Catalan-style yellow potatoes
Slow-cooked Catalan-style apple and onion stew, with saffron, egg yolks, and lemon juice. The apples take on a beautiful golden color.
These Catalan potato apples owe their golden color to saffron and egg yolks. A squeeze of lemon adds a refreshing touch to this simple and comforting dish.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time20 min
- Cook time35 min
- Total55 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodnibbling
- Estimated cost$3.35 $0.84 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
people
- $2.13
- $0.70
- $0.21
- $0.28
- $0.03
Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Choose apples of similar size, but not too large. Peel them, cut them into pieces, and boil them in salted water.
- In a saucepan, sauté the finely chopped and peeled onion with the bacon until softened.
- Add the drained apples and a little of their cooking liquid, the whisked egg yolks mixed with a little cold water, the strained lemon juice, and the saffron. Simmer for about 15 minutes, or until the apples are a deep yellow color.
The bill
Catalan-style yellow potatoes
- 1 kg of similar-sized apples$2.13
- 2 raw egg yolks$0.70
- 1 medium onion$0.21
- 1 lemon$0.28
- salt$0.03
Total$3.35
that's $0.84 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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