A few weeks ago Justin brought home a 5 gallon bucket full of ramps.I was really excited until he asked me to help him cook some. Now, don't get me wrong, I love ramps, when someone else cooks them. This year is my first time cooking ramps for myself let alone someone else. Luckily, I have consumed enough ramp recipes to have a basic idea of what to do with them. My favorite way to eat ramps is fried up in some 'taters. So I tweaked a generic online recipe to make a pretty tasty side dish, if I do say so myself.
Ramp Potatoes
- Preheat oven to 350
- Grease a cake pan with a little EVOO
- Wash a half bag of red potatoes, then cut them up into quarters
- Dice up 2 green peppers
- Cut up and dice 10-15 ramps (depends on your preference), I left some of the green leafy parts in the dish per Justin's request. I personally like leaving them out, but they aren't bad. How small you dice the ramps is another personal preference. I like mine small and bite size so that's what I did.
- Combine all ingredients and place into greased cake pan
- Salt & pepper to taste
- Drizzle 3 tablespoons of EVOO over the ingredients and bake for 45 mins or until the potatoes are tender.
Ingredient List
- 2 green peppers
- 1/2 bag of red potatoes
- EVOO
- 10-15 ramps
- Salt
- Pepper
it sounds yummy!!! i love potatoes of any kind, and sprinkle in onions (or your W Va ramps) and green pepper? greatness!
ReplyDeleteThat looks soooo awesome! I'm new-ish to WV (just under 2yrs living here!) but dating a native...and I am SO going to try this out. I love anything with potatoes, so I bet this would fit the bill for both of us!
ReplyDeleteI think we call those leeks in Wisconsin. Opening weekend is next week and looking forward to having some. They will grow along the trout stream where I fish along with big fat morel mushrooms!
ReplyDelete@John - They are a relative of the leek, a little more garlic flavor to them..
ReplyDeleteThanks