Saturday, August 11, 2012

Central European Yaroa

Living in the Dominican Republic I've had a major exposure to street food. The big meal in this country is lunch and consists of some sort of rice dish, some sort of bean dish, some sort of meat dish and a salad. For dinner, most people eat fried foods from various carts located on the sidewalk. One of these dishes is called Yaroa and consists of french fries, cheese, ketchup, mayonnaise and some sort of pulled meat being placed in a Styrofoam container and then nuked. It's pretty awful to look at, probably carcinogenic and extremely fattening. However, it can also be surprisingly delicious. However, as I'm not eating out this month (and even if I were I've had enough Yaroa to last a lifetime) I thought I might try this combination of things with something ethnically different. Thus, the Central European Yaroa was born. For those that are wondering, Yaroa is the Spanish word for 'clogged arteries'.

Ingredients:

1. Swiss Potatoes (I picked up a box of these at a German store on the North Coast). If you can't find them then simply make hash browns as they tasted similar.
2. 1/4 lb. Gruyère Cheese
3. 3 German Sausages
4. 1/2 big onion
5. Hot peppers (to taste)
6. 1 Tbsp. Maggi Sauce (again found in the German store, substitute HP Sauce or Bold A1 Sauce)

Steps:

1. Fry the Potatoes or Hash Browns in Olive Oil
2. Fry the Sausages, onion, peppers and Maggi sauce in another frying pan.
3. Add the cheese to the potatoes while it's still cooking to melt the cheese
4. Plate the potatoes, top with Sausages.

Now you've got Central European Yaroa.

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