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Looking for a great home fries recipe? Home fried potatoes are a great addition to a breakfast or brunch. If you'd like to learn how to make home fries, read on for simple to follow instructions for home fries.
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Home Fries Recipe
This video from ''Good Housekeeping'' combines 4 parboiled potatoes, sliced into 1/4 slices, 4 tablespoons butter, and one onion to produce a basic home fries recipe. The video preparation leaves the peels on the potatoes. If you plan on leaving the peels on, make sure to scrub the potatoes with a vegetable brush before boiling, to make sure that all dirt is removed from the peels.
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Step 1: What You Need to Make Home Fries
Lay out all of the ingredients before you begin.Home Fries Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons of butter
- 4-6 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- Salt and pepper to taste
Home Fries Equipment
- Heavy skillet; cast iron is best
- Large spoon or spatula
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Step 2: How to Make Home Fries
- Parboiling the potatoes is on of the tricks to getting the potatoes soft on the inside. You can do the parboiling the night before, and keep the potatoes overnight in the refrigerator, if you'd like to speed up the home fries preparation in the morning.
- Place the quartered potatoes in a pot.
- Cover with water.
- Bring water to a boil.
- Reduce the heat, and simmer for 10 minutes. Do not over cook.
- Drain, and chop the potatoes into chunks about 1/2 - 3/4 of an inch.
- While the potatoes are cooking, melt the butter in a frying pan large enough to hold the potatoes and onion.
- Add the chopped onion and sauté until soft.
- Add the chopped potatoes, and cook slowly until the potatoes and onions are browned to your likely.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.