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Papas Chorreadas

“Papas chorreadas” or Potatoes Drizzled with Creamy Sauce, is a rich, delicious recipe of our Colombian gastronomy! It is a traditional dish whose origins are from the Central region of Colombia; born in the Andean region where due to its climate, Colombia has many varieties of potatoes. The two mayor producers of potatoes are Cundinamarca and Boyacá departments. By cooking potatoes this way, you will always come up with creamy delicious potatoes and you can accompany them with any type of beef or chicken. I remember my mom baking flank steak every time she made “papas chorreadas”.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Colombia
Servings 6 people
Calories 325 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 pan 

Ingredients
  

  • 12 Red potatoes
  • 1 tablespoon grape seed oil
  • 1 yellow onion diced
  • ½ cup scallions cut into 1 inch julienne strips
  • 2 Tomatoes peel and chopped
  • 1 cup of milk or sometimes I use heavy cream rich and delicious!
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon of annatto to give that red color like saffron
  • 2 tablespoon parsley finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoon coriander finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoon of grated cheese mozzarella, feta, parmesan

Instructions
 

  • PEEL partially the potatoes
  • COOK the potatoes with enough water, season with salt to taste to cover them, and cook them until tender. Approximately 40 minutes.
  • PREPARE the tomato sauce in a pan, heat the oil and add the onion until softens and transparent, add the tomato and scallions, keep cooking until all the vegetables are soft
  • ADD the milk (or heavy cream), annatto, salt and pepper and cook in low heat for about 10 minutes.
  • ADD the cooked and drained potatoes to the sauce and let it cook for about 2-3 minutes.
  • SERVE in a tray and add the cheese, parsley and coriander in top of the potatoes as garnish.
  • Tips for “papas chorreadas” or Potatoes Drizzled With Creamy Sauce
  • There are different options about peeling the potatoes. Some people like to partially peel them, other like to peel the whole potatoes. Either way, the flavor given to the potatoes by this sauce, it will not make any difference if you boil them with or without skin!

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Keyword potatoes, scallions