Romanian Potatoes With Bacon
This Romanian potatoes with bacon recipe is indulgent and makes the perfect comfort dish for when you had a not so great day.
Ingredients
- 1 kg potatoes Pipe Maris recommended
- 150 gr smoked bacon Kaiser, Sunculita Taraneasca, or Cured Pork Knuckle
- 100 gr sour cream
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 tsp vegetable oil
- 100 ml water
- 100 gr Cascaval cheese or Gouda
- 100 gr telemea cheese or Feta
- 3 spring onions
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- sea salt to taste
Instructions
- Peel and cut the potatoes into chunks.
- Put in a pot with cold water and bring to a boil.
- When the water starts to boil, time it for 2 minutes and drain the potatoes.
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
- Put the potatoes in a tray, making sure they are not touching each other.
- Drizzle with oil and bake for 15-20 minutes.
- Heat some oil in a pan and put the chopped onion and bacon in it.
- Caramelise the onion over low heat, mixing from time to time to prevent sticking.
- Meanwhile, put the garlic in a mortar and crush it with a pestle.
- Add the oil and mix fast until you obtain a white, creamy paste.
- Add 100ml of water over the garlic mixture, to loosen it up.
- Take the pan with the onion and bacon off the heat, and mix in the sour cream and the smoked paprika.
- Take the potatoes out of the oven and drizzle with the garlic mixture.
- Add the onion and bacon, and mix gently, to cover all the potatoes.
- Add the chopped cascaval cheese, and put the tray back in the oven for 5 more minutes.
- Take the tray out of the oven and plate the potatoes.
- Crumble the white cheese on top, and finish with chopped spring onions and a generous sprinkle of sea salt.
- Enjoy hot!