Potato Yahni (Stew)

Ingredients

• 2 12 lbs potatoes
• peeled
• 1 lb onion
• finely sliced
• 1 lb tomatoes
• skinned and chopped
• 1 tablespoon sugar (raw cane sugar)
• 140 ml extra virgin olive oil
• 1 bay leaf
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• to taste

Instructions

1. Chop the potatoes into even sized pieces.
2. Heat the oil in a saucepan and fry the onions until golden brown; add the tomatoes, sugar and bay leaf and simmer until the tomatoes are soft.
3. Add the potatoes, seasoning and enough water to half cover them.
4. Cook until the potatoes are soft and the sauce is thick then serve immediately.