Name: Vegetables
Yield: Yield: 4
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 2-3 tablespoons of beef or poultry dripping; Sea salt; 1 kg (2 lb 4 oz) floury potatoes, washed (Golden Wonder, Maris Piper, King Edward, Kerr’s Pinks); 1-2 tablespoons chopped chives; 3-4 tablespoons milk or cream; 50 g (2 oz) butter

Preparation info

Yield:
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Classic Scots Cookery

By Catherine Brown

Published 2003

About

Cook’s Tip: These must be boiled in their skins. Taking off a circle of skin at either end of the potato or taking a circle off round the potato allows the potato to expand without bursting its skin.

Ingredients

1 kg (2 lb 4 oz) floury potatoes, washed (Golden Wonder, Maris Piper, Kin

Method

Cooking Potatoes

Peel off a thin strip of skin round the potato from top to bottom or take a circle off at either end. This prevents the potato bursting and makes it easier to peel. Cut the larger potatoes as they should all be roughly the same size. Put the potatoes into a pot of boiling water and add salt. Bring to the boil and simmer until they are just cooked, checking frequently