Name: Mexican potatoes
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 800g potato cut into cubes; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion finely chopped; 1 garlic clove finely chopped; ½ tsp mild chilli powder; ½ tsp paprika; 1 tsp cumin; ½ tsp cayenne pepper; soured cream to serve

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Mexican potatoes

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 30 mins

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Spicy fried potatoes with soured cream for dipping, great as part of a Tex-Mex meal

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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800g potato

cut into cubes
1 tbsp olive oil
1 onion

finely chopped
1 garlic clove

finely chopped
½ tsp mild chilli powder
½ tsp paprika
1 tsp cumin
½ tsp cayenne pepper
soured cream

to serve

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal195
fat4g
saturates1g
carbs38g
sugars3g
fibre3g
protein5g
salt0.06g

low

Method

step 1

Boil the potatoes for 5 mins. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a frying pan and gently fry the onion for 8 mins. Add the garlic and spices, then fry for 2 mins more.
step 2

Drain the potatoes and tip into the onion mix. Turn up the heat and shake the potatoes around so that they are all covered. Cook for 10 mins more until tender, then serve with soured cream, sprinkled with a little cayenne.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2010

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