Around the World in 80 Recipes

This site was created for those who would like to recreate the meals I have written about in the "Around the World in 80 Meals" site. (http://80meals.blogspot.com) On that site, I describe the meals that are cooked for me by people from many different cultures...I enjoy eating those meals and I hope to shed a more positive light on the multicultural society in the Netherlands.

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I'm Dutch/American, 29 years old, and love getting to know new people and new cultures. Plus I enjoy a good meal! So what better way to combine these interests than through this blog? The idea is to talk to my hosts about what role food plays in their life, who taught them how to cook, what differences they see between local (food) culture and their own, etc. I started out in the Netherlands, but continued the project after my move to the UK in 2007. Email: eightymeals at yahoo dot com

Monday, July 10, 2006

Patatas a la Riojana

Patatas a la Riojana
(Spanish stew of potatoes with chorizo, from the Rioja province)


Ingredients (serves 4):
1 kg potatoes, in chunks
chorizo sausage(about 40 cm) in chunks
3 tomatoes, diced
1 big onion, diced
3 garlic cloves, diced
olive oil
1 laurel leaf
1 tablespoon of paprika powder

Preparations:
Fry diced onion and garlic in a generous amount of olive oil. When these are soft add the chorizo chunks, the diced tomatoes and the paprika powder and stir.
Now cut the potatoes in chunks. The "traditional way" is to cut the potato half way and then break off the chunk. This will help the potatoes absorb the flavour of the sauce better.
Add the potatoes to the pot, stir for a minute to distribute the flavours and then top it off with water. Add enough to just cover the potatoes.
Leave on the fire with the lid slightly open for about 30-45 minutes, till the potatoes are soft enough to your liking.

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