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aphrodite_mine) wrote2009-09-05 08:31 pm
aphrodite_mine) wrote2009-09-05 08:31 pm
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This is me, cooking
The other day at the TA picnic I had a pretty delicious and decadent dish that Cole called German Potatoes, or something to that effect. He said it's made with potatoes (of course), bacon lard, vinegar, and because he didn't read the jars properly, that dish was made with applesauce. I'm sure some other things went into it.
Since the picnic, I've been craving the apple-potato combination, and wanting it in a way less superficial than simply getting some mashed potatoes and biting into an apple. So, tonight I tried to make a kind of duplication of the dish.
My version is loads healthier, and actually tastes less like a heart attack. It looks like thick mashed potatoes or applesauce, so the explanation might be a bit difficult for your tastebuds. However, the combination is pretty incredible.
A good thing to serve this with would be pork chops, for example. All compatible flavors.
Recipe, photo, and directions under the cut.
You'll need 2 red potatoes, about 1/4 cup of applesauce, a pinch of salt, one strip of turkey bacon, and maybe a tablespoon of cooking oil. This will serve two as a side dish.
The way I made it took about 40 minutes, however using a covered pot would go faster. XD
1) peel and cut the potatoes into quarter-sized pieces, putting them in the pan
2) add oil and heat to med-high, cooking the potatoes. You don't want them mushy though, just chewy.
3) add the bacon for flavor. I ripped it into pieces for better eating later.
4) add the applesauce. A lot of it cooks off, so you might want to add more, depending on you much apple flavor you like.
5) add salt to taste.
6) cover, stir occasionally. Cook until potato pieces are a good consistency for you.
End product, minus what I've already eaten:
Since the picnic, I've been craving the apple-potato combination, and wanting it in a way less superficial than simply getting some mashed potatoes and biting into an apple. So, tonight I tried to make a kind of duplication of the dish.
My version is loads healthier, and actually tastes less like a heart attack. It looks like thick mashed potatoes or applesauce, so the explanation might be a bit difficult for your tastebuds. However, the combination is pretty incredible.
A good thing to serve this with would be pork chops, for example. All compatible flavors.
Recipe, photo, and directions under the cut.
You'll need 2 red potatoes, about 1/4 cup of applesauce, a pinch of salt, one strip of turkey bacon, and maybe a tablespoon of cooking oil. This will serve two as a side dish.
The way I made it took about 40 minutes, however using a covered pot would go faster. XD
1) peel and cut the potatoes into quarter-sized pieces, putting them in the pan
2) add oil and heat to med-high, cooking the potatoes. You don't want them mushy though, just chewy.
3) add the bacon for flavor. I ripped it into pieces for better eating later.
4) add the applesauce. A lot of it cooks off, so you might want to add more, depending on you much apple flavor you like.
5) add salt to taste.
6) cover, stir occasionally. Cook until potato pieces are a good consistency for you.
End product, minus what I've already eaten:
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and the potatoes look good too!
<3
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