Italian🥬 Vegetables

Pipi e Patate (Calabrese Peppers and Potatoes)

Name: Pipi e Patate (Calabrese Peppers and Potatoes)
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 kg bell peppers; 1 kg potatoes; to taste extra virgin olive oil; 2 red onion (Tropea onion preferred); to taste salt

⏱ 50 min

A beloved Calabrese classic that transforms simple ingredients into something extraordinary. Bell peppers and potatoes are slowly cooked in generous extra virgin olive oil until they develop irresistible golden-brown edges, sweetened by red onion. This rustic dish embodies the simplicity and soul of southern Italian home cooking.

Adapted from a video by Casa Pappagallo

Pipi e patate

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Ingredients

bell peppers1 kg
potatoes1 kg
extra virgin olive oilto taste
red onion (Tropea onion preferred)2
saltto taste

Steps

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1
Pour a generous amount of extra virgin olive oil into a large pot and place it over medium heat.
2
Cut the potatoes into wedge-shaped pieces roughly the width of your finger and add them to the hot oil.
3
Remove the seeds and filamentous parts from the peppers and cut them into wide strips.
4
Add the peppers to the pot with the potatoes.
5
Cut the red onion and add it to the pot.
6
Season with salt and cook over low, gentle heat. Avoid frequent stirring to allow the vegetables to develop a light crust on the bottom.
7
Cook for approximately 40 minutes or until the potatoes and peppers are completely tender with a light golden crust around the edges. Cooking time varies depending on how thickly you cut the vegetables.
8
Taste and adjust seasoning as needed. Serve hot as a side dish or warm as a standalone plate.

Pipi e Patate (Calabrese Peppers and Potatoes)

Ingredients

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