Greek peas and potato stew with tomatoes (Arakas laderos kokkinistos)
Healthy, delicious and comforting Greek peas and potato stew with tomatoes (Arakas laderos kokkinistos). A traditional Greek dish that is a staple in every household and with this super easy recipe you can recreate it from scratch, just like yiayia used to make it!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 25 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 450 g . peas (peeled)
- 120 g . olive oil
- 1 red onion, chopped
- 2 carrots, sliced
- 2 potatoes, cut in cubes
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 300 g . ripe tomatoes, grated
- 1-2 fresh onions, chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh dill, chopped
- salt and freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- 1
To prepare this delicious Greek peas and potatoes recipe (Arakas laderos), heat half the olive oil in a medium sized pot. Sauté the red onions and fresh onions until soft. Add carrots, potatoes and tomato paste and sauté 2 more minutes.
- 2
Add the grated tomatoes and enough hot water so that the ingredients are covered just a bit.
- 3
Bring to a boil and boil for 15 minutes (without the lid), until the potatoes have softened a bit.
- 4
Add the peas, fresh dill and the remaining olive oil and season well with salt and pepper.
- 5
Mix well, lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes, until peas are soft and water is gone. (they should only be left with the olive oil.)
- 6
Serve at room temperature with crumbled feta cheese and crusty bread.