This recipe comes from a Colombian woman living in the U.S. This dish goes great as a side dish for a meat dish, such as meatloaf, which is how I served it.

https://www.mycolombianrecipes.com/potatoes-with-cheese-sauce-papas/
Ingredients
- 8 medium red potatoes (I might use smaller ones)
- 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon (I used a t. of chicken Better than bouillon)
- 4 cups water (or so, enough to cover the potatoes)
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1.5 cups diced tomatoes
- 3 scallions (cut into 2)
- 1/2 teaspoon each garlic powder, cumin, salt and pepper (I used more than 1/2 salt because I like salt)
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro (chopped. I used more than 1T)
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella (or queso blanco)
- 3 tablespoons cooked chorizo (I bought 2 chorizo sausages and probably used less than 1)
- For: 6
- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 40 min
- Ready in: 1 h
Instructions
- Partially peel the potatoes, add to a pot with 1 teaspoon bouillon and cover with water. Instructions say cook for 30 mins. which I did but next time I will either cut the potatoes or use smaller ones to that I can cook them for less time. As for partially peeling them, you just kind of do a couple passes with the vegetable peeler on 2 sides of the potatoes. Set the potatoes in a warm pot while the cream mixture cooks. You will be pouring the cream mixture over the potatoes when it is done.
- In a separate frying pan, cook the chorizo thoroughly. The original recipe does not call for chorizo but the Colombian guy who ate with us suggested it. It was a good addition.
- In yet another frying pan heat the butter and oil and cook the scallions for 3 minutes or so. Then add the diced tomatoes and cook for another 5 minutes or so. I used a separate frying pan from the chorizo pan because the chorizo is very spicy and would add too much spice to the scallion/tomato mixture.
- Then add the spices and cook another 2 minutes
- Add the cream, cilantro, chorizo and mozzarella. Cook until the cheese is all melted.
- Pour the creamy mixture over the cooked potatoes and serve warm.
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