On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:39:00 -0700, "Dimitri" >
wrote:

>
>"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:21:23 -0700, "Dimitri" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Normally whenever I bake potatoes I throw several more potatoes in the
>>>oven
>>>just to have some cooked potatoes around.
>>>
>>>I find them very useful to have around to make:
>>>
>>>A whole bunch of Fried potato recipes.
>>>
>>>A small amount of potato salad.
>>>
>>>Cold sliced potatoes with EVOO & Balsamic ++++
>>>
>>>How about you?
>>
>> I take leftovers or make extras and mash them, but keep them on the
>> dry side. Then I form patties with wet fingers, dip in an egg wash
>> and coat heavily with panko. Then I wrap individually and freeze. To
>> serve all they need is about 2 minutes per side in a wok with enough
>> hot oil to cover. A perfect quick and easy side dish. You can add
>> cheese or whatever you want to the mixture but you need to keep them a
>> bit dry or they're impossible to form and they explode in the hot oil.
>>
>> Lou
>
>YUM!

I forgot to say: IMO, an important key is to rice the potatoes. I
also freeze them a bit before I wrap them:

http://i33.tinypic.com/2ykkh89.jpg

This one got away from me and browned a bit too much, but still was
awesome. Sorry the pics are a little fuzzy.

http://i33.tinypic.com/fk0jk9.jpg

Lou