Spicy Bolivian Cabbage and Potatoes
This spicy cabbage and potatoes from Bolivia is a delicious way to cook cabbage.
Servings: 4 people
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Ingredients
- 4 cups cabbage chopped fine
- 3 Potatoes cut into 1-inch chunks
- 1 tbs tomato paste I used tomato sauce
- ½ teaspoon Sugar
- 2 tbs olive oil
- 1 cups onion chopped
- ¾ cup yellow capsicum or bell pepper, finely chopped
- 3 Tomatoes seeded and coarsely chopped
- 2-3 Green chillies finely chopped
- 1 tbs Lemon juice
- Coriander leaves coarsely chopped
Instructions
- In salted boiling water blanch the cabbage for 2 minutes and transfer to ice immediately. The cabbage must be tender but crisp.
- Now add the potatoes in boiling salted water and cook till tender about 5 to 7 minutes.
- Drain the potatoes.
- Reserve ½ cup of the water add tomato paste or sauce and sugar. Stir and set aside.
- Heat oil in kadhai/wok.
- Add onion and sauté till transparent.
- Stir in tomatoes, chilli and tomato paste mixture, and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in cabbage and potatoes. Cook 5 to 6 minutes or until cabbage and potatoes are heated through.
- Add the capsicum season with salt and pepper, sprinkle with lime juice and coriander and serve.