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For those who don’t want to get too complicated in the kitchen, but don’t want to give up flavor either, this dish is perfect. Potatas a lo pobre is one of those simple grandmother’s recipes that will save you any meal. As its name suggests, it is a fairly basic preparation (it is so called because it refers to the post-war and famine era, where humble people resorted to cooking with ingredients within reach, such as potatoes. What began as a kind of recipe for making the most of it, has become an essential appetizer or side dish. If you still don’t know how to prepare it, we leave you the step by step of this grandmother’s recipe for “patatas a lo pobre”.
“Patatas a lo pobre” recipe
Preparation:
- First wash and peel the potatoes, cutting them into slices. Also julienne the onion and the bell pepper; and chop the garlic cloves.
- In a frying pan with plenty of oil (you can reuse it for other occasions), put the garlic first and then add the rest of the ingredients and leave it over medium-low heat for 15 minutes (or until you see that they are well done). The idea is that they are well done, but tender, without browning or burning too much.