Saffron Potatoes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pinch saffron
1 1/4 cups hot water
2 lbs medium potatoes, peeled and sliced into 1 inch pieces
1/4 cup butter
salt & pepper

Preparation

crumble saffron into water.
heat butter in a skillet, then brown potatoes in 1 layer, turning over after 5 minutes.
add water, salt,& pepper and simmer at medium, uncovered for 5 minutes.
reduce heat to low and simmer 15-20 minutes more until water is evaporated.