Red Rascal Potatoes
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Red Rascal Potatoes

Red Rascal is a striking red-skinned potato with creamy yellow flesh and a dense, waxy texture. Similar in character to Dutch Cream, it makes a beautiful creamy mash, holds together well for boiling and steaming, and roasts to a golden exterior with a rich, creamy centre.

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Red Rascal Potatoes
$7.50

C o o k i n g   M e t h o d   &   P r e p a r a t i o n

Red Rascal makes a different style of roast potato to a high-starch variety. Roast until the red skin and edges turn beautifully golden, while the centre stays dense and creamy rather than light and fluffy.

Red Rascal makes a rich, creamy mash with a naturally dense texture. Boil until tender, drain well and mash gently with butter and warm milk. Peel for a clean yellow mash or leave some of the red skin through for extra colour.

Red Rascal’s medium-to-large size makes it well suited to baking whole. The skin develops colour in the oven while the flesh inside becomes soft, dense and creamy rather than fluffy.

Red Rascal holds together well when boiled, making it a good choice for simple sides and dishes where you want the potato to keep its shape. Cook gently in salted water until tender, then drain and serve simply.

Steaming works particularly well with Red Rascal, preserving its dense, creamy texture and helping the potato hold its shape. Serve simply with butter and herbs or use as the base for a warm side dish.

The vivid red skin is worth keeping on for boiling, steaming, roasting and baking, where it adds colour and texture.

For mash, peel for a clean finish or leave some skin through for a more rustic look.

Red Rascal holds together well through boiling and steaming, so there’s no need to direct customers to another waxy variety for those uses.

Check carefully for any green areas against the darker red skin and cut them away before cooking.

A b o u t   R e d   R a s c a l   P o t a t o e s

Red Rascal is a distinctive red-skinned variety with creamy yellow flesh and a dense, smooth texture. It shares some of the qualities that make Dutch Cream such a benchmark waxy potato, but with its own striking appearance and character. Typically medium to large in size, it’s a flavoursome variety with excellent eating quality and a strong place in the Spud Sisters range.

  • Skin antioxidants: the vibrant red skin carries its own antioxidant value, so leaving it on is worth doing
  • Potassium rich: supports healthy blood pressure, with more potassium in a medium potato than a banana
  • Vitamin C and B6: important for immune function and energy metabolism
  • Dietary fibre: especially with the red skin left on
  • Naturally gluten free: suitable for coeliac and gluten intolerant diets
  • Resistant starch: when cooked and cooled, it develops resistant starch that feeds beneficial gut bacteria
  • Naturally low in fat: it is what we add to potatoes, not the potato itself, that changes the picture

Red Rascal is suitable for the everyday rhythm of family life, weeknight dinners, midweek roasts, soft mash and kids' plates that need a little colour to win them over.

It is the friendly, reliable choice rather than the showpiece. For a side that has to hold firm in a salad, a waxy variety like Nicola suits better, but for honest family duty with a splash of colour, Red Rascal is hard to beat.

Red Rascal is a red-skinned specialty variety valued for its creamy yellow flesh and dense, waxy texture. Its distinctive appearance and strong cooking qualities have helped it earn a lasting place among red-skinned potato varieties grown in Australia.

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T r u s t e d   b y   A u s t r a l i a ' s   B e s t   C h e f s

 

Our potatoes are used in restaurant kitchens across Australia, from leading fine dining restaurants to some of the country's most respected chefs. They choose Spud Sisters for specialist varieties, consistent quality and potatoes selected for the way they cook.

The same potatoes we supply to professional kitchens are the ones we send to your door. You're cooking with exactly the same quality trusted by the chefs we work with every week.

W h e r e   t o   b u y   t o n i g h t ?

Majority of our varieties occasionally appears at good green grocers and farmers markets, but stock is often inconsistent and is rarely, if ever, at supermarkets.

If you need it for a particular recipe or just to wow your friends with a showstopping dinner party dish, ordering ahead is the only way to guarantee it.

Check if Spud Sisters is at a market near you, or order online now for delivery to your door.

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CARE GUIDE

H o w   t o   s t o r e   y o u r   p o t a t o e s

Cool, dark and dry

A pantry or cupboard away from sunlight is ideal. Light exposure can cause greening and too much warmth accelerates sprouting.

Don’t refrigerate

Cold converts potato starch to sugar, affecting both flavour and texture when cooked. Starchy varieties are specifically sensitive to cold storage - so to keep the crisp and crunch you're looking for - keep them out of the fridge.

No sealed plastic bags

Potatoes need to breathe. The paper bag they arrive in is perfect or a breathable container.

Keep away from onions

Storing onions and potatoes together makes both deteriorate faster.

Shelf life

Fresh potatoes at the start of the season can keep for up to around 4 weeks in ideal conditions.

If it has a green tinge

Greening comes from light exposure and happens to any variety. Cut the green away generously and cook the rest; if it runs throughout, discard it.

When your order arrives

Open the box straight away and move the potatoes somewhere cool and dark. Minor transit marks are normal for fresh produce and don't affect flavour or quality.

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D o n ' t   g e t   c a u g h t   s h o r t

 

Planning ahead? Order online and have it at your door in a week. Buying a couple of kilos now means you won't get caught short when you want to make a standout potato dish worth talking about. Our potatoes store well and depending on seasonality can keep for up to 4 weeks, so there's a good reason to have a kilo or two ready before the occasion demands it.

 
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