Mar 19, 2006 #1 S sattie Washing Up Joined Jan 16, 2006 Messages 5,296 Location Texas ISO of any au gratin recipes using red potatoes..... or any other really tasty idea you may have.
Mar 19, 2006 #2 mudbug Chef Extraordinaire Joined Sep 9, 2004 Messages 11,166 Location NoVA, beyond the Beltway I don't know why you couldn't just use the same gratin recipe as for other kinds of potatoes. The only thing I can think of is that crumbled bacon goes so very nicely with the reds.
I don't know why you couldn't just use the same gratin recipe as for other kinds of potatoes. The only thing I can think of is that crumbled bacon goes so very nicely with the reds.
Mar 19, 2006 #3 OP OP S sattie Washing Up Joined Jan 16, 2006 Messages 5,296 Location Texas I thought about that too.... I know reds tend to be a little sweeter than normal baking potatoes so I was not sure how that would impact the recipe if any. Maybe that is the route to take! Thanks mudbug!
I thought about that too.... I know reds tend to be a little sweeter than normal baking potatoes so I was not sure how that would impact the recipe if any. Maybe that is the route to take! Thanks mudbug!
Mar 20, 2006 #4 jennyema Chef Extraordinaire Joined Mar 1, 2002 Messages 11,026 Location Boston and Cape Cod Red potatoes are waxier than baking potatoes, so they don't perform the same way in a gratin or au gratin dish. But you still can use them.
Red potatoes are waxier than baking potatoes, so they don't perform the same way in a gratin or au gratin dish. But you still can use them.