Overture
Goodbye, potatoes! But why?… Because for the second year we try to keep on a well-food, food which is a source of a good energy and keeps the mind fresh.
Potato story as “a food not to consume” is so long and complicated that I decided not to expand here about it and concentrate the attention on the tasty recipe itself. But the “potato story” is on my list and I hope to release it in a month or so, we will see.
I have l’earned for myself, that potatoes could be consumed as food only in summer (early autumn) time, when in its young state. As older potatoes become – more and more starch produces in it and we try to avoid this kind of starch consciously.
I have l’earned for myself, that potatoes could be consumed as food ONLY in summer (and early autumn) time
The recipe below is dangerously tasty also because of garlic and onions, mmm …:) I know one friend of mine does not eat onions at all, – you can skip onions because grated ginger is also included in the recipe and together with some other species makes the taste well even without onions!
I know one friend of mine does not eat onions at all, – you can skip onions!
I have already wrote an article about onions and garlic and their impact on mental health Prophylactic self-isolation for Mister Garlic exaltation. Day 62nd.
Anyway, anyway, if to eat potatoes or garlic – let’s make it enormously tasty and enjoy the process!
Before you start (meanings are described on page 2)
Passive time
1 h 30 min
Active time
30 min
Equipment
hot-resistant ceramic pots
Servings
2
My garlic-embedded Hasselback potatoes with beans
| ingredient | eu | us |
|---|---|---|
| Step 1 (potatoes) | ||
| potatoes (middle or big size, and young!) | 400 g | 14 oz |
| garlic | 5-6 cloves | 5-6 cloves |
| ghee butter | 4 Tbsp | 4 Tbsp |
| salt | 1 tsp | 1 tsp |
| Step 2 (garnish) | ||
| ghee butter (or olive oil) | 2 Tbsp | 2 Tbsp |
| onion, large (preferred, but could be optional) | 1 | 1 |
| green chili pepper | 1 | 1 |
| ginger, fresh | 5 cm section | 0.2 ft |
| fava beans | 200 g | 7 oz |
| curry leaves | 3 Tbsp | 3 Tbsp |
| nutmeg flowers | 2 Tbsp | 2 Tbsp |
| long pepper | 4 | 4 |
| red peppercorns | 1 tsp | 1 tsp |
| allspice | 1 tsp | 1 tsp |
| salt | 1 tsp | 1 tsp |
| Step 3 (fresh flavors) | ||
| dill, fresh | handful | handful |
How to make it:
Step 1 Young potatoes
- wash potatoes well, leave skin on
- slice potatoes through, in thin even layers, almost like thick potato chips size, but not-quite-all-the-way
- switch on an oven on 180 C / 350 F and pre-warm ceramic pots in it for 5 min
- slice garlic cloves along into thin layers
- staff half-sliced potatoes with garlic slices
- 5. take out ceramic pots form an oven, put ghee butter on a bottom of ceramic pots and place staffed potatoes
- 6. cover lightly with aluminum foil and bake on 180 C / 350 F using conventional heating for 1 hour, keeping the pots in a middle of an oven box (salt will be added later)
Step 2 (garnish)
- Chop onion and stew it in a pan with a bit of Ghee butter or olive oil (I prefer Ghee) for 5 min
- Add salt, chopped green chili pepper, spices and stew for another 5 min
- Add fava beans and stew with a lid closed for 15 min
- Add grated ginger, switch off the stove and let it sit for 5 min
- 5. After potatoes are already 1 hour in an oven, take ceramic pots from an oven carefully (because hot), open aluminum foil (be careful, it’s hot)
- 6. Add salt on a top of each potato and add some ghee butter on a bottom if necessary
- 7. Add bean garnish, close foil and put again into an oven for 20-30 more
Step 3 (fresh flavors)
- Take potatoes out of an oven, open foil, serve on heat resistant plates
- Chop fresh dill and spread on a top of baked Hasselback potatoes
It is ready!
Spices rule!
Keep specific spice set for EACH of your recipes – then it will be always unforgettable and never boring to eat)
I have also described another recipe with young potatoes and you are welcome to read it on my blog:
Prophylactic self-isolation for dinner preparation. Day 132nd.
AlisaMGZN 
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