Almost every country has it’s national potato dish. This is ours!
The potato paprikash is a paprika based potato stew. It is originally a peasant dish and I would definately say it is the king of comfort foods, that warms your heart and soul on the coldest of winter days.
Ingredients (for 4 people):
- 7 medium potatoes
- 2 tomatoes
- 1 Italian pepper (this is most similar to the Hungarian pepper)
- 1 big onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 4 tablespoons canola oil
- 5 teaspoons paprika powder
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground caraway seed
- sausage (optional – this time I used vegan sausage to make a vegan dish)
- 3 cups water
The Process:
- peel and slice the potatoes, soak them in water
- chop the garlic, pepper, tomatoes and onion
- sautée the onions on the canola oil in a large pot
- add the paprika powder, always pull the pot off the heat when adding the paprika so it doesn’t burn (if it burns, it gets bitter)
- add the garlic, tomatoes, pepper, 1 cup of water, salt, ground black pepper, ground caraway seed
- cook for 10 minutes until the tomatoes are soft
- add the potatoes and 2 cups of water
- cook for 40 minutes
- if you want to add sausages (chorizo type sausages are a great choice, they are similar to the Hungarian sausages, but this time I used vegan sausages) slice them and cook with the potatoes in the last 10 minutes
- serve with a loaf of fresh white bread and cucumber salad (see the recipe in an earlier blog post)
