Otik’s Spiced Fried Potatoes

Join me as I make Otik’s Spiced Fried Potatoes – From Tika’s Cookbook for the first time! This is a recipe from Leaves from the Inn of the Last Home sourcebook, originally released in 1987. The recipes are compiled by Tika Waylan Majere. You can buy Leaves from the Inn of the Last Home here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/309152/Leaves-from-the-Inn-of-the-Last-Home?term=leaves+from+the+inn+of+the+last?affiliate_id=50797

From Tika’s Cookbook

Otik’s Spiced Fried Potatoes

1 pound potatoes (any kind)
3 tablespoons butter
½ medium onion, finely chopped
1 to 2 dashes cayenne

Scrub potatoes, and remove any eyes. Chop into ½-inch cubes with skins. Melt butter in frying pan (traditionally an iron skillet), and heat until sizzling. Add cayenne to butter; stir. Place potatoes in butter and fry until crisp; stir occasionally. Add onion and fry 1 more minute. Serve hot, salted to taste. Serves 2 to 4.

Transcript

Cold Open

This is the most basic recipe for all the hype it gets.

Intro

Today I am making Otik’s Spiced Fried Potatoes from Tika’s Cookbook in Leaves from the Inn of the Last Home. If you have made this recipe, share your thoughts in the comments below!

Discussion

I always imagined this recipe being more like spicy steak fries that chopped up fried potato bits. This is something my wife makes for Sunday breakfast regularly, only without the Cayenne. I started by gathering the ingredients: One pound of potatoes, three tablespoons of butter, one-half medium onion, chopped finely, one to two dashes cayenne. I added a bit more.

Next I washed and cleaned the potatoes, checking for glaring eyes, though I didn’t find any. Then I cut the potatoes up into one-half inch-ish(?) squares(?). I have no idea how to cut an oblong shape into squares that isn’t too long for a short video without losing the skins, and I wasn’t going to do that! Then I cut up half of the medium onion, chopping it finely.

Now the ingredients are ready for the cast iron skillet. I heated it on medium heat then added the butter till it was melted and hot, and added the cayenne. After mixing them together, I added the potatoes. I will check back with these, mixing them often to coat all sides with the butter mixture and add color and crispiness to them. Then I turned the temperature down a bit and added the onions. I let it cook for a few minutes longer to help dissolve the onions and plated it up!

Ultimately this is a boring as hell recipe that needs desperate attention. You could add salsa as a topper for some balancing spice and lift, or if you are basic yourself, catsup… We ended up pairing it with pan fried honey orange chicken, and it was decent. I have no idea what Caramon’s palate is like, but if this is what he went crazy for, I have to introduce him to my wife’s cooking. Or maybe not… He might never leave.