Cartofi Aburiti

Ingredients
1-2 pounds potatoes, scrubbed and cut into small cubes (Amount will depend on the size of your skillet.)
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
Salt, to taste

Instructions
1. Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat.  Add garlic and cook until fragrant.  Add potatoes.  Cover pan and cook 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.  Gently shake skillet every 5 minutes to keep potatoes from sticking. 

2. Potatoes are finished when tops are tender and bottoms are golden brown.  Remove potatoes from skillet and season with salt. 

Comments
This recipe is from Baltic Maid and is a Romanian dish.  The potatoes end up steamed on top, slightly fried on the bottom, and tasty all over.  It’s a very simple potato recipe that’s nicely flexible.  You could easily add bacon or onion or whatever herbs you’d like.

I ended up having to cook my potatoes in two batches, since I had too many for the skillet.  Sadly I cooked the first batch over medium-high heat, which turned out to be too hot.  The second batch was cooked over medium heat, like the recipe states, and they were perfect. 

Shown here with Grilled Skirt Steak and Chimichurri.

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