Poor People's Potatoes Recipe - Cooking Index
Poor People's Potatoes Recipe - Cooking Index
In the Signora's mental file of favorite foods are many recipes left over from wartime, when, as she says, mouths were many and resources few. This is one of them, a wonderful potato dish as simple to prepare as it is delectable to consume.
Type: Vegetables| 4 tablespoons | 60ml | Extra-virgin olive oil |
| 4 | Fresh sage leaves | |
| 3 | Garlic cloves - crushed | |
| 1 tablespoon | 15ml | Tomato paste |
| 2 lbs | 908g / 32oz | Potatoes - peeled, and |
| Cut into large chunks | ||
| Salt - to taste | ||
| Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste |
Heat the oil in a large skillet; add the sage and garlic and cook over medium heat until the garlic is lightly roasted.
Add the tomato paste, dissolve thoroughly, cover, and cook for 3 to 4 minutes until well blended.
Run the potato chunks under cold water and place them in the skillet still dripping; toss well to coat the potatoes with the oil-and-sage mixture. Add the salt and pepper.
Lower the heat, cover, and cook for 15 to 20 minutes or until the potatoes are very soft. Remove the sage and discard.
Serve hot with a mixed salad and slices of thick, crusty bread to soak up the sauce.
This recipe yields 6 servings.
Source:
Cookbook Digest, May/Jun, 1996
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