Fried Potatoes

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I cannot believe that my Mama has not outed me over this.  Every single time I talk about what I make for supper and I tell you my love of soup beans and then I show you everything that I make with them……

I roast my potatoes and veggies in the oven almost every single week.  Because that’s easy!  And delicious.  And fast.  But growing up, the potatoes that we ate with our soup beans were FRIED Potatoes.  And.they.are.AWESOME.  They do take time, however.  Please don’t let that stop you from trying these if you’ve never had them.  They are so, so, SO good.  Denton – who is restricting his carbs right now – almost drooled when he saw I was making these.  And then he ate them.  That should tell you how good they are.  Here’s how I make mine.

Scrub your russet potatoes.  My rule of thumb is generally one medium potato per person.

Peel and chop them.

Heat a few tablespoons of oil in the bottom of a large skillet.

Dice or slice your onions.  Sometimes I do half moons.  Just because I like the look of half moons.

Fry them together…..

Stirring every few minutes……

Until they begin to take on a delicious golden brown color.

The crispy edges are the best parts.

Yum.

Here is where I know that I differ from my Mama.  I wait until they are almost completely cooked through to add 1/4 cup of cornmeal to the potatoes and onions.  My Mama will toss the potatoes in the cornmeal before frying.  Either way, these are delicious.

Like so…..

Stir to coat and cook for a few more minutes.

You should try these tonight!  You’ll be so glad you did.

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Here’s the handy dandy printable:

Fried Potatoes

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 6 medium potatoes
  • 1 small onion diced or sliced
  • canola oil for the frying pan
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/4 cup cornmeal

Instructions
 

  • Scrub your potatoes, peel and chop.
  • Dice your onions.
  • Heat the oil in your frying pan.
  • Fry the potatoes and onions until almost completely cooked through and deeply golden brown on the edges.
  • Add the 1/4 cup of cornmeal to the potatoes and onions and cook for a few minutes more.
  • Serve and enjoy!

11 thoughts on “Fried Potatoes

  1. My grandma used to make this recipe all the time. She said it was my grandfather’s favorite. Running across this recipe brings back so many great memories of her. Thank you for sharing this! I’l definitely be making a batch soon.

  2. Tracie, Thanks so much for sharing your fried potatoes with us at Celebrate Your Story Link Party last week. Hope you are having a great weekend and come back to link up with us again. By the way, I chose your fried potatoes for one of my features for the week and you can see that post at 8 pm on Monday, the 15th.
    Kari @ Me and My Captain

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