Patates Vídues

• 1 kg (2¼ lb) firm potatoes
• 1 large onion
• olive oi

Peel the potatoes and slice them thinly. Hash the onion minutely, brown it in a heavy pan in olive oil, then add the peeled tomatoes. Crush them in the pan, cook them for 5 minutes and put in the paprika pepper and the bay-leaf. Add the potatoes, just cover them with cold water, add salt, bring to the boil and simmer gently for 15 minutes, covered.

Pound the picada to a paste in