New Potatoes are new season crop potatoes and begin very small, command high prices until the main crop begins to be harvested. Imported first from the Chanel Islands - Jersey and Guernsey, also imported from Europe in large quantities.
Weight & Portion Sizes
1 kg of new potatoes will produce approx. 12 portions.
Cooking Methods
The new potato is cooked often in boiling not cold water or cooked in their skins in the steamer.
Dishes
Typical dishes are:
* Pommes Nouvelles au menthe
* Pommes Nouvelles au beurre
* Pommes Nouvelles Rissolées
Potatoes can also be used for salads such as: Salade de pommes de terre, Salade Niçoise.
Other uses include: soups and potato starch - fecule is used to thicken sauces.
