Show I Freeze Cooked Potatoes In Use Ready Servings By BV Carolyn Garrison Extension Agent Potatoes can be frozen for family mens meals but must be pre cooked or blanched first It is best to freeze the cooked potatoes In the use ready form so they can go directly from the freezer to the ran range e without thawing Thawing soft soft- softens ens the potatoes and makes them mushy H IlOre re are som some ways to pre pare and use frozen p potatoes Sticks or Cubes for French frying Wash pare and cut into info s Ih inch sticks or cubes Scald 2 to 3 minutes to pre pre- preserve serve desired light color Fry as usual In deep fat Use a high quality fat for fry lag ing otherwise off-flavors off may develop during freezer storage Drain cool and pack In con To use reheat by placing ina in ina a single layer in over deg F for 1020 minutes turning frequently If preferred they may be reheated In a small amount of fat in a skillet turn turn- turning ing frequently 0 Baked Stuffed Stuffed Potatoes Prepare as usual Cool and freeze on tray When frozen package in freezer containers and return to freezer for stor age To reheat remove from container and place in oven de deg f 7 for 50 30 minutes depending on size For extra mealy potatoes it may be necessary essary to increase moisture slightly for the desired tenc tency when reheated Frozen Hashed Brown Potatoes Doll Boil type baking potatoes in their jackets until just tender but still firm 15 1015 minutes but Drain cool and peel Grate po pa tato-es- tato on coarse grater Line 10 skillet with um foil bringing foil fol up to cover sides Mix 11 tsp salt with 4 cups grated potatoes Pack in lined foil skillet press ing down firmly Remove from skillet with foil Sea Seal label and freeze To Cook heat Va 2 cup shortening over medium heat deg F in el skillet skillet in same skillet in which potatoes were shaped for freezing Add disk of frozen potatoes shortening will spat spat- spatter tel ter so quickly cover skillet Cook five minutes over medium heat Uncover and continue cooking 1012 minutes or until potatoes are brown on bottom Cut into four wedges turn each piece separately with turn turn- turner er Continue cooking five min min- minutes mins uses utes or until nicely browned Makes four generous servings Scalloped Potatoes Your favorite recipe for seal scalloped loped potatoes will freeze well Stop cooking before the potatoes are quite done These take long long- longer or er to reheat from the frozen state stale than to bake when fresh the time depending on the size of the casserole Mashed potatoes can also be frozen For more contact County Extension Service vice |