Oh yeah, time to get into the weird stuff. Pineapple + oranges + potato. Yes, potato. I apparently this isn't meant to be a dessert either - it's in the "vegetarian meal" section of the Cooking For One cookbook. It's also partially cooked in the microwave, and oddly for this cookbook, makes more than just one portion.
Cookbook Recipe:
Ingredients:
- 9 oz (255g) cooked potatoes
- Finely grated rind of 1 orange
- 1/2 orange, peeled
- 1/2 small pineapple, peeled (I prefer the term "butchered")
- 3 1/2 oz (99g) canned mandarins
- 3 tbsp mandarin juice from the can
- salt
- 1 tbsp butter
Following the cookbook recipe exactly:
1. Cut the potatoes into thin strips, sprinkle with the orange rind, and mix. Slice the orange and pineapple. Layer the potatoes, orange, pineapple, and mandarins in a greased microwaveable dish, top with a layer of potatoes. The potatoes are going to get a bit crumbly because, well, cooked potatoes.
2. Put the mandarin juice, butter, and a dash of salt in a bowl and microwave on high for 1 minute. Pour over the potatoes.
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3. Microwave the dish for 4-5 minutes.
The Outcome:
What the hell am I eating? It doesn't taste bad per se, but it's very, very weird. It's warm citrus and pineapple, but then suddenly there's a piece of potato. The weirdness is compounded since there aren't any spices in here, it's just fruit and potato. The good news is potato is such a neutral flavour, so it's more just weird than bad. I think I'm having some kind of dissonance with this, because I did eat seconds of this, but I still can't really wrap my head around it.
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