Last year when fundraising for my trip to China, I've started a cooking school, where's I've taught people from all around the world how to cook paprika potatoes.
Paprika potatoes is a very simple dish, it was the first thing that I've learnt to cook as a child and the first meal that I've cooked for my Polish Grandpa as well. I remember it worked out so well that I had no patience to wait until he arrived that I almost ate the whole thing. But he also liked it.
It's a typical poor man's food, it's easy to make and the ingredients are cheap, and is perfect for al fesco dining which is why I've made it last Monday, the sun finally paying the
Ingredients for 2 people:
- 6 potatoes, diced
- 2 tbsp Hungarian sweet paprika powder
- 1 pack of frankfurters
- 2 large onions
- 1tbsp cumin seeds
Preparation:
Chop the onions and fry them in some olive oil. Once they become glassy add the cumin seeds, being careful not to burn them, give them a stir, and then add the paprika, again being careful not to burn it as otherwise it'll become sour. (If the pan is very hot, just take it off the heat while doing it.)
What I usually do, is after I've diced the potatoes, I'll put them in a bowl and cover them with water, so when the paprika is ready I'll just pour the whole bowl of water and potatoes, and leave them to cook after addig a good pinch of salt and pepper.
When the potatoes are almost tender add the chopped frankfurters and the food is ready.
You can make it hotter by adding hot paprika to the mix.
Serve it with pickled gherkins, the ones that you can buy in Polish shops for the real experience.
Jo etvagyat!
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