It's been awhile since I shared a recipe with you... though I dare to call this a recipe, since not much of anything that I will write below resembles a recipe... but what the heck.
With Todd being away, I'll admit that I haven't cooked for myself all that much. While I wouldn't say I'm eating ultra-healthy, I have avoided fast food and have gone to the frozen pizza route just once. Early last week, I whipped up big 'ole pan of mac & cheese (not from a box!)... that served as dinner one night and as a side-dish for a few several nights after that. On Sunday, I decided to whip up a little brunch for myself... breakfast burritos with the star ingredient being... potatoes!
To explain the name... several years ago we were in Laughlin... likely for the first and last time... while it is a bargain gambling locale and is just fine, its proximity to Vegas begs the question "why bother?" -- kind of like a church carnival set up in the parking lot of Disney World... so that explains the first pat of the name for these spicy and delicious potatoes at the Harrahs breakfast buffet... and it was easy/simple enough to figure it out.
Potatoes
Butter
Grill Seasoning Blend
Chipotle in adobo sauce
I call them "not just for breakfast" since I have made them for dinner... a larger cut for a dinner side or a small dice for breakfast.
Cut/dice your potatoes to desired size... boil potatoes to under "done" (best to use a wide, vs. deep, pot/pan since you'll eventually be tossing/frying).... drain potatoes... put potatoes back into pot/pan with a generous amount of butter... season to taste with grill seasoning... toss in a couple of chipotles diced up (be careful they're very spicy!) and some of the adobo sauce... toss, toss, toss until potatoes get nicely browned up and crispy.
So yeah, hardly what I'd call a recipe... but far better than (and almost just as easy to make as) those breakfast potatoes or hash browns that you'll find in the frozen food section. Since Mexican food/cooking is quite popular here in AZ, I am not sure about availability of chipotles in adobo in your local markets... while I the chipotles are the star ingredient... it is still quite good with just the grill seasoning.
On a sidenote, I just had an email exchange with Jen over an adobo pork recipe I saw on her Flickr page... I was a bit confused that it didn't contain chiles/peppers and that it seemed quite Asian-themed... so what do you know, adobo is a common Filipino dish... while adobo sauce is the Latin/Southwestern product that I was familiar with... though both involve seasoning/marinades of garlic and vinegar.
Yum! I'll have to try the potatoes. Sounds like it would be perfect with huevos rancheros, which we have for brunch sometimes.
Yes, adobo is a staple of Filipino cooking. My mom makes it once in a while. I can just taste the soy saucy, garlicky goodness now...
Posted by: Jeff | Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at 12:32 PM