A fingerling potato is a small, stubby, finger-shaped type of
potato
The potato () is a starchy tuberous vegetable native to the Americas that is consumed as a staple food in many parts of the world. Potatoes are underground stem tubers of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'', a perennial in the nightshade famil ...
which may be any
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potato cultivars. Fingerlings are varieties that naturally grow small and narrow. They are fully mature when harvested and are not to be confused with
new potatoes
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. Popular fingerling potatoes include the yellow-skinned
Russian Banana,
the pink-skinned, yellow fleshed French Fingerling,
the
Purple Peruvian,
and the
Swedish Peanut Fingerling.
Due to their size and greater expense compared to other potatoes, fingerlings are commonly either halved and
roasted
Roasting is a cooking method that uses dry heat where hot air covers the food, cooking it evenly on all sides with temperatures of at least from an open flame, oven, or other heat source. Roasting can enhance the flavor through caramelizat ...
as a side dish or used in salads.
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