Italian Vegetable Dishes Recipes - Braised Oven-cooked Potatoes (Patate Brasate al Forno) Recipe

Ingredients       

• 2 large onions, roughly cut up

• 900 g/2 lb potatoes, scrubbed and thickly sliced

• 15 ml/1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley

• 15 ml/1 tbsp chopped fresh basil

• 10 ml/2 tsp chopped fresh sage

• 15 ml/1 tbsp chopped fresh oregano

• 4 ripe tomatoes, skinned, seeded and roughly chopped

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 60 ml/4 tbsp olive oil

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp caster (superfine) sugar
• Coarse sea salt

1. Put all the ingredients in a roasting tin (pan) except the sea salt and toss gently but thoroughly until well blended.

2. Bake in a preheated oven at 230°C/450°F/gas mark 8 for about 1 hour until the potatoes are tender and turning golden.

   Sprinkle with a little coarse sea salt and serve straight from the pan.