These sautéed potatoes with a lemon and spicy flavour are an ideal side dish. The potato, which belongs to the Solanaceae family whose other members include tomatoes, eggplants, peppers and tomatillos, are the enlarged portion of the underground stem called a tuber and is designed to provide food for the green leafy portion of the plant. The potato plant will bear an inedible fruit resembling a tomato, if allowed to flower and fruit.
Ingredients serve 6
4 large potatoes (1000g)
1 ½ teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons olive oil
4 tbls butter
1 chopped brown onion
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp caraway seeds
¼ cup finely chopped parsley
¼ cup finely chopped coriander leaves
1 lemon, zest and juice
Method
Place potatoes in a saucepan with water and salt. Bring to the boil and simmer for approx. 20 minutes. Drain water from the potatoes, peel the potatoes and cut them into smaller pieces. Place oil and butter in a large frying pan over medium heat. Sauté onions for about approx. 2 minutes add potatoes and gently mix together. Add cumin, caraway seeds, parsley, coriander leaves, lemon juice and zest. Mix well and serve immediately.
Note: Fried potatoes are a great side dish where additional vegetables, herbs and spices can be added.
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