4 of the most delicious potato dishes

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

On July 28, 1586, the English scientist Sir Thomas Harriott brought potatoes to Great Britain and Ireland for the first time. Originally from South America, this product has long been considered inedible, but then quickly spread throughout Europe, and almost two centuries later appeared in Russia. In honor of this event, we offer you 4 recipes for the most interesting potato dishes.

O'Brien's potatoes

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp. spoons of bacon fat
• 1.5 kg boiled and chilled young potatoes, diced
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, cored, seeded and diced
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 2 tbsp. chopped parsley

Preparation

Add onions and bell peppers and sauté.

Heat the bacon fat in a cast iron skillet or nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add potatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned, 8-10 minutes. Add the onion and bell peppers and sauté, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Add the cream and mix thoroughly with a spatula. Raise the heat to medium-high and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring the vegetables every 2 minutes from bottom to top, moving all the fried pieces from the bottom of the pan to the top until a delicious sour cream crust forms on the potatoes. Gently press down on the potatoes with a spatula and wait another 2 minutes. Cover the skillet with a plate and turn over, transferring all the contents onto it in one motion. Sprinkle with parsley. Serve hot.

Roasted potato salad with shallots

Ingredients

• 1 kg potatoes, peeled and cut into pieces (2 cm each)
• 3 tbsp. tablespoons of olive oil
• 1, 5 teaspoons of salt
• Freshly ground pepper
• 2 medium shallots, thinly chopped (about 1/4 cup)
• 2 heads of coarsely chopped garlic
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon mustard
• 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley

Preparation

Preheat oven to 200 ° C. Stir the potatoes, 2 tbsp. butter, 1 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste in a large bowl. Place on a baking sheet in one layer and bake, stirring occasionally, until brown, 25-30 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool slightly.

While the potatoes are baking, heat the remaining 1 tbsp. a spoonful of oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add shallots, season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are soft and brownish, 5-7 minutes. Add garlic and stir, cook for another 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat.

In a large bowl, combine sour cream, mustard, and vinegar. Add cooked potatoes, shallots and garlic and stir gently. Add salt and pepper to taste if necessary, sprinkle with parsley before serving. Serve hot or warm.

Potato biscuits

Ingredients

• 1 kg. potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 cm pieces
• 2 tbsp. spoons of bacon fat
• 2 tbsp. tablespoons of unsalted butter
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1 tbsp. chopped parsley
• 1 teaspoon of minced garlic

Preparation

Cook by pressing the potatoes against the skillet with a spatula until the edges are crispy.

Place the potatoes in a saucepan and cover with salt water 2 cm above the potatoes. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and cook until potatoes are tender, 20-30 minutes. Drain, transfer potatoes to a baking sheet and refrigerate.

Preheat oven to 200 ° C. Melt the fat and butter in a cast iron or heat-resistant skillet over medium heat. Place the chilled potatoes in a bowl. Pour the fat and butter over the potatoes, season with salt and pepper; stir. Transfer the potatoes to the skillet, cover with baking paper up to the level of the inner rim of the skillet. Cook by pressing the potatoes against the skillet with a spatula until the edges are crispy, about 30 minutes. Transfer the pan to the oven and bake until golden brown, 10-15 minutes (use a fork to check doneness, gently lifting one end of the pie). Cover the skillet with a small plate. Use oven mitts to turn the pan onto a plate. Garnish the potato pie with parsley and garlic. Serve hot.

Greek fried potatoes

Ingredients

• 8-10 large peeled potato tubers
• 1 glass of water
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 3 cloves of garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons of salt
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano leaves
• 1 tsp black pepper

Preparation

Preheat oven to 160 ° C. Slice the potatoes lengthwise into thick wedge-shaped slices. Place them in a baking dish. Combine remaining ingredients and pour over potatoes evenly. Bake for about 2 hours, until the potatoes are tender, turning the slices occasionally.

On July 29, 2000, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston got married. Let the actors have been divorced for a long time, but their marriage went down in history as one of the most anticipated and at the same time one of the most closed. The newlyweds spent $ 100,000 on security guards to ensure that no paparazzi infiltrated Malibu. Secret weddings are not uncommon among the stars. Not everyone wants to flaunt their personal life. Here are 11 more couples who got married in secret.