Bacon Crusted Mashed Potato Balls
Ingredients: 2 c of Cold River Gold Mashed Potatoes (try this quick and easy Instapot recipe!) ¼ c of chopped Green Onion 1 lb. of Bacon (cooked and chopped into small pieces) 1 egg beaten 4 oz. of cubed cheddar cheese Directions: Mix mashed potatoes, green onion, and ¼ cup of the chopped, cooked bacon. Shape potatoes into small balls (slightly larger than your cubes of cheese) Press cheese cube into the center of a ball of potatoes and work the potatoes to fully enclose the cheese. Dip the potato ball into your egg, and then roll in the remaining bacon bits. Place on a cookie sheet and bake...
Read MoreEasy Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
Serves 5-6 Ingredients: 2 ½ lbs. of Cold River Gold Potatoes (5-6 potatoes) ¼ C Butter ¼ C Sour Cream ¼ C Milk 1 tsp. Salt ½ tsp. of Garlic Salt Pepper to Taste Directions: Peel and cube potatoes Place potatoes in the Instapot add enough water to just barely cover the potatoes, about 4-5 cups. Add 1 tsp. of salt to the water. Using Manual mode, set Instapot to cook for 8 minutes. At the end of 8 minutes quick release the steam. Drain the water and return the potatoes to the Instapot. Add milk, butter, sour cream, and garlic salt. Mash and add pepper to...
Read MoreDuchess Potatoes
This recipe serves 30, but can easily be scaled down, and we think it’s well worth it! Ingredients 10 lbs Cold River Gold potatoes 2 lbs (or 4 cups) butter 8 ounces cream (to desired consistency) 8 egg yolks Approximately 1 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg, to taste sea salt and pepper, to taste Directions Peel and cube potatoes to roughly the same size. Cook potatoes in a large pot of salted boiling water until they’re tender. While potatoes are cooking, bring butter and cream to a simmer in a saucepan and then remove from heat. Drain potatoes thoroughly and put through a food mill or...
Read MoreCold River Gold Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients 4 lbs. cooked, peeled and quartered Cold River Gold potatoes 1⁄2 Cup salted butter* 1⁄2 Cup Half & Half* 1⁄2 Cup sour cream* *Vegan alternative: Replace milk and sour cream with 1 Cup unflavored milk substitute and replace butter with vegan butter substitute Directions Peel and quarter potatoes, then gently boil them in a pot for 12-15 minutes. Drain well for about 5 minutes. Potatoes should be tender (but not overcooked). Prep mixture while potatoes cook. Combine 1⁄2 cup each of Half & Half (or milk), butter and sour cream. (Make it vegan: replace dairy with 1 Cup of...
Read MoreGreen Thumb Farms Launches Cold River Gold, a Potato Variety that Chefs Dig
FRYEBURG, MAINE – NOVEMBER 15, 2018 This holiday season, home cooks will be able to purchase the premium potato that professional chefs in Maine have loved for years. Cold River Gold is now available to consumers at select retailers in New England. Distinctive new packaging made of craft paper – and visual art work that celebrates the Cold River and its unique growing region – makes the new brand easy to find. “Our restaurant partners have told us again and again how delicious this potato is, whether mashed, fried, boiled, or baked,” said Don Thibodeau, President and CEO of Green...
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