BAKED POTATOES AND TOMATOES

Baked Potatoes and Tomatoes image

Yield serves 6

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 pound tomatoes, peeled and cut into pieces
2 teaspoons sugar
Salt
1/4-1/2 teaspoon ground chili pepper or flakes
8 cloves garlic, peeled and left whole
4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 pounds waxy new potatoes, peeled and quartered or cut in half
1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley

Steps:

Put the tomatoes in a baking dish. Sprinkle with sugar, salt, and chili pepper. Add the rest of the ingredients, mix well, and sprinkle in a little more salt. Bake in a preheated 375°F oven for 50-60 minutes.
Variation
There is a similar dish in Morocco called batata hzina, which means "sad potatoes." Add 1/2 teaspoon cumin and 1/2 teaspoon ginger to the above. Sweet potatoes are treated in the same way.
For a Turkish dish for 6, fry 2 chopped onions in 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil till soft. Add 2 more tablespoons oil and mix with 1 1/2 pounds new potatoes, peeled, boiled, and quartered. Add 4-6 chopped garlic cloves, 1 teaspoon cumin, the peeled and chopped tomatoes, a handful of black olives, 3 sprigs oregano, and 1/2-1 teaspoon dried red-pepper flakes. Bake 45-60 minutes at 400°F.