Patates Lemonates my way, are Greek Lemony Potatoes, which is a twist to the classic Greek side dish of roasted potatoes, with a sweet and sour taste.
The classic recipe is usually made with olive oil, salt, pepper, lemon juice and water only.
What makes these potatoes special, is that apart from the classic ingredients, I also add other spices as well and some orange juice from Seville Oranges, which are very aromatic and add amazing flavour to the potatoes.
However, if you don’t have Seville Oranges, you can add any other orange juice. It will lack the specific flavour but they will still be very good.
When we add meat to them such as chicken, pork or lamb we just call it “Psito sto fourno” (baked in the oven).
The pan drippings in “psito”can be used as they are or you can make an even more delicious sauce, as I did. See my recipe for Roasted Wild Boar.
I love making them with the skin on but one of my children doesn’t eat them with the skin, so some times I have to peel them.
However, all the vitamins and flavour are in the skin, so if you don’t mind the skin, leave it on.
Wash and scrub them well and don’t forget to score them, as this way they will absorb all the lovely flavours!
You can skip the aluminium tent on top. In this case, I usually parboil them for around ten minutes and then cook them uncovered, turning them once, until golden.
This is all it takes to make these delicious potatoes and serve them as a side dish.
Although it’s over a year that I have made this twist to the Greek classic dish I still remember how finger-licking delicious they were, as the potatoes absorb all the juices and flavour.
During the fasting period of Lent, they can be eaten as a main dish with a lovely salad.
Also check out my Greek Lemony Potatoes, baked in parchment paper, for less calories!
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For those who may have missed my previous post at the end of the month I will be making a draw of another copy of my cookbook.
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Patates Lemonates (Lemony Greek roasted Potatoes) my way
Patates Lemonates my way, are Greek Lemony Potatoes, which is a twist to the classic Greek side dish of roasted potatoes, with a sweet and sour taste.
Ingredients
- 20 baby potatoes, (I used Cypriot baby potatoes), preferably with skin on
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp thyme or savory
- ½ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- ¼ cup orange juice (preferably from Seville oranges)
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 sprig rosemary, only the leaves, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic
- ½ cup water
Instructions
- Scrub and wash the potatoes.
- Preheat the oven to 180o C / 350o F.
- Make a slit in each potato and put them in a roasting pan, in one layer.
- Sprinkle with salt, pepper, chopped rosemary, oregano and thyme and toss them well.
- Put the olive oil, lemon juice, orange juice and garlic in a food processor and purée.
- Pour the dressing on top.
- Cover the baking dish with parchment paper and aluminium foil and bake until the potatoes are soft for about 1 hour.
- Remove the foil, and bake them for 20 - 30 more minutes, turning them once until they are golden and soft.
- Serve as a side dish.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 184 Total Fat: 14g Saturated Fat: 2g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 11g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 46mg Carbohydrates: 15g Net Carbohydrates: 0g Fiber: 2g Sugar: 2g Sugar Alcohols: 0g Protein: 2g
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Kopiaste and Kali Orexi!
Eftychia
Mou anoixes tin orexi mou, kai exo mia pina…
Psito is what we used to eat on Sundays. Delicious recipe Ivy.
Priya
Yumm, those lemony potatoes looks absolutely fabulous..
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Rosa
They look fantastic! That is one of my favorite ways of baking potatoes.
Cheers,
Rosa
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Katerina
Super special potatoes. I love patates lemonates and is a staple in our family.
Tiffany
I love potatoes and lemon so I will definitely be trying this recipe, sounds and looks wonderful!
Angie's Recipes
Lemony potatoes sound really great! Is Greek oregano different from the oregano used in the pizza?
Ivy
Angie, even in Greece there is a distinction of flavour depending on the area and since I have not tried oregano in other parts of the world I cannot say if it is the same or not. I have tried store bought oregano here in Greece and it does not compare to the real stuff we get directly from the mountains and dry.
http://greekfood.about.com/od/herbsspices/p/greek…
5starfoodie
Such yummy potatoes, I love the flavors with citrus, excellent!
lisaiscooking
I always love roasted potatoes, and the sauce with citrus and herbs sounds fantastic with them!
Nadji
J'adore les pommes de terre. Alors, ta recette me plait beaucoup.
je la note.
A très bientôt.
bananawonder
I bet your potatoes are amazing and I wish I could taste Cypriot potatoes! I almost never eat potatoes – only when they are in a pisto and like yours 🙂
Cara
mmm… one of the first Greek foods I ever loved, long before I visited Greece!
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tigerfish
Lemony potatoes? Sounds good. The acid in the lemon and sweetness of the orange must be complementing the potatoes really well.
Soma
I can just the lovely flavors here. Would pair so well with a grilled meat dish.
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elly
That dressing sounds amazing, Ivy! What a great alternative to the standard (but amazing!) patates fournou.
Maria
Lovely patates fournou Ivy! They look spectacular. I could easily eat the potatoes and not the meat!
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Simona
I bake potatoes only rarely, though I know that they go well with, for example, roasted meat. I like the ingredients in the dressing of your recipe, and I am curious about the flavor the juices impart to the potatoes.
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Peter G
Oooh! Mourlia! Patates sto fourno are the best…I just think you made them better with this dressing! Now all we need is some katsikaki!
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Cakelaw
Lemon potatoes sound like a wonderful treat – I cooked lemon potatoes once out of Jamie Oliver's Cook, but I can't remember if it was similar or not.
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pierre
potatoes and lemon jsut great together Tx Ivy !!pierre
Gosia
This looks very tasty.
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piroulie
J'aime beaucoup les pommes de terre et cette recette facile et originale me tente beaucoup
Je la garde en favoris
bonne soirée
Rosa
Visiting from Rosa's and so happy I stopped by. What a delicious recipe that I will have to try! Thank you.
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Jamie
I have been roasting potatoes more and more often as winter advances but I absolutely must bake them this way next! Wow the flavors (more than just lemon!) are fabulous! This flavorful side dish would really be perfect with plain grilled meat. Delicious!
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Juliana
Lemony potatoes…I sure would like to try these since I love everything that contains lemon…what a lovely side dish this potato makes 🙂
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Ivy
I wanted to say that I got your book and I find it fantastic! I am getting reading to post a review on it today or tomorrow.
I would post your book like you suggested but I am technologically inept and rely on my son to do stuff for me; so next time he is around I will ask him! 🙂
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Ivy
Thanks again Joumana. Imagine I only saw the comment after I saw your post on Facebook and after visiting your blog. I have included you in the draw as well.
MyLittleExpatKitchen
Ivy these potatoes are my favorite. Lemonates patates are simply the best. I like the twist you made to them!
Magda
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Tiffany
I do not eat meat, but these potatoes are great all by themselves!
Kevin (Closet Cooking)
These lemon potatoes sound so good!
alison
these potatoes are so flavored!
Georgia
Υπέροχα! Η σάλτσα γίνεται σαν μια καραμέλα, τόσο νόστιμες οι πατάτες! ευχαριστώ πολύ για τη συνταγή! Θα μοιράσω το λινκ στο σας στο μπλογκ μου, είστε εντάξει;
Γεωργία
Ivy
Ευχαριστώ, μια χαρά είμαι. Θα σε επισκευτώ σύντομα.
Georgia
Ευχαριστώ! εδώ είναι το ποστ μου: http://hepibooka.wordpress.com/2012/08/15/pommes-pommes-de-terre-too/