Potato Dish from Zaire
photo by *Parsley*
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 4 potatoes, very large, peeled (or use more, smaller potatoes)
- 2 cups spinach, washed, chopped, and pushed firmly into the cups
- 1 cup oil (this sounds like too much, cut down by all means)
- 4 garlic cloves (or equal in mashed garlic or dried garlic flakes)
- 2 cups garbanzo beans
- 1 red pepper, seeded, diced
- 1 green pepper, seeded, diced
- 1 medium onion, peeled and chopped
- 1 teaspoon oregano (or use 1 tblsp fresh)
- 2 teaspoons dried basil (withstands heat better than fresh)
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Garnish
- ground cayenne pepper
directions
- Cut potatoes into chunks and boil about 8 minutes in a little water.
- Add spinach and cook until potato chunks are tender, then drain well in a sieve or colander.
- Heat the oil in a large, deep saucepan until very hot.
- Add the potatoes, spinach, beans and remaining ingredients.
- Fry until potatoes are creamy and ingredients are cooked through. This will be quite quick in the hot oil. (Decide yourself on the quantity of oil needed).
- The recipe says merely to sprinkle with red pepper powder, simmer 3 minutes, and serve!
- I'm not sure, but it might need some draining. Follow your chef's instincts. These recipes are never perfect as given!
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Reviews
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This was quite yummy on its own, but I ate the leftovers with a little homemade Recipe #174350, which was also nice. I could see how another reviewer ate this for breakfast, since it really is a skillet potato dish. I did pack the spinach in the measuring cup, but would have liked about 3 times the quantity, so it could be more in balance with the amount of the other ingredients. I did not boil it, just added it at the end and let it wilt a little. I used 2 tablespoons of oil, which was more than enough. Delicious, Zurie!
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I loved this and so did DH & DS. We agree it wasn't a pretty dish, but no one even mentioned that it was meatless, which is rare with my carnivores. I used about 1/4 Cup of oil, subbed pintos for the garbanzos, used one green pepper and one chili for some heat. Made as one of my last recipes for Zingo ZWT4 as a Daffy Daffodil. This is a keeper for my family!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Zurie
South Africa
I'm a widow, retired, and I love cooking. I live on the coast in South Africa and I love seafood. You're welcome to my recipes (all kinds, definitely not just seafood!) Just remember that no recipe is ever cast in stone -- adjust to your taste!
The photo was taken at a rustic seaside restaurant on our West Coast, approx 1 year ago (2016).