Fried Potatoes as a Staple
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (103148)
United States
November 18, 2024 7:54pm CST
Call me nuts, but we love us some fried potatoes around here, and I make them with a few different flavor profiles. For this batch I fried the potatoes in butter and added some salt and pepper, plus some parsley and garlic powder.
I added in some celery and onion and added an extra touch of Heath Riley Garlic Butter blend seasoning.
These will be delicious with our dinner tonight. What's a special staple side you like to make with your dinners?
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17 responses
@1creekgirl (43806)
• United States
19 Nov
Those look so good! I fry potatoes with onion, bacon, celery and carrots, then top them with cheese when they're done. This is making me really hungry, but it's almost midnight.
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@1creekgirl (43806)
• United States
19 Nov
@porwest I think fried potatoes are one of my favorite dishes.
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@FourWalls (76584)
• United States
19 Nov
Probably chicken, because it seems I have it with every meal.
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@gnatsmom (2575)
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19 Nov
@FourWalls My mom used to do that. It was always some kind of goulash: sausage goulash, tomoato goulash, vegetable goulash...
It just dependent on what ingredients we had in the house at the time.
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@porwest (103148)
• United States
19 Nov
@FourWalls Hey, you know my stance. Whatever floats your boat. Who am I to judge? lol
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@moffittjc (124827)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Nov
You and my daughter would get along wonderfully. She’s all about potatoes. As for me, I don’t have any special preference. I’ll eat just about anything.
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@moffittjc (124827)
• Gainesville, Florida
22 Nov
@porwest I don’t think I’ve ever met a potato dish I haven’t liked, so I agree that they are all around good eats.
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@porwest (103148)
• United States
24 Nov
@moffittjc I am trying to think of one myself, and I am coming up blank.
@RasmaSandra (86812)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Nov
I love off of seasoned fries and tater tots, I only have a hot plate so I cannot fry potatoes but I do miss regular fried potatoes,
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@LindaOHio (194246)
• United States
19 Nov
I love a starch with my food -- potatoes, rice or noodles, potatoes being my favorite. Have a good day.
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@porwest (103148)
• United States
20 Nov
@LovesEverybody When you have been cooking for a long time, you just know what pairs well with things. It's something you develop over time based on other varieties of dishes you make.
As for boiled potatoes, I do like them that way as well, with some seasonings. Most of the time when I boil potatoes, though, I am either making mashed potatoes or potato salad. But putting cabbage in with fried potatoes is good too, and I have certainly done that.
@thislittlepennyearns (64775)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
19 Nov
We had them last night with breakfast for dinner.
I cooked them in a mixture of bacon grease and veggie oil, then seasoned them with Lowerys.
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@MarieCoyle (46156)
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20 Nov
My sons both love fried potatoes...I don't make them very often, but when I do, there is not ever a bite left. As you often say, just good eats.
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@porwest (103148)
• United States
21 Nov
@MarieCoyle Well, these are not fried as in deep fried of course. Fried in a skillet with a little butter.
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@MarieCoyle (46156)
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20 Nov
@porwest
Oh, we love them, but I try hard not to fry a lot of foods. If I limit them somewhat, it's better for the waistline, ya know. 
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@Dreamerby (8758)
• Calcutta, India
19 Nov
Yeah but its like a side dish. I have this with chapatis.
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@Beestring (15610)
• Hong Kong
19 Nov
That looks delicious. I also love potatoes. I fried potatoes with onions and bacon.
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@GardenGerty (164693)
• United States
19 Nov
I think it would have to be potatoes of any kind. Actually we have such a variet y of foods I cannot say any one is a staple. Right now we should say "soup" as I have been making a variety of soups the lat few days.
@Tina30219 (82952)
• Onaway, Michigan
19 Nov
Yum sounds good we have not had fried potatoes in a while but we might have to now that I have saw your post.
