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Papas Guisadas Potatoes with Tomato

A humble Lenten dish from Michoacan: firm boiled potato cubes fried until just golden with onion, then folded into a fresh broiled-tomato and serrano sauce and finished with grated aged cheese. Good alone or beside fish or meat.

  • YieldServes 3 to 4
  • Hands-on35 min
  • Total1 h 1 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Sauce

  • 225 gripe tomatoes, about 1 large, broiled, left unpeeled
  • 2serrano chiles, broiled and chopped
  • 1 clovegarlic, peeled
  • 2 tbspwater

Potatoes

  • 80 mlsafflower oil, about 1/3 cup
  • 450 gred potatoes, about 6 medium, boiled until just tender and cut into 2.5 cm cubes
  • 4 tbspwhite onion, finely chopped
  • to tastesea salt
  • 55 gqueso anejo or Romano, 2 oz, finely grated

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Safflower seed
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Potato (white)
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Blender

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 1
  • Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: low

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