Salads and appetizers
Easy Batata Hara
Batata hara is one of the tastiest potato recipes... seasoning it with cilantro and garlic gives it an amazing flavor! This dish is one of the most famous Lebanese appetizers.
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Batata hara is one of the tastiest potato recipes... seasoning it with cilantro and garlic gives it an amazing flavor! You can adjust the heat level depending on how much hot pepper you add
This dish is one of the most famous Lebanese appetizers
Ingredients
- 1 kilo potatoes
- 1 bunch cilantro
- 5 garlic cloves, or less to taste
- 1 red hot pepper
- Salt
- A pinch of black pepper
- For amazing potato wedges with fast food, here is the link: Baked Potato Wedges
- Also, for another special potato recipe, try Flaky Pastry with Meat and Potato Filling
Method
- Peel the potatoes, wash them, and cut them into cubes
- Soak them in water with a pinch of salt for just a few minutes
- Drain well, then fry them in plenty of hot oil
- Set the potatoes aside
- Chop the garlic, cilantro, and hot pepper
- In a pot over the stove add a little oil and sauté the garlic until soft, then add the hot pepper and cilantro and stir
- When the cilantro wilts, add the previously fried potatoes and cook for about 5 minutes with salt and black pepper, then turn off the heatTimers: 5 min
- For making great oven-baked potato wedges with fast-food meals, see this link: Oven-baked Potato Wedges
- Also from notable potato recipes try the layered meat and potato pie
Notes and serving ideas
- Baked Potato Wedges
- Potato Gratin in a Baking Dish
- Flaky Pastry with Meat and Potato Filling






