Home Fried Potatoes

Ole Joe Clark · Jun 11, 2016

Someone posted a request for Chicken and Dumplings recipe and reading about it made me hungry.

Here is something that I have eaten since I was a child, and that was a looooong time ago.

Home fried potatoes.

They beat french fries all to pieces, no contest.

Peel and slice the "taters" as shown in the photo, rinse and drain. Place iron skillet on stove, cover the bottom with your favorite brand of cooking oil and heat to medium. While oil is heating, put self rising cornmeal in a plastic bag along with salt and pepper to taste, then add potatoes and shake to coat.

Drop into the hot oil and fry until edges start to turn golden brown, or a little darker if you like. (I like the dark edges). Remove from skillet, place in a paper towel lined bowl to drain.

Enjoy

By the way, the ones in the photo are ready to remove and drain.

g-dad · Jun 11, 2016

Those look great and I'll bet a bit of sliced onion fried with the taters would be good too!

bricker · Jun 11, 2016

Fry some yellow squash rolled in cornmeal with them taters.

old bear · Jun 11, 2016

Some chopped onions, with fine diced red and green peppers works really well.

timn8er · Jun 11, 2016

All of you are making me hongry...

THE PILGRIM · Jun 11, 2016

I like adding the onions.
But I put onions in most everything but ice cream.

SweetMK · Jun 11, 2016

A guy used to fry a LOT of potatoes various ways at my sister's farm,,,

He said he could not get them to brown unless he soaked them in water for at least an hour.

Of course the soaking was after the potatoes were cut,,,

We hated the wait for the first batch,,, he would sometimes fry 30-40 pounds of potatoes,,,

jeffsmith · Jun 11, 2016

A Perfect Use for Bacon Fat

coltle6920 · Jun 12, 2016

Cook the potatoes first as if you were going to make mashed potatoes...
Cut to size and fry in a skillet with a little butter and what ever else you like.I don't think my doctor would appreciate all that grease on top of a large side of bacon.

That's just my preference.

JayFramer · Jun 12, 2016

Nem 'er french-fried taters look good. Mmm hmm.

LostintheOzone · Jun 12, 2016

I'd try that except the kitchen police would taze me and put me on the floor when she saw the oil splattered all over the cook top.

I'll try it on the grill outside, healthier that way.

meaneyedcatz · Jun 12, 2016

Instead of ketchup/catsup (which I never use) try classic yellow mustard. That's what I use on fries, fried potatoes and hash browns. Along with the onion it is great.

Watchdog · Jun 12, 2016

Home fried potatoes are the only fried food I eat now, and even then, not too often. But anyway, when I do the home fried potatoes, I don't even peel 'em. And I don't slice them to where they look like french fries, either. I slice them in round slices (or as "round" as potatoes are). I slice some thick, and I slice some thin. I cook them in a deep sauce pan, not a skillet.

When they're good and brown, I lift 'em out with tongs and drain them. Sprinkle 'em while they're draining with whatever spices I feel like sprinklin' 'em with, maybe even drip some melted butter on 'em, or maybe even some barbeque sauce.

I can make a meal out of 'em.

STCM(SW) · Jun 12, 2016

We have them with Tartar sauce out here.
It's a Spokane thing.......

Frank46 · Jun 12, 2016

My wife does some home fried potatoes that are to die for. No one ever leaves any left overs for sure. She slices the spuds length wise so they are longer and I like them a little on the crispy side. Usually she does them with the home made burgers. As a side note years back in NYC there was a fish and chips store that was owned by one guy and that was all he did was fish and chips. Nice crispy fish and chips topped off with some kosher salt. Frank

susieqz · Jun 12, 2016

gotta have onions to be real home fries...

ACORN · Jun 12, 2016

susieqz said:
gotta have onions to be real home fries...

Don't forget GARLIC!

On weekends when my daughter was still at home I'd fry potatoes with onions and a liberal amount of garlic. The smell was heavenly. My wife and daughter often commented how I liked a little potato with my garlic but the funny thing was there were rarely any left overs.
I also like the taste of a little bell pepper in them but I wind up tasting. them all day.

BearBio · Jun 12, 2016

STCM(SW) said:
We have them with Tartar sauce out here.
It's a Spokane thing.......

Actually, I have enjoyed tartar with fries for years in SoCal. Here in Wenatchee, Ellensberg and NCW, tartar sauce is pretty much the norm (or that awful "fry sauce"!)

Here's a recipe I do. We call it "Lumber Camp Potatoes" in honor of my Grandfather:

Fry several slices of bacon to taste (we prefer a little soft, but crisp will work). Remove and add extra bacon grease (if health conscious, use olive oil. BTW, every cook should have a can of bacon grease in the 'fridge). Saute fresh garlic in the grease while it heats up. Slice potatoes (Russets work but Yukon Gold are better) no more than 1/2" thick. Place into hot grease and coat well. Fry until crisp (covered). Return bacon and add some red onion. Season with Mexican oregano and/or Rosemary and coarse black pepper. Sprinkle with coarse sea salt before serving. Optional add-ins include peppers, fresh mushrooms (in the PNW, we can get truly wild mushrooms), pepper flakes, etc

chaparrito · Jun 12, 2016

soaking prepared potatoes in cold water for an hour is an excellent way to get them to brown nicely. A lot of the starch is released into the water. Soaking also helps make mashed taters a lot more fluffy. I prefer the Yukon Gold or redskin varieties to Russets as well. I might eat potatoes three times a year, but it doesn't mean I don't love them..

BAM-BAM · Jun 12, 2016

Fried up a batch of red skins this AM.......with ground breakfast sausage, ham, onion and peppers .......... scrambled eggs on the side!!!!

to speed up the process....... after slicing I'll microwave Taters (4 cups) covered in water for 8 minutes....... while the sausage is browning....... drain and add to the meat and onions..... add peppers... about another 6 mins on med or low!

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