Showing posts with label potato. Show all posts
Showing posts with label potato. Show all posts

Sunday, August 17, 2008

not so boring boiled potatoes

I made this attempting to use as many ingredients in my kitchen as I had without having to run to the store. So this is kinda a hodge-podge and super easy.

Not so Boring Boiled Potatoes
16 ounces Beef Broth, or French Onion Soup
2-3 medium sized russet potatoes, cubed
2 medium sized yellow onion, quartered - skip if using french onion soup
2 garlic cloves, whole
1 medium carrot, sliced thickly

Pour the beef broth into a large stock pot and add all ingredients. Boil the potatoes until fork tender. Add more broth if needed to cover all ingriedents.

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Favorite Side Dish

I love potatoes; all 160+ varieties of potatoes. Potatoes are the ultimate food, originally from the Andes Mountain region in Peru. The Spanish recognized its value in that it has long term storage and can grown in many areas and has good nutritional value.

Lemon-Pepper Red Potatoes

6-8 red potatoes, quartered
1 tbsp butter, sweeter tasting butter is best
1 tbsp lemon-pepper seasoning
1/4 cup feta cheese

Boil 1 quart of water and add quartered potatoes. Cook until fork tender. Drain and return to pan. Add 1 tbsp of butter, 1 tbsp lemon-pepper, and 1/4 cup of feta cheese. Stir to combine. Cheese should melt slightly and the butter should melt completly. Serve and enjoy! The sweeter butter complements the tangy taste from the lemon-pepper. I don't add any salt to this dish because there is plenty of salt in the lemon-pepper and feta cheese. Adding addtional salt would make it taste like salt. If you have non-salt lemon-pepper seasoning then add 1/4-1/2 tsp of salt to the water as the potatoes boil.