Patatas a lo Pobre

Name: Patatas a lo Pobre
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 800g potatoes, thinly sliced; 1 onion, sliced; 2 green peppers, sliced; 3 garlic cloves, sliced; 200ml olive oil; Fried eggs, to serve (optional)

Patatas a lo pobre/pah-TAH-tas ah loh POH-breh/

Also known as: Poor Man's Potatoes, Spanish Potatoes with Peppers and Onions

About this dish

Sliced potatoes slowly fried in olive oil with onions, green peppers and garlic until soft and golden, often topped with fried eggs.

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Ingredients

🥔800g potatoes, thinly sliced

🧅1 onion, sliced

🫑2 green peppers, sliced

🧄3 garlic cloves, sliced

🫒200ml olive oil

🥚Fried eggs, to serve (optional)

Method

Serves 4

Heat the olive oil in a wide pan.

Add the potatoes, onion, peppers and garlic with salt.

Cook over a low to medium heat for 25–30 minutes, turning now and then.

Drain off the excess oil when the potatoes are soft and lightly golden.

Serve as a side or topped with fried eggs.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Patatas a lo pobre ('poor man's potatoes') is an Andalusian dish, served as a side with meat or fish or as a meal with eggs.

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