Patatas A La Pobre Poor Mans Potatoes Recipes

POOR MAN´S POTATOES - PATATAS A LO POBRE

Steps:

• Grab a medium to large sized frying pan and turn the fire to a medium-high heat
• Add 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil to the pan
• Leaving the skin on, cut the potatoes in about 1/4 inch thick circular slices
• Once hot, season the olive oil in the pan with sea salt and add the sliced potatoes to the pan
• Grab another frying pan, small to medium in size and turn fire to a medium heat
• Add the remainder 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil to the pan
• Peel the onion, cut in half, and cut in thin slices
• Cut the green and red bell peper in thin slices
• Peel and add the 2 cloves of garlic to the hot oil and cook for about 1 minute
• Add the onion and bell peppers to the pan and mix together
• Go back to the pan with the potatoes and turn them as needed to cook all the way through
• Once your potatoes are cooked all the way through, turn the fire off, and put them on a plate with a paper towel to drain the oil and season with sea salt
• Add the potatoes to a shallow bowl
• Continue to cook the onion and bell peppers until tender and turn the fire off once they are done
• Add the onions and bell peppers on top of the potatoes, season with sea salt, and mix everything together
• Sprinkle some freshly chopped parsley on top
• Enjoy!

PATATAS A LA POBRE (POOR MAN'S POTATOES)

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large, deep frying pan (I use a non stick wok).
• Add the potatoes and some salt and fry on a high heat for 5 minutes, turning the potatoes in the oil, and then turn the heat down very low.
• Cover the pan and continue gently frying the potatoes for 10 minutes.
• Add the green pepper, garlic and onion and give everything a good stir.
• Cover the pan again and leave to fry gently for another 10 minutes. Check from time to time to make sure that it's not sticking too much to the bottom of the pan.
• At the end of 10 minutes look to see whether the potatoes are cooked and taste for salt, add some more if necessary.
• The potatoes need to be soft but with some of them a bit crispier to add to the flavour. If the potatoes are not fully cooked, put the lid back on and leave on the heat for another 5 minutes or so.
• Remove the vegetables from the oil with a slotted spoon and serve.
• If you want to add eggs, drain the oil from the pan, leaving the veggies and turn the heat up a little higher.
• Add one beaten egg per person and cook, stirring, until eggs are cooked to your taste.
• Prep time includes 20 mins soaking.

PATATAS A LO POBRE RECIPE - SPANISH POOR MAN'S POTATOES

Steps:

• Peel and clean the vegetables.
• Finely slice the potatoes approx ¼ inch thick. Cut the green and red peppers into thin strips and chop the onion into fine julienne strips.
• Chop or mince the garlic cloves.
• In a pan, heat olive oil but add in the potatoes, garlic, and onion while the oil is still cold. This way, they are cooked slowly and we achieve a kind of 'candied' result. Cook at low to medium heat for about 15 minutes.
• Once the potatoes are tender, add in the sliced peppers. Cook at medium heat for 10 more minutes.
• Increase the heat and fry everything for 3 more minutes at high heat to make the veggies crispy and browned.
• Drain everything in a colander to remove all the excess oil. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• Serve chopped parsley to garnish.