Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Cajun potatoes with holy trinity salsa / Ziemniaczki cajun z salsą

This is one of my favorite dishes ever and I know at least one reader here to be fond of spicy potatoes, so I sure hope she is reading this post.

It's hot and it's spicy and it takes forever to make these but it is all worth it. Believe me. Well, maybe it doesn't take forever - it just is difficult to time. So prepare the Cajun potatoes on an afternoon when you have plenty of time and aren't too hungry to wait.



For the Holy Trinity salsa you will need:
2 celery stalks, finely diced
½ red pepper bell, finely diced
a piece of red onion, finely diced



For the rest of this dish you will need:
Cajun spice from the post below - the amount there should me enough for even 800 grams of potaoes.
Potatoes - washed, peeled if necessary and cut into wedges. The smaller potatoes you choose the better.
A few button mushrooms cut into fours and peeled whole shallot onions (both optional).

Preheat the oven to 200ºC. Pour some oil into a baking dish - enough to cover the bottom and place it in the oven.

Roll the potatoe wedges in the spice. Add the potatoes to the baking dish, toss and add what might be left of the cajun spice. Add mushrooms and whole onions.

Bake for some 45 minutes. This depends on the size of potatoes used, your oven and so on. Be prepared that it might take more than an hour. Turn occasionally.

Last time I made it I made some fast chicken meatballs - baked in the oven underneath the potatoes. I just need to remember to take pictures of food before I start eating. Everything looks so much better then.



Smacznego!

6 comments:

Lord Bassington-Bassington said...

This was absolutely amazing. Especially the potatoes.

An idea: For some reason, I thought this dish would be even better with a sweet, fruity ingredient. Perhaps mango or apple?

Lady Mju said...

Hmm... both manngo and apple would be fun. Perhaps we can use apples instead of button mushrooms and bake them with the potatoes?

I'm also usure what to serves this with to get a complete dinner. Ideas? Suggestions?

Lord Bassington-Bassington said...

Are you kidding? This is a complete dinner in itself. Both in terms of taste and nutrition.

Lady Mju said...

I was thinking instead of meatballs. The potatoes themselves - even when served with holy trinity salsa are not a complete meal, or are they?

As to the mango. Perhaps a variation on mango salsa would be good?

Unknown said...

Kevin would love this meal.

Lady Mju said...

Prepare it for him :)
It's easy to make - only needs patience with the potatoes. This hot hot hot dish is perfect on cold evenings.