Crazy Potato! August 9, 2009
Posted by Teresa in : Dinner, Lunch , trackbackIt was the week of crazy food around here! When I went to Mexico, Mary introduced me to the Papa Locas, the “crazy potato.” It’s a baked potato, with a crazy variety of toppings on it. They peel back the foil, add some crema (a thick cream they have in Mexico, similar in texture to toothpaste, not sour, just cream) and some butter and some soft cheese (again, something I’ve only had in Mexico, like a cross between cream cheese and ricota). Then they wrap it back up again in the foil, and let it warm up for all the yumminess to melt. Then, a few minutes later, they open the foil and add any or all of these toppings (depending what you want):
- shaved marinated beef
- radishes (sliced)
- lettuce
- tomatoes (diced)
That’s all I can remember, they might have also had more cheese. I’m pretty sure they add fat (beef fat) to the shaved beef to keep it moist while they warm it on the BBQ.
So, I wanted to make this at home, so I went to the deli and got some roast beef, sliced as thin as possible. I cut up some mushrooms, and cooked them in a pot with a little butter, until they released their juices and were smelling wonderful. Then, I added the beef to that, put the lid on and forgot about it. I had whipping cream for the cream, and used Ricota for the cheese, but also had sour cream and cottage cheese on standby in case someone wanted those. I had lettuce cut into small strips, and sliced radishes. I grated some mozza too, because who wouldn’t want mozza on a baked potato! After a half-hour or so, I took the beef out of the pot and cut it into slices, so it was more or less like the beef from Mexico (shaved). It was all so yummy when I put it all together! 
It’s a meal all in itself!
My ingredient list:
- yukon gold potatoes, wrapped in foil
- roast beef, sliced very thin
- sour cream
- whipping cream
- cottage cheese
- Ricota cheese
- butter
- lettuce (romaine)
- tomatos, diced (roma)
- radishes, sliced
- green olives, with pimento, just for fun!
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