Sunday, October 01, 2006

Chinese potatoes


This is not your ordinary potato dish. It is also not quite like the potatoes I had in China, being not nearly as oily and containing no MSG. It is scrumptiously interesting.

4 medium potatoes
1 T. soy sauce
2 t. apple cider vinegar
1 t. brown sugar
1/3 head garlic, roughly chopped
1 t. fresh ginger, grated
1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped

Cut the potatoes into matchsticks.
Rinse the chopped potatoes in cold water.
Put potatoes in a bowl with soy sauce, vinegar, and sugar.
Let marinate for at least half an hour.
Drain (saving marinade).
Fry potatoes in a little oil with garlic and ginger.
Add extra marinade as needed to keep potatoes from sticking.
When potatoes are just done (still firm, not mushy!), add cilantro.
Cook for another five minutes.

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