Catalan potatoes with garlic and parsley

Catalan potatoes with garlic and parsley

Main dishes

Thinly sliced, baked apple wedges, gently cooked in a pan and then sprinkled with chopped garlic and parsley: a simple yet delicious side dish.

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These Catalan potato cakes are prepared similarly to tortillas: sliced thinly and slowly cooked in lard. Garlic and parsley are added towards the end of cooking.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Total40 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying pan
  • Estimated cost$3.02 $0.76 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $2.13
  • $0.31
  • $0.40
  • $0.15
  • $0.03

Prices from US supermarkets for 1 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Peel the apples and cut them into very thin slices, similar to those used for making tortillas. ≈ 8 min
  2. In a frying pan, brown the salted Jerusalem artichokes over low heat in the chosen fat, stirring constantly.
  3. Once cooked, drain them of any excess fat and transfer them to a serving dish. ≈ 2 min
  4. Garnish with chopped garlic and parsley, then serve immediately while still hot. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Catalan potatoes with garlic and parsley

  • 1 kg of ground apples$2.13
  • 6 tablespoons of oil, lard, or margarine$0.31
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped parsley$0.40
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped garlic$0.15
  • fine salt$0.03

Total$3.02

that's $0.76 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 kg of ground apples
  • 6 tablespoons of oil, lard, or margarine
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped parsley
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped garlic
  • fine salt

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