Recently I discovered a super-duper potato variety at the Portland Farmers’ Market. They’re sold by John Carter who owns the Middle Intervale Farm in Bethel. I occasionally buy other items from him such as his pastured beef and especially his corn, because he grows the rare all-yellow variety that I prefer. Few farmers grow this old-fashioned corn anymore.
Several weeks ago I noticed these large, gnarly potatoes at Middle Intervale’s stand. Carter saw me eyeing them and said, “These are the ones that Central Provisions buys.” Now that’s an endorsement you can’t ignore–certainly from one of the best restaurants in Portland.
Middle Intervale’s yellow-fleshed potatoes: used (L to R) alongside pot roast; mashed with pan-seared pork chops and roasted on a bed of potatoes, onions, fennel and carrots
