The Richness In Being Poor

This may sound a bit unusual but this is a recipe that was created out of necessity. My great great grandfather made his own wine and kept it in barrels in an old dirt cellar. Potatoes were a very inexpensive staple so there were always plenty of them on hand which made this a very sensible recipe to present at the family table. Today it sounds like something you would order at a high end restaurant. I've grown to realize and appreciate with time that many of our greatest recipes throughout the world seem to have been created during times of struggle. I have always found it quite interesting that some of the richest of foods were created during the poorest of times. Maybe that's where that old saying "Less is more"comes from.

Red Wine Potatoes

10-12 scrubbed red potatoes
1 Tablespoon of chopped garlic
2 cups of red wine (any dry variety)

Halve or quarter scrubbed red potatoes, brown in oil on all sides. Add minced garlic toward end of browning so as not to scorch. Add 2 cups red wine and cover immediately. Cook over medium heat until potatoes are tender. Watch that wine doesn't all cook away. Serve with remaining wine sauce.

FYI- I have been told that if one prefers not to have the intense red color that it is okay to use white wine in place of the red.