Recipe by Raghavan Iyer

Persian-Style Potatoes and Eggs

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Parve Parve
Easy Easy
4 Servings
Allergens

Contains

- Egg

Ingredients

Main ingredients

  • 2 pounds russet or Yukon Gold potatoes

  • 2 tablespoons Gefen Canola Oil (on Passover, substitute other neutral oil) 

  • 1 small red onion, cut in half lengthwise and thinly sliced 

  • 8 slices fresh ginger (each about the size and thickness of a quarter; no need to peel first), finely chopped 

  • 1 or 2 fresh green serrano chiles, stems discarded, finely chopped (do not remove the seeds)

  • 1 teaspoon coarse sea or Haddar Kosher Salt

  • 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric

  • 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro leaves and tender stems

  • 8 large eggs

Directions

Prepare the Potatoes and Eggs

1.

Fill a medium-size bowl halfway with cold water. Peel the potatoes. Shred them through the large holes of a box grater, the fine teeth of a mandoline, or the shredding disk of a food processor. Immediately transfer the shreds to the bowl of water to rinse off some of their surface starch and to prevent them from discoloring due to oxidation. 

2.

Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Once the oil appears to shimmer, add the onion, ginger, and chiles and cook them, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the onion slices are light brown around the edges and the chiles smell pungent, five to eight minutes.

3.

As the onion medley cooks, drain the potato shreds in a colander and give them a good rinse under cold running water to wash off the starch. Spread out several layers of paper towels on the counter, for drying the potatoes. Give the colander a good shake or two to rid the potatoes of excess water. Spread out the shreds on the towels and pat them dry, to make for splatter-free pan-frying.

4.

Stir the salt and turmeric into the onions. Add the potato shreds and give it all a good stir. Cover the pan and cook without stirring to allow the underside to brown lightly, five to eight minutes. Flip the potatoes over (use two spatulas, one on either side—or if you have one large spatula, that works great, too) and cook, covered, on the other side for an additional five to eight minutes.

5.

Break up the browned potatoes with a spatula to expose the softer, creamier shreds within. Sprinkle on the cilantro. Make eight little concave “nests” in the potato surface. Crack an egg into each of these nests. Cover the pan and allow the eggs to cook, without stirring, until the whites are soft-steamed and the egg yolks are set but still sun yellow under the film of white, three to five minutes. 

6.

Either set the whole skillet on the table as is, or gently scoop out a portion of potatoes along with two eggs per person. Serve warm.

About

Excerpted from Smashed, Mashed, Boiled, and Baked—and Fried, Too! by Raghavan Iyer (Workman Publishing). Copyright © 2016.

Persian-Style Potatoes  and Eggs

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