tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-06:301081 Darkoshi Darkoshi 2014-07-13T19:16:21Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-06:301081:338345 2011-12-28T04:16:04Z 2011-12-28T04:16:04Z public 4 Candles for Diwali, in October.<br /><img src="http://darkoshi.com/img/2011/20111026_diwaliCandles2x.jpg" /><br /><br />December. The glittering of old ornaments went well:<br /><img src="http://darkoshi.com/img/2011/20111219_glitteredOrnaments2x.jpg" /><br />Except for the 3 which fell out of my hand and shattered on the floor, before the glittering began.<br /><br /><br />Cooking of potatoes:<br /><img src="http://darkoshi.com/img/2011/20111223_potatoesCookedWithOnionsAndBrothx.jpg" /><br />I wasn't able to recreate the silky texture of the dish from last year, but it still turned out well. I peeled a few of the potatoes, and simply cut the rest in half, unpeeled. The broth and onion flavor soaked into the peeled potatoes much better than the non-peeled ones. Perhaps in the future it would be better to use large potatoes (as they are easier to peel) and to cut them into small chunks.<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://darkoshi.com/img/2011/20111224_candlesGlassx.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://darkoshi.com/img/2011/20111224_xmasTreex.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=darkoshi&ditemid=338345" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-06:301081:337407 2011-12-23T00:02:41Z 2014-07-13T19:16:21Z public 0 Last year while visiting Qiao's family, I was served a delicious dish (ostensibly vegetarian) with small new potatoes. They were in a savory sauce/broth, possibly with onions. The potatoes' texture was perfect - they were silky on the outside and soft on the inside, but not falling apart. I dare say it might be like the kind of potatoes you'd get with a pot roast.<br /><br />I want to try to replicate that dish. The person who made it last year didn't remember much about it when I recently asked, other than that she cooked them on the stove, and must have cooked them a long time.<br /><br />So this is my plan:<br />- chop onions and fry/caramelize them with oil in a pan<br />- add some vegetable bouillon cubes and water to make a broth<br />- add potatoes (I'm not sure if I should peel them or not... I suppose they'd need to be peeled, in order to get a silky outer surface?)<br />- cook on the stove in the frying pan (in the broth) for however long it takes for the potatoes to get soft.<br /><br />I had considered cooking it in the oven, but I suppose that the stove should work as well.<br /><br />I'm not sure how much broth to use.. I don't want the potatoes to burn or fry, but I don't really want them to be like boiled potatoes either.<br /><br />Ahh! I finally found <a href="http://www.mothering.com/community/t/367814/anyone-know-a-vegetarian-recipe-for-pot-roast-potatoes">this page</a> with good instructions.<br /><br />Update: Try cooking until all or most of the liquid is absorbed or thickened. Also put extra oil/margarine in with the stock.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=darkoshi&ditemid=337407" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments