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[chris]

a little something for you to make your mouth water ...http://www.cookingwithnonna.com/italian-cuisine/sicilian-sfingi-di-san-giuseppe.html

[chris]

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a little something to make your mouth water

[kit]

I just returned from 8 weeks in Florida where I stayed with my brother and his wife. My sister-in-law Sherry is from Alabama and she made a dish I'd never had before... stewed potatoes. They were delicious. I wonder if anyone on this thread makes this dish and if they might share their technique and any added ingredients they use.

[Clipper]

My Grandmother ( Jim's mom) used to make creamed potatoes. It was diced potatoes in a creamy white sauce of some sort. I have never been able to duplicate that either.

Can you give us any more in the line of a description or a hint as to what was in them, or if they were in a sauce or white gravy or anything?

I will check with my Southern born and bred neighbors and friends here if you can describe it a little bit more. I will be seeing a friend of Kathy's tonight at bowling. She is from Alabama. She may be familiar with the recipe.

[kit]

I didn't watch her make them, but there was no cream sauce. Sherry peeled and cubed the potatoes and boiled them in water like she was going to make mashed potatoes. The result was like cooked cubed potatoes in a thin watery sauce like some of the outside of the potato had broken down and mixed in with a little cooking water. There was salt and pepper in the sauce but I have no idea what else she may have used.

[Clipper]

Sounds good, and sounds fairly simple. I guess I will have Kathy take a stab at it. All we have to do now is experiment with the seasoning and the consistency of the sauce. I imagine there is butter involved somewhere along the line.

[kit]

Could be some butter and maybe something else. All I know is that they were very good, and as you say - simple. My brother and sister-in-law are on a cruise right now and will be back in about a week. When they get back I'll phone her and ask and let you know what she says.

[Clipper]

I will darn sure try it when you get the recipe. Of course Kathy will add butter somewhere along the line if it is a potato recipe. She is like Paula Dean with the butter thing, lol.

[kit]

Knowing Sherry, it won't be a recipe... it'll be a technique. She doesn't measure anything and doesn't go by recipes, but I'm sure there was butter in there somewhere.

I make a potato dish I call 'Potatoes Maison.' It has a cream sauce, a little cheese and onion, and a very interesting combination of spices. Sort of a combination of Scalloped Potatoes and Potatoes Au Gratin. I'll post it soon.

[Clipper]

Sounds good Kit. I will be watching for it.

[chris]

never heard of stewed potatoes so i did a google and saw several variations of this recipe which they say is a very popular in the southern parts of the USA

[chris]

here are some Lenten recipes (Fr Siel reminds me of Friar Tuck and does seem to enjoy his food) He uses white balsamic vinegar in many recipes...got 2 try some

[kit]

Just talked with my sister-in-law Sherry in Florida and asked about her stewed potatoes. As I suspected, the recipe is real simple... it's the technique. The ingredients are:

A few potatoes, peeled and cut into bite size cubes
Salted water to cook them in
Butter
Parsley (flakes are okay, but fresh chopped is better)

Boil the potato cubes in salted water on med-low until a fork goes into them easily. Turn off the heat. Pour off most of the water but leave some of it.

Add a bunch of butter and parsley and stir.

Cover and let the pot sit for a few minutes until the potatoes have absorbed some of the water. (By this time the outside of the potatoes should be real soft and starting to fall apart)

Stir again so the soft outer part of the potatoes mixes with the remaining water and makes a thin sauce. Reheat a little and serve. Add salt and pepper at the table as desired.

And that's it. Sherry said it was easer to make the stewed potatoes than it was to explain how to do it, but you may have to practice a couple of times before you get it just right. Especially how much water to leave in the pot to make the sauce.

[Clipper]

Well, when we get back home I will be doing the cooking for a while. I will definitely give that a try. It sounds simple and sound good. Nothing that has potatoes, parsley and butter can be bad, hahaha.

[chris]

Excellent !!!! ;D