DELICIOUS IRISH POTATO HOTPOT WITH LIVER
We have been waiting all our life for this time of the year. The time when the farmer’s market opens and we get to shop as though we are back home. We even get to bargain and turn our back to leave if the trader doesn’t accept our proposal. Ha! We love to bargain in the market, it is one of the things we miss about home. We mean, something could be prized at 500 CFA Frs and you end up buying it for 50 CFA Frs. How cool is that? The not-so-cool part is that sometimes instead of buying “cheap”, you get insulted by an irritated market woman.So the farmer’s market is in full swing here in Minnesota. It is therapeutic for us to walk through that market and check out the numerous goodies from the farms. We also get to discover great things there like fresh groundnuts! Waterleaf! Okongobong (that’s Ugu in Nigeria!) Cocoyam leaves! Fresh Corn! “Banso potatoes!” Forgive us for all the “!”. That’s exactly how we feel each time we see these things. Then we come home and bore Mr. N with statements like, “Can you imagine we found rice at the farmer’s market?!”
We call these potatoes, “Banso potatoes” because they are firm and dry just like the type of Irish potatoes called, Banso potatoes back home (referring to the village, “Banso” where they typically come from. When we first came here, we tried to enjoy potato meals but we just couldn’t. The potatoes always turned out soggy and sometimes made the sound “grish grish” when eaten. They were not giving us life at all so we lost faith in boiling them and only resorted to frying them. The first time we tried the smaller potatoes from the farmer’s market, our faith and hope in potatoes were restored. The potatoes are so tasty on their own then when made into a dish like this hotpot with liver, they are phenomenal.
This one-pot dish is savoury, graced with the sweetness from the tomatoes, crisp with the freshness from the vegetables, and has an undeniably exotic texture from the liver. Using liver here instead of regular beef makes the dish… well let’s just say a little more nutritious. Liver is loaded with vitamin A, iron, and other goodies that are good for the body. We have shared a similar Potato Hotpot with Chicken recipe and you can check it out here. You have to make this version!
Here is the printable recipe for ya! Print Recipe Potato Hot Pot by Precious Meshi Nkeih (www.) July-14-2016 This is a savoury one-pot potato dish typically cooked in Cameroon. Ingredients
2. Chop tomatoes and onions and fry in oil until tomato is no longer sour
3. Add in your blended garlic and ginger and stir well. Let that fry for about 2 minutes.
4. Add in the chopped mixed vegetables and stir well.
5. Season with salt and seasoning cubes.
6. Add in the liver with about a quarter cup of its stock.
7. Finally, add in your potatoes and give that a good stir, being careful not to break the potatoes. Turn off the heat and serve hot! Details
We call these potatoes, “Banso potatoes” because they are firm and dry just like the type of Irish potatoes called, Banso potatoes back home (referring to the village, “Banso” where they typically come from. When we first came here, we tried to enjoy potato meals but we just couldn’t. The potatoes always turned out soggy and sometimes made the sound “grish grish” when eaten. They were not giving us life at all so we lost faith in boiling them and only resorted to frying them. The first time we tried the smaller potatoes from the farmer’s market, our faith and hope in potatoes were restored. The potatoes are so tasty on their own then when made into a dish like this hotpot with liver, they are phenomenal.This one-pot dish is savoury, graced with the sweetness from the tomatoes, crisp with the freshness from the vegetables, and has an undeniably exotic texture from the liver. Using liver here instead of regular beef makes the dish… well let’s just say a little more nutritious. Liver is loaded with vitamin A, iron, and other goodies that are good for the body. We have shared a similar Potato Hotpot with Chicken recipe and you can check it out here. You have to make this version!Here is the printable recipe for ya! Print Recipe Potato Hot Pot by Precious Meshi Nkeih (www.) July-14-2016 This is a savoury one-pot potato dish typically cooked in Cameroon. Ingredients - 20 small boiled potatoes
- 1 medium size onion
- 4 fresh tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon ground garlic and ginger
- half pound boiled beef liver (and its stock)
- 1-2 cups chopped carrots, green beans, bell pepper, and green onions
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 (Maggi or Knorr) small seasoning cubes
- a quarter teaspoon of salt
- 1 habanero (hot) pepper (optional)
2. Chop tomatoes and onions and fry in oil until tomato is no longer sour
3. Add in your blended garlic and ginger and stir well. Let that fry for about 2 minutes.
4. Add in the chopped mixed vegetables and stir well.
5. Season with salt and seasoning cubes.
6. Add in the liver with about a quarter cup of its stock.
7. Finally, add in your potatoes and give that a good stir, being careful not to break the potatoes. Turn off the heat and serve hot! Details
Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 30 mins Total time: 45 mins Yield: 4 servings
