My fried potato thingies

[Guest guest]

I'm with Michelle - the McDonald's things are awful and shredded potatoes are a

crime against the potato, but mine are rather edible.

 

I wash and cube either Yukon Gold or Red potatoes, skin on. Though great for

baked potatoes or even mashed, russets are out because they turn into mush.

Depending on who I'm cooking for is the number of potatoes - if just me, 2 nice

sized potatoes, if for Carl and me, at least 6 potatoes.

 

Cube one large (bigger is better) onion.

 

Dice up a large red, yellow or orange sweet pepper (optional)

 

Pour oil into skillet, about 1 " deep. Fry potatoes until crisped and golden

brown. Pour potatoes and oil into colander. (Save oil for another use). Put

about a tablespoon or so of butter or margarine into the skillet and fry onion

until almost translucent. Add peppers, fry an additional couple of minute - they

burn easily, so be gentle. Add potatoes back to skillet, toss, serve. This way

the potatoes are golden brown and crisp while the onions and peppers are tender

and lend a savory flavor to the potatoes.

 

Variation for if you eat eggs.

 

Make potatoes as above. Beat 4 eggs together, add a little salt and pepper to

taste. Pour over potato mixture. Cover and cook over low heat until eggs are

set, shaking pan occasionally. Cut into wedges. Good hot or cold. AKA potato

omelet, fritatta. I know many will scream at the mention of no stick cookware,

but for omelets, I use a good, heavy no stick that I've had since the previous

century. Not even my alarmingly expensive French omelet pan can compare to my no

stick one when it comes to omelets. (that French omelet pan cost me almost as

much as my food processor.)

 

Jeanne in GA

PS: My instructor into things Francais (she was French, Cordon Bleu trained and

taught French Art) taught me the art of pan flipping by putting dry beans into a

skillet and having me flip them over by the flip of a wrist. Since I was the one

sweeping her floor if the beans fell onto the floor, I learned fairly quickly

how to flip food in a pan without it landing on the floor.