Potato: Baked, Mashed, Roast, Fried - Over 100 Recipes Celebrating Potatoes by James Martin

Potato: Baked, Mashed, Roast, Fried - Over 100 Recipes Celebrating Potatoes by James Martin is a cookbook devoted to one of the kitchen’s most versatile staples. Putting the potato at the centre of the plate, it brings together a wide mix of recipes and techniques suited to everyday meals as well as more polished dishes.

Inside, James Martin presents over 130 recipes and methods, from Pomme soufflé to carefully prepared mashed potato. The selection spans comforting, home-style cooking and chef-inspired favourites, with dishes including Tex-Mex barbecued filled skins, potato, sausage and sage tray bake, potato pancakes, and pork chops with mustard Mac, alongside classic game chips and Pommes Anna. With a field-to-fork focus, the book reflects the potato’s place across many cuisines, from rustic kitchens to Michelin-starred tables.

Key details

• Cookbook by James Martin
• Over 130 recipes and techniques
• Potatoes featured as the central ingredient
• Mix of home-style dishes and chef favourites

Synopsis

This cookbook explores the potato through a broad range of recipes and practical techniques. It moves from classic preparations to more elaborate dishes, showing how the ingredient can be used across different styles of cooking. The collection follows a field-to-fork approach, drawing on influences from rustic home kitchens to Michelin-starred restaurant cooking.