Theres nothing like a fresh batch of home fries!
We had dueling home fries here the other day, a veritable home-fry cook-off between my mother and father.
Dad makes his home fries for breakfast using leftover boiled potatoes from the night before.
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The raw potatoes tend to brown up better.
The cooked potatoes can get a little mushy if you stir them too much.
you might easily dress them up with bell peppers, ham, or bacon.
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And if you add some egg, you getGerman farmer’s breakfast.
How do you like your home fries?
Home fries, meanwhile, are sliced potatoes griddled with onions.
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The potatoes stay in individual pieces.
They can be made from raw or cooked potatoes.
Home fries and hash browns are what you’ll usually find at an old-style diner served with breakfast.
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Some places offer one or the other; some offer both.
They brown better than waxy potatoes like red or Yukon gold.
We don’t recommend freezing these potatoes, as it changes their consistency after thawing.
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Reheat them on the stovetop with a little extra olive oil.
Or, use your toaster oven or air fryer to heat them through without the need for more oil.
What To Serve With Home Fries
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Place a single layer of potato slices on the bottom of the pan.
Add a light layer of sliced onions.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
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Add another layer of potatoes, another layer of onion slices, sprinkle again with salt and pepper.
Keep layering until you’ve used up your potatoes and onions.
Lower the heat to medium and cover the pan.
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Let cook for about 10 minutes, until the potato layer at the bottom is nicely browned.
you could move aside a little bit with a fork to see if the bottom edges are browned.
Add another tablespoon of oil.
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The oil will help the browning.
Cover and let cook for another 5 to 10 minutes, until the bottom layer is now browned.
This additional cooking will help the potatoes dry out just a little bit more.
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Serves 2 to 4.
Cut the cooked potatoes into 1/2-inch slices.
Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a medium to large skillet on medium high heat until sizzling.
Add sliced onions to pan and cook until softened, 3 to 4 minutes.
Add the potato pieces, spread out as much as possible along the bottom of the pan.
Sprinkle generously with salt and freshly ground pepper.
Cook until nicely browned on the bottom, without stirring (about 7 to 8 minutes).
Add 1 tablespoon bacon fat, or more oil to the pan.
Gently flip the potatoes and cook until the bottom of the flipped potatoes are nicely browned.
