what is the best, basic way to cook Yukon gold potatoes?

Answer 1

Rub with olive oil, garlic powder, onion powder, a little rosemary and parsely, and roast in the oven. Yum!

Answer 2

These are our family's favorite for making mashed potatoes. Peel, quarter them, cover in salted water and boil for 45 minutes or so till they break apart when pressed with a fork.

(They're actually pretty darned good at this point if you're just looking for a very flavorful potato to serve as a side dish with roast chicken, beef, or pork...)

If you like a simple, coarse mashed potato, we often just use a pastry knife (a handle with a dozen or so bent pieces of wire in a "rainbow" shape from end to end) and a fork, and mash them up by hand. Add butter, a little cream, a dash of the cooking water and salt to taste. They stay a little "chunky" but they're great with grilled sausages, roast chicken, or most especially anything with a rich brown gravy. And it's easy enough that my kids can help out with this part.

If you like them fluffy and delicate, the very best way is to use a food mill, available at better cookery stores. Mill them into a large bowl, then add melted butter and a little cream while stirring carefully with a big spoon.

A food processor, we've found, makes really useful glue because the starch globules in the potatoes turn into paste if they're over-processed. The trick is to handle them as little as possible consistent with getting them fully mashed.

I also like to cut them up in stews, soups and the like; they have a flavor that's almost sweet and buttery on its own. About the only thing they're not good for is baking; for that, the good old russet is still the king.

Answer 3

I found the best way for yukon gold is either mashed or they make a heck of a good potatoe salad!

Answer 4

Mashed potato's. They are no good for anything else. If you want roasted potato's go for the baby reds. If you want frys go for russet potato's.

Answer 5

http://homecooking.about.com/library/weekly/aa022601a.htm

This has a lot of good information for you. Seems like a pretty versatile potato.

Answer 6

i think they make great mashed potatoes! when you mash them used salt and pepper to taste, butter and carnation can milk. not the whole can of course, just enough to make them creamy. you'll really taste the difference when you use the can milk. good luck!!

Answer 7

1. Par-boiled, sliced, then fried with chopped bacon till brown.

2. Mashed

3. plain boiled and seved with butter, salt and pepper.

Answer 8

I like to wash them real good , coat the outside with margine and salt , wrap them in foil and bake them in a convential oven and serve them with sour cream ,butter ,course black pepper -------They dry out too much in the microwave //////////

Answer 9

Here is a whole article on them

http://homecooking.about.com/library/weekly/aa022601a.htm

Answer 10

they all cook the same way ,,,,no difference.