Potato and Egg Stew Recipe

When I was in primary school, my grandma used to come occasionally to help out when my mum went on business trips. I really enjoyed this time because breakfast and dinner were always amazing. I didn’t enjoy lunch so much because she insisted on Eba and soups I did not like growing up so I always claimed not to be hungry in the afternoon so I could wait for dinner but after a while she caught on and forced me to eat lunch anyway lol. Oh grandmothers, how we love them! One of her breakfast specialities was always fried potatoes and egg stew. Yes I said Fried potatoes instead of fries or chips because they were too chunky to be called fries and slightly oiler to be called wedges. Being health conscious at the moment, I decided after frying the potatoes to dab off the excessive oil from the potatoes with paper towel but I also waited for my oil to be very hot before dunking the potatoes. That way they fry quicker. I also used a little trick to make sure the potatoes cooked properly. Before I end up explaining the whole cooking method and not writing an actual recipe, enjoy my offering of Potato and egg Stew.

Ingredients (serves 2 in small portions)

1 large irish potato

1 chopped clove of garlic

a pinch of salt

Oil for frying

For the egg stew

2 Large eggs

1 cooking spoon of blended tomato and pepper

a handful of chopped onions

A handful of chopped green pepper

Seasoning

1 tablespoon of butter

Method

Peel the potato and chop to desired frying shape.

In a pot of boiling water, place potato, salt and chopped garlic and cook for about 3-5 minutes

Take out of the water and strain. Dab the excess water off the potato using a paper towel.

Heat up your oil for frying and immerse the potato and fry till golden brown.

For the egg stew

In a pan, heat up your butter and fry the onions and green pepper.

Pour in the tomato-pepper mix and fry some more.

Add your seasoning and then break your eggs into the pan and scramble it by stirring.

Allow the egg to cook and taste for salt.

Serve with your potatoes. You could sprinkle extra seasoning on your potatoes if you wish.

P:S: if you have extra time in the morning, you can also bake your potatoes instead of boiling and frying. That helps you avoid the oil.