After all, as author AA Milne writes, “(I) a man really likes potatoes, he has to be decent enough. »
Although we celebrate potatoes and sweet potatoes as a group, the two are not genealogically linked. “White potatoes are part of the nightshade family, and sweet potatoes are part of the morning glory family,” says Beth Czerwony, a nutritionist at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.
However, both have similar nutritional value. “Don’t underestimate traditional potatoes,” says Czerwony. “People think, ‘Oh, there’s no nutritional value, they’re basic,’ but white potatoes contain antioxidants like flavonoids that can help reduce free radical damage. »
If you hate peeling potatoes, you’re in luck. “I always encourage people to eat the skin,” says Czerwony, because that’s where potatoes and sweet potatoes store their high fiber content. Sweet potatoes are also powerhouses of vitamin A, which comes from the beta-carotene pigment that gives them their gorgeous golden color.
If you ever need an excuse to eat potatoes or sweet potatoes, now you have more than one. and what to choose?
Potatoes come in a variety of textures and colors: waxy red potatoes, buttery Yukon gold, starchy fruit bats, and gorgeous purple potatoes, to name a few. Same goes for sweet potatoes. You’ll usually find the popular orange gem varieties in supermarkets, but there are also garnets with red skin, Hanna sweet potatoes with buff flesh and light brown skin, and Japanese sweet potatoes like Okinawan with purple skin and white guts.
Choose from a few different types and try them out in the recipes below, and get ready for ideas that go beyond the basics. Sweet or salty, spicy or comforting, potatoes will always satisfy your cravings.
Hasselback potatoes
It’s easier than it looks: After washing the potatoes, slice the potatoes along the length of the potato with a sharp chef’s knife, then brush with olive oil or butter and season with salt or seasoning mix. Bake at 425°F (218°C) until potatoes are tender.
Mashed potatoes
If baby sweet potatoes or fingerling potatoes are your favorites, crush them and get the same creamy inside, crispy outside without slicing or dicing.
This technique only works with small whole potatoes, so unfortunately there are no sweet potato analogs here.
Homemade Chips or Chips
Potato Tacos
Potato tacos weren’t just invented by the fast food industry—they have a long history in Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine, and in true melting pot style, they can be paired with other vegetables, meats, and sauces in many ways. Potato tacos every day of the week? I wouldn’t say no. try:
Hash Brown Waffles
If you love hash browns, it’s even easier than frying these classic fries. Like hash browns, hash browns waffles can be served with sour cream, smoked salmon, or any other favorite brunch side dish. (Caviar? Yes, I’ll be there in a minute.)
Potato Dumplings
Kathy Barbier is a food writer, illustrator, and photographer; author of “Pierogi Love: A New Take on Old World Comfort Food” and “Classic Snacks Made From Scratch: 70 Homemade Versions of Your Favorite Brand Snacks”; and Website Editor OK. food.story.