Showing posts with label potatoes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label potatoes. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Roasted Potaoes and Vidalia Onions with Garlic and Olive Oil


Is there anything better than roasted potatoes? YES, roasted potatoes with onions and garlic! This was the perfect side for my sister's birthday feast! Not only do they make my whole family happy they are a great source of vitamin C and flavor! These particular potatoes, my mother and I planted a few months ago and we are really happy with how they have turned out! So delicious.

You will need:
~ Potatoes, washed, cubed and partially steamed
~ Vidalia Onions, washed, peeled, large cubes
~ Fresh garlic cloves
~ s/p
~ Cumin
~ Olive Oil


Preheat the oven to 425d. and prepare the potatoes. Steam them so they are still a little hard, but steamed. Place on a baking sheet with edges and drizzle with oil, salt and cumin. I like to add a little chipotle seasoning, but I love the heat! Mix with fingers.
The onions will not take nearly as long so I use a different baking sheet for them. On the onions, I use the same technique by placing the onions on the sheet first then drizzling with oil and sprinkling salt and pepper. Then mixing with fingers carefully so as not to throw onions, the slippery suckers, out of the edges. I usually clear off a corer and place my garlic cloves after I peel and rinse them. I rub them in the oil, but don't add anything extra. They are a good marker for the onions as well. When they are nice and 'roasted' looking, the onions are done too!
The potatoes are done when a knife slides through them easily and they are browned. Pull them out every now and then to mix around and let other sides brown.


Pull the onions and garlic out. Place the onions in the serving bowl and grab a wide knife and the garlic. Put the cloves on a cutting board and 'smear' the garlic and chop them to make a garlic paste. When the potatoes are finished, mix with the onions and then mix in the garlic paste. SO GOOD!




The garlic paste process:

Friday, October 16, 2009

Sausage and Onion Potato Cakes


A great and fast breakfast! I used vegan sausage and organic red potatoes for the pictures. It is a good way to use up leftover mashed or roasted potatoes as well!

You will need:
Two medium red potatoes, mashed
I cup sausage, ground
1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
s/p
garlic
oregano
cayenne
Tbs. grape seed oil
1/8 cup Bacos (opt)


Mash potatoes, and sausage and mix in onion and seasoning and oil Heat grittle on medium heat. Do not raise temperature any higher than medium. This is to allow the cakes to get warm in the middle and brown on the outside.
Make cakes using your hands and modeling 'discs' approximately 3/4'' high and 3.5'' across. This recipe makes about six. Place on warm grittle and flip when golden brown on bottom. Serve warm and with fruit!