Πατάτες τηγανιτὲς μὲ σάλτσα γιαουρτιοῦ
Στὶς 9 Ἰουλίου 2009 παρουσιάζεται στὴν ἐφημερίδα Los Angeles Times ἀπὸ τὴν εἰδικὴ ὲπὶ τῶν τροφίμων δημοσιογράφο Mary MacVean τὸ βιβλίο 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone' (Τὶ τρῶμε ὃταν τρῶμε μόνοι μας)τῆς γνωστῆς συγγραφέως βιβλίων μαγειρικῆς Deborah Madison , αὐτὴ τὴν φορὰ εἰκονογραφημένο ἀπὸ τὸν σύζυγὸ της Patrick McFarlin . Οὶ εἰδικοὶ τῆς Los Angeles Times ἐπιβραβεύουν μερικὲς συνταγὲς καὶ μεταξὺ αὐτῶν τὴν ἀκόλουθη συνταγὴ φτιαγμένη μὲ τὰ πιὸ ἁπλὰ ὑλικὰ ἀπὸ τὴν γνωστὴ μας γιὰ τὴν ἀγάπη της στὴν μαγειρικὴ, Ἀγλαϊα Κρεμέζη.
Νὰ συγχαροῦμε τὴν Κυρία Κρεμέζη καὶ νὰ τὶς εὐχηθοῦμε νὰ ἔχει πάντα ἐπιτυχίες.Ἑμεῖς τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς Ἀκαδημίας τῆς Καυτερῆς Πιπεριᾶς ,ἀντιγράφουμε τὴν συνταγὴ καὶ μὲ ἓνα μικρὸ «πείραγμα», δηλαδὴ προσθέτουμε λίγη καυτερὴ πιπεριὰ ,τὴν φέρνουμε στὰ «μέτρα μας».
Νὰ συγχαροῦμε τὴν Κυρία Κρεμέζη καὶ νὰ τὶς εὐχηθοῦμε νὰ ἔχει πάντα ἐπιτυχίες.Ἑμεῖς τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς Ἀκαδημίας τῆς Καυτερῆς Πιπεριᾶς ,ἀντιγράφουμε τὴν συνταγὴ καὶ μὲ ἓνα μικρὸ «πείραγμα», δηλαδὴ προσθέτουμε λίγη καυτερὴ πιπεριὰ ,τὴν φέρνουμε στὰ «μέτρα μας».
Τὰ ὑλικὰ: Πατάτες κομμένες σὲ φέτες τηγανισμένες σὲ ἐλαιόλαδο. Τῖς τρῶμε βουτώντας τες μέσα στὴν σάλτσα ποὺ φτιάχνουμε μὲ: ½ γιαούρτι ἀγελάδος ἤ προβάτου, 2 κουτ/σουπ. τριμμένη φέτα ἤ κατίκι , 2-3 κουτ/γλυκ. καυτερὴ μουστάρδα καὶ βέβαια καυτερὴ πιπεριὰ(ὃση θέλετε) κομμένη σὲ λεπτές φέτες.
Ἀκολουθεῖ ἡ συνταγὴ ὃπως τὴν ἀναφέρει ἡ ἐφημερίδα Los Angeles Times
July 8, 2009
Fried potatoes with yogurt sauce
Total time: 25 minutes
Servings: 1
Note: Adapted from "What We Eat When We Eat Alone" by Deborah Madison and Patrick McFarlin. This recipe comes from Aglaia Kremezi, an author of Greek cookbooks, and is in her words.
Potatoes, as many as you want to eat in a sitting, any kind
Olive oil or sunflower seed oil
1/2 cup yogurt, preferably full-fat sheep's milk or cow's milk
2 tablespoons crumbled feta cheese, Greek, of course
2 to 3 teaspoons Dijon mustard, enough for an unattractive yellow shade
Plenty of pepper or red pepper flakesThe potatoes: "I halve my potatoes lengthwise, then slice them slightly thinner than 1/8 -inch. Fry them in 2 inches of olive oil and half sunflower oil, or less. I don't like to let them get too golden, and I let only about half of them get crunchy. I drain them on three layers of paper towels."The sauce: "The so-called Greek yogurt you get is not the best kind for this. Basically very few of these thick yogurts are made with the traditional culture. I use regular cow or preferably sheep or goat's milk yogurt -- the sourness compensates for the sweet-and-oily potatoes. Combine the yogurt, feta, mustard and quite a bit of ground pepper or Aleppo pepper flakes. I once added some lemon zest, which you may or may not like. Help yourself to a few potatoes, take some sauce on the side, and dip each bunch of forked potatoes in the sauce and eat them."
Each serving: 364 calories; 13 grams protein; 44 grams carbohydrates; 3 grams fiber; 15 grams fat; 5 grams saturated fat; 24 mg. cholesterol; 616 mg. sodium.
