500 Potato Recipes

Here is the ultimate collection of delicious recipes using one of the most popular ingredients – the potato. There are endless ways in which you can cook with potatoes, from wedges and balls to fans and hasselbacks. Cooking methods are equally varied, from boiling and frying to baking and claypot cooking.

This book explores 500 tempting recipes that demonstrate how to add vibrant flavour to this simple vegetable. Potatoes make an excellent base for soups, such as sweet Potato and red Pepper Soup and Country vegetable soup, and they can also be used to make fabulous main course dishes, from Moussaka to Tuna, Courgette and Pepper Frittata.

There are also plenty of vegetarian alternatives to enjoy such as Pumpkin Gnocchi with a Chanterelle Parsley Cream, Spicy Potato Strudel and Layered Potato bake with Cheese. Discover sweet-based treats and bakes, from Steamed Cake with Sweet Potatoes and Pratie Apple Cake to Sweet Potato Muffins with Raisins and Cheese and Potato Bread Twists.

The recipes are divided into eight chapters: Soups; Appetizers and Snacks; Salads; Meat and Poultry; Fish and Shellfish; Vegetarian; Side Dishes; and Desserts, Bakes and Breads. All the recipes are explained with clear step-by-step instructions, and more than 520 colour photographs let cooks of all abilities know what they are aiming to create. This is an essential cook book for anyone who appreciates the wonderful and versatile potato and who loves good, wholesome food.

This is an essential cookbook for anyone who appreciates the wonderful and versatile potato and who loves good, wholesome food.

About the Author

Elizabeth Woodland is an experienced editor of illustrated lifestyle and cookery books. For this volume, she has selected and brought together international recipes from a team of leading food writers. Hailing from South-East Asia Elizabeth has travelled extensively throughout the world, and enjoys sampling the many flavours and tastes for inspiration.