Recipe - Roasted Peppers And Potatoes With Bagna Cauda

ROASTED PEPPERS AND POTATOES
5 lg Yellow bell peppers
5 lg Red bell peppers
1 One half pound Baking potatoes
2 tablespoon Olive oil

BAGNA CAUDA
One fourth cup Olive oil
2 lg Garlic cloves; chopped and
mashed
; to a paste with 1/2
; teaspoonsalt
5 Anchovy fillets; mashed to a
paste
1 tablespoon Chopped fresh parsley leaves

Preheat broiler.

In a large shallow roasting pan, broil peppers about 2 inches from heat,
turning every 5 minutes, until skins are blistered and charred, 15 to 25
minutes. Transfer peppers to a bowl and let steam, covered, until cool.
Starting at blossom end, peel peppers and discard stems, seeds and ribs.
Cut peppers into thirds. Peppers may be made 3 days ahead and chilled,
covered. Drain peppers before using.

Preheat oven to 450F.

Peel potatoes and cut crosswise into 1/4inchthick slices. In a shallow
baking pan, toss potatoes with oil and salt and pepper to taste and spread
in one layer in pan. Roast potatoes until golden, about 20 minutes.
Potatoes may be roasted 8 hours ahead and kept covered at room temperature.

In a small saucepan, heat oil, garlic paste, and anchovy paste over
moderate heat, stirring, until warm and stir in parsley.

On a platter, toss peppers and potatoes with warm bagna cauda to coat and
season with salt and pepper.

Serves 12 as Part of a Buffet.

Gourmet April 1995

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Per serving: 1626 Calories (kcal); 86g Total Fat; (45% calories from fat);
31g Protein; 200g Carbohydrate; 17mg Cholesterol; 799mg Sodium Food
Exchanges: 8 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 14 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 16 Fat; 0
Other Carbohydrates

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