight away (any variety), I always have and they hold >> their shape and texture. >> > I agree. I've never had a problem with potatoes getting overcooked in the > slow cooker. Also, the longer they are in there, the more of the flavor > they will absorb. Thanks both. Good news that and well spoken, if I may say so. |
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On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 18:41:04 -0500, Travis McGee >
wrote: > > > On 3/4/2014 6:38 PM, Jeßus wrote: > > > > Put them in straight away (any variety), I always have and they hold > > their shape and texture. > > > I agree. I've never had a problem with potatoes getting overcooked in > the slow cooker. Also, the longer they are in there, the more of the > flavor they will absorb. Are these waxy or floury (aka: russets) potatoes that you say hold their shape? -- Good Food. Good Friends. Good Memories. |
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On Tuesday, March 4, 2014 5:38:35 PM UTC-6, Jeßus wrote:
> On Tue, 4 Mar 2014 23:32:32 -0000, "Emrys Davies" > > > wrote: > > > > >"Sqwertz" > wrote in message > > ... > > >> On Tue, 4 Mar 2014 23:19:06 -0000, Emrys Davies wrote: > > >> > > >>> I do a mutton back chop stew with carrots, swede, turnip, onions and > > >>> celery > > >>> and, although I am very pleased with it, I would just like to add some > > >>> potatoes as an experiment. I use a slow cooker and it takes about seven > > >>> hours to cook this meal. Then I add pearl barley and lentils to it and > > >>> let > > >>> them cook for a further twenty minutes. At what stage should I add the > > >>> potatoes? > > >> > > >> What size are the potatoes? Peeled? Will they be submerged in > > >> liquid? > > > > > >They will be peeled, quartered and submerged in the stew. > > > > Put them in straight away (any variety), I always have and they hold > > their shape and texture. You must be careful to only use waxy potatoes. Russets turn to mush pretty easily, and if that all you have, they need to be put in later in the process. --B |
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On Wed, 5 Mar 2014 07:34:17 -0800 (PST), Bryan-TGWWW
> wrote: > You must be careful to only use waxy potatoes. Russets turn to mush > pretty easily, and if that all you have, they need to be put in later > in the process. > Thanks, that was my suspicion. -- Good Food. Good Friends. Good Memories. |
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On Wed, 5 Mar 2014 07:34:17 -0800 (PST), Bryan-TGWWW
> wrote: >On Tuesday, March 4, 2014 5:38:35 PM UTC-6, Jeßus wrote: >> Put them in straight away (any variety), I always have and they hold >> their shape and texture. > >You must be careful to only use waxy potatoes. Russets turn to mush >pretty easily, and if that all you have, they need to be put in later >in the process. To be honest, I haven't paid much attention to types of spud, although I know I've used Dutch Creams and Kennebecs, Pink Eyes, Kipflers and many others. Just haven't had a problem? They're not all waxy either, I don't peel my spuds though (as a rule) so maybe that accounts for it? |
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On Wed, 05 Mar 2014 12:31:46 -0600, BlueBrooke
> wrote: > > We've never had a problem with putting the potatoes in at the start. I > do cut them larger than the carrots, though. Thanks! > > But one morning we were out of potatoes. Just made mashed potatoes > when we got home and served the stew over them. It was a hit with my > guys -- so that's the way we do it pretty much all the time now. How French of you!  http://katieatthekitchendoor.com/201...e-made-winter/ -- Good Food. Good Friends. Good Memories. |
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