Red Pontiac potato

Red Pontiac potato

The Red Pontiac, also known as Dakota Chief, is a red-skinned early main crop potato variety originally bred in the U.S., and is sold in the United States, Canada, Australia, Algeria, the Philippines, Venezuela and Uruguay. It arose as a color mutant of the original Pontiac variety in Florida,[1] by a J.W. Weston in 1945.[2] It was registered by the USDA in 1983.[2] The original Pontiac itself was a hybrid of varieties "Triumph" and "Katahdin" and released in the USA in 1938 and Australia in 1940.[3]

The plants are large and spreading with angled stems and large light purple flowers. The potatoes are deep-eyed and round with dark red skin and white waxy flesh,[4] though can be knobbly if soil moisture is uneven.[2] The skin colour can fade significantly, leaving only the eyes as red.[3]


Cooking

It can be used in recipes for baking, boiling, mashing, roasting or in salads, and can be cooked in a microwave oven.[4] It is not so suitable for frying.[3] Red potatoes may be cooked with the skin on, and should be scrubbed and rinsed before preparation.[5]


Footnotes

  1. ^ Canadian Food Inspection Agency. "Red Pontiac". Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Canadian Food Inspection Agency. http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/potpom/var/redpontiac/redpontiace.shtml. Retrieved 2007-09-21. 
  2. ^ a b c The Potato Association of America (2007). "Red Pontiac". The Potato Association of America website. University of Maine. http://www.umaine.edu/PAA/Varieties/redpontiac.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-21. 
  3. ^ a b c Wilson, Graeme (1999). "Potato varieties". Department of Primary Industries website. Department of Primary Industries - Victoria. Archived from the original on 2007-09-15. http://web.archive.org/web/20070915144626/http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/nreninf.nsf/childdocs/-71E8091F577D52D24A2568B30004F3B2-F35B1CAC4054922BCA256BC8000291D4-07118E4991150B994A256DEA00273760-4F15A253AFB31833CA256BCF000BBF75?open. Retrieved 2007-09-21. 
  4. ^ a b Barker, p. 61
  5. ^ Red Potato Chefs. "Red Potato Recipes". Red Potato Recipe Book. Red Potato Org. http://redpotatorecipes.org/. Retrieved 2011-06-15. 

References

  • Barker, Alex; Mansfield, Sally. Potatoes. London: Lorenz Books. ISBN 0-7548-1090-9. 
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