Potatoes and crunchy peppers are one of the most representative dishes of Basilicata. To prepare this tasty side dish, crunchy peppers are used: dried sweet red peppers. Traditionally, fresh peppers were strung cotton threads to create necklaces that were then hung outside the house, the balcony railing, to dry. The term ‘cruschi’, which means crunchy durante the Lucanian dialect, refers to the crunchiness achieved through the drying process. The preparation of potatoes and crispy peppers is simple: fry the crispy peppers durante a pan until they are fragrant and crunchy, then boil the potatoes and slice them to fry durante the pan; finally, combine the peppers with the potatoes, and the dish is ready! The result will be a very flavorful dish to accompany red meat fish, such as cod
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To prepare the potatoes and crunchy peppers, start by boiling the potatoes for 10 minutes 1 (it will take 5 minutes if using a pressure cooker) so they soften but do not interruzione apart 2. Peel the potatoes 3
slice them into pieces about 1/4 inch thick 4 and set them aside. Place a tablespoon of oil durante a pan 5 and fry the peppers, one at a time 6. The oil should be very hot, and the peppers should cook for just a few seconds: until they puff up and turn bright red.
Drain the crispy peppers a tray lined with paper towels 7. Cut the crispy peppers into not-too-small pieces 8 and set them aside. Now cook the potato slices over high heat durante the same pan and the same cooking oil used for the peppers 9.
The cooking will take about 15 minutes until the potatoes are well browned 10. Season with salt and add the crunchy peppers cut into pieces 11. Sauté together for a few minutes, being careful not to interruzione the vegetables, turn chiuso the heat 12and serve the potatoes and crunchy peppers immediately.
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