Mexican potatoes

Spicy fried potatoes with soured cream for dipping, great as part of a Tex-Mex meal

  • Prep:5 mins
    Cook:30 mins
  • Serves 4
  • Easy

Nutrition per serving

  • kcal 195
  • fat 4g
  • saturates 1g
  • carbs 38g
  • sugars 3g
  • fibre 3g
  • protein 5g
  • salt 0.06g

Ingredients

  • 800g potatoes, cut into cubes
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
  • ½ tsp mild chilli powder
  • ½ tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • ½ tsp cayenne pepper
  • soured cream, to serve

Method

  1. Boil the potatoes for 5 mins. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a frying pan and gently fry the onion for 8 mins. Add the garlic and spices, then fry for 2 mins more.

  2. Drain the potatoes and tip into the onion mix. Turn up the heat and shake the potatoes around so that they are all covered. Cook for 10 mins more until tender, then serve with soured cream, sprinkled with a little cayenne.

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