Poor Man´s Potatoes - Patatas a lo Pobre
This recipe dates back to the medieval times. Watch our video recipe to easily make poor man´s potatoes, known as patatas a lo pobre in Spain.

- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 Yukon Gold Potatoes
- 1 Brown Onion
- 1/2 Red Bell Pepper
- 1/2 Green Bell Pepper
- 3/4 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2 Cloves Garlic
- Fresh Parsley
- Sea Salt
Instructions
- 1
Grab a medium to large sized frying pan and turn the fire to a medium-high heat
- 2
Add 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil to the pan
- 3
Leaving the skin on, cut the potatoes in about 1/4 inch thick circular slices
- 4
Once hot, season the olive oil in the pan with sea salt and add the sliced potatoes to the pan
- 5
Grab another frying pan, small to medium in size and turn fire to a medium heat
- 6
Add the remainder 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil to the pan
- 7
Peel the onion, cut in half, and cut in thin slices
- 8
Cut the green and red bell peper in thin slices
- 9
Peel and add the 2 cloves of garlic to the hot oil and cook for about 1 minute
- 10
Add the onion and bell peppers to the pan and mix together
- 11
Go back to the pan with the potatoes and turn them as needed to cook all the way through
- 12
Once your potatoes are cooked all the way through, turn the fire off, and put them on a plate with a paper towel to drain the oil and season with sea salt
- 13
Add the potatoes to a shallow bowl
- 14
Continue to cook the onion and bell peppers until tender and turn the fire off once they are done
- 15
Add the onions and bell peppers on top of the potatoes, season with sea salt, and mix everything together
- 16
Sprinkle some freshly chopped parsley on top
- 17
Enjoy!