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This Week’s Bag Featuring Red Potatoes – Week of Feb 1st

February 1, 2021 by Anna

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What we know as the potato is the edible tuber of a plant that is part of the nightshade family.  All potatoes can be traced genetically to a single origin – a region of the Andes that is part of both Peru and the very north of Bolivia.  Potatoes are the world’s fourth largest crop after rice, wheat and maize. There are over 4,000 varieties of potato and they are categorized into main groups: russets, whites, yellows (Yukons) and purples.

Preparation

Only the cooked tuber of this plant is edible as the leaves, flowers and fruit of the potato plant are highly toxic.  Nutritionally, it is said that a human can live on diet of potatoes with only the addition of milk or butter (or any sources of vitamins A and D, the only two vitamins a potato lacks).  Also, it contains minerals, fiber and of course carbohydrates.

– Always wash your potatoes well before cooking.

– Its a good idea to take a paring or any small fruit knife and carefully remove any “eyes” or bruises or cuts you see.  The eyes are simply spots where the potato decided it might sprout a leaf, and sometimes the eyes can have a fibrous feel and bitter taste.  Then peel or leave skin on if you want.

– Potatoes can be cooked and enjoyed every which way:  boiled, fried, steamed, baked, roasted, mashed.

Recipes

  • Dijon and Dill Potato Salad
  • Smashed Red Potatoes with Garlic and Herb

 


What else is in the bag?


Lettuce
Kunia Country Farms

Lime
Kualoa Ranch

Longan
OK Farms

Mixed Potatoes
Mahi Pono

Roma Tomato
Green Grower’s

Zucchini
Aloun Farms


Try out these recipes!

Baked Zucchini Fries
Red Potatoes & String Beans Saute
Romaine Lettuce Wraps
Smashed Red Potatoes with Garlic and Herb
Sweet Potatoes with Onions and Tomatoes

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