Sweet Red Potatoes?!

[natasha1270]

Yesterday I made my usual red potato salad but got an unwelcome surprise when I tasted the final product - it had a really strange sweetness to it. After, I tasted all my regular ingredients and they were the same. The only thing I could narrow it down to was the potatoes. I am used to sometimes the red potatoes being waxy but have never come across this sweetness variant.

 

I still have a few pounds of the red potatoes left uncooked. Is there anything I can do to counter this when cooking the rest of them or suggestions to make the most of the mild sweetness of these potatoes?

 

Thanks! 

[Martin Fisher]

Potatoes can turn sweet if stored too cold.

See more here.

 

[natasha1270]

Thanks so much @DiggingDogFarm! That's great to know if I leave them for a while some of the sugars will turn back to starch. I picked this bag of potatoes at a store I don't usually shop at and will make sure to get them from my regular one next time or at least wait awhile before using them.

[jayt90]

You can try something different, to complement the sweetness. Maybe pan fry slices in duck fat.

[IowaDee]

Make German Potato salad.  The dressing is vinegar and sugar based so the extra sweetness from the potatoes would probably be just fine.  

[Lisa Shock]

Potato chips would be tasty, at least for me. Also roasting the potatoes in olive oil with a good dose of kosher salt and maybe some rosemary would also be good. I mean, we roast other sweet-ish vegetables, like sweet potatoes, brussels sprouts, etc.