Smothered Potatoes Papas Chorreadas Colombia Recipes

SMOTHERED POTATOES - PAPAS CHORREADAS, COLOMBIA

Steps:

• 1. Scrub the potatoes and place in a large pot of boiling, salted water. Boil until tender when pierced with a fork. Drain potatoes and let cool slightly.
• 2. Finely chop the shallots or onion. Chop the white part and a inch or two of the green part of the scallions into 1/2 inch lengths. Finely chop the rest of the green parts of the scallion and reserve for a garnish.
• 3. Melt the butter in a large skillet. Saute the 1/2-inch pieces of scallion, the shallots, the cumin, and the chile powder in the butter until soft, about 5 minutes.
• 4. Add the diced tomatoes and cilantro, and cook until the tomatoes are soft and fragrant. Add the tablespoon of flour and stir briefly.
• 5. Stir in the cream, anato and cheese, and heat until sauce just comes to a boil and cheese is mostly melted. Remove from heat.
• 6. Slice potatoes into halves or wedges, and arrange potatoes onto a platter. Pour sauce over potatoes. Garnish with chopped green onion.

POTATOES CHORREADAS STYLE

Steps:

• Boil potatoes until fork-tender; drain. Cover to keep warm.
• Heat dressing in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add tomatoes and onions; cook and stir 5 minutes or until onions are tender. Reduce heat to low. Add sour cream and seasonings; stir until well blended.
• Pour sauce over warm potatoes; sprinkle with cheese.

PAPAS CHORREADAS (POTATOES WITH TOMATO AND CHEESE SAUCE)

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes in lightly salted water for about 20 minutes.
• Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat, and saute the onion and tomato, stirring often, for 15 minutes, or until the onion is soft. Season with paprika and pepper.
• Add crumbled cheese, stir well. Halve the potatoes; serve with sauce.

PAPAS CHORREADAS

Steps:

• Boil the whole potatoes in lightly salted water for about twenty minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a skillet over medium high heat and saute the onion and tomato, stirring often, for about 15 minutes or until the onion is very soft.
• Season with paprika and pepper.
• Remove from heat; add cheese, stir well.
• Halve the potatoes and serve with the onion/cheese sauce.

COLOMBIAN TURMADA POTATOES (PAPA TURMADA)

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch glass baking dish.
• Place the potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and allow to steam dry for a minute or two.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook the sausage in the hot oil for 5 minutes. Add the white onions and green onions; cook another 5 minutes. Stir in the tomato, cumin, and thyme. Season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat to low and simmer 10 minutes.
• Place the bread cubes in a bowl; pour the milk over the bread making sure to wet each piece.
• Arrange about half of the potato slices into the bottom of the prepared dish. Spread the sausage mixture over the potatoes. Top with succeeding layers of the sliced eggs, about half of the moistened bread, the mozzarella cheese, the remaining potato slices, the remaining moistened bread, and finally the Parmesan cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until heated completely, about 30 minutes.