CATALAN POTATOES

CATALAN POTATOES

“These potatoes get a generous dose of garlic from both chopped garlic and garlic-infused oil. If you cook this dish in a non-stick pan, you can use less oil.”


½ cup olive oil (1/3 cup for nonstick pans)
3 whole cloves garlic, peeled
1 large Spanish onion, diced
2 large Idaho potatoes (about 1 lb. total), peeled and sliced ¼-inch thick
3 cloves garlic, chopped fine
4 plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded and diced
1 tsp. salt; more to taste
½ tsp. black pepper; more to taste


Heat an 8 or 9-inch skillet over medium heat. Pour in the olive oil and add the whole garlic cloves. Cook the garlic until browned, about 8 minutes. Discard cloves.

Add the diced onion to the pan. Sauté in oil until light brown, about 12 minutes. Remove the onion from the pan with a slotted spoon

Add half the potato slices to the oil. Top them with an even layer of the onions, chopped garlic, tomatoes, salt and pepper. Top with the remaining potato slices.

Cook the potatoes until browned, about 15 minutes and then turn the potatoes over, pressing down on them with a spatula (you don’t have to turn all the potatoes at once; the potato cake will still keep its shape.) Continue cooking until the underside is brown and the potatoes are tender throughout. About another 15 minutes. Slide from the pan onto a serving platter and serve immediately.


Yield: Serves 6.