Catalan-style potatoes with bacon
A rustic Catalan dish: slow-cooked apples with bacon, onion, and bay leaf in a flour-thickened broth, garnished with fresh parsley.
This simple Catalan dish involves simmering apples with bacon, onions, and bay leaves. The broth, slightly thickened with flour, is best enjoyed hot.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time15 min
- Cook time40 min
- Total55 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodnibbling
- Estimated cost$8.37 $2.09 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
Ingredients
people
- $2.13
- $0.21
- $0.61
- $1.22
- $0.03
- $4.17
Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- In a saucepan over the heat, pour in the oil and add the diced bacon and the chopped, peeled onion. ≈ 3 min
- Once the onions are golden, add the peeled and chopped apples, flour, and bay leaf. ≈ 3 min
- Make sure the mixture is well browned, then pour in the hot water or broth and season with salt.
- Cook over medium heat until the apples are tender.
- Serve very hot in a shallow dish, and garnish with freshly chopped parsley. ≈ 2 min
The bill
Catalan-style potatoes with bacon
- 1 kg of ground apples$2.13
- 1 medium onion$0.21
- Fresh parsley$0.61
- 100 g of bacon$1.22
- salt$0.03
- 1.5 liters of water, or preferably, broth$4.17
Total$8.37
that's $2.09 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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