Photo: Vegetable Stew with Potato and Cheese Pancakes Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 cloves garlic, smashed
- 1 pound, 16 to 20, crimini mushrooms, halved
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan in a slow stream
- 1 medium zucchini, quartered lengthwise and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 (15-ounce) can chick peas, garbanzo beans, drained
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes, in puree
- 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary leaves, finely chopped
- 2 pounds all purpose potatoes, such as Russets, about 3 large potatoes, peeled and shredded
- 1 small onion, grated
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups shredded smoked gouda cheese, the yield of an 8-ounce piece
- Olive or vegetable oil, for frying
Directions
In a medium pot over moderate heat saute garlic and mushrooms in extra-virgin olive oil for 2 or 3 minutes. Add zucchini and onion to the pot and season vegetables with salt and pepper. Saute another 5 minutes. Add beans, cumin, tomato and chopped rosemary. Bring stew to a bubble, reduce heat to low and simmer 10 minutes.
Heat a nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add a thin layer of olive oil or vegetable oil to the pan, just enough to coat the bottom. Combine potatoes with onions and flour. Mix in shredded cheese. Spoon piles of potato and cheese mixture into the pan, making 3-inch rounds, 1-inch apart. Cook cakes until golden and crispy, about 4 minutes on each side. Remove cooked cakes and repeat process.
Arrange cakes, 3 per person, on dinner plates and top with ladles of mushroom and zucchini stew.
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By lmfagan
on January 31, 2011
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This stew was not that good. The flavor of rosemary and cumin didn't mix well with the stew, and the garbanzo beans seemed really out of place. The potato pancakes were ok, but I would recommend cooking them in vegetable oil and not olive oil.
By ENelson321
Orlando, FL
on December 08, 2010
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I made this the other night thinking it would be a quick week-night meal. While it turned out tasting fantastic, it took over an hour from start to finish. This is definitely not a 30 minute meal.
I never thought I was a particularly slow chopper... who can honestly say that they can chop 1 pound of mushrooms, 1 zucchini, 1 onion and then peel and grate 8oz of cheese, 2 pounds of potatoes and another onion in just 10 minutes? The prep time here is more like 20 - 30 minutes.
I usually have a tough time frying things (I don't think my pans are really well suited to it and these were no exception. They either stuck to the bottom or were undercooked, but those that did come out tasted great with the stew on top. The cumin really makes this dish if you ask me (and I was very generous with the salt/pep too.
By 4faith
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on March 23, 2010
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I loved the stew and of course the potatoe pancakes were as everyone said delicious. You really do need a non stick skillet for the potatoe pancakes. I would like to make this for company as it is easy and delicious but it doesn't plate up very pretty. My husband said it looked awful and was really surprised when it tasted soooo good!
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