SHORT-ORDER HOME FRIES
Those lovely potatoes you can get at the diner but can't seem to make at home. So why are they called _home fries_ anyway? This recipe from Cook's Illustrated promises to produce a plateful of spuds that a short order cook would envy.
Provided by SusieQusie
Categories Breakfast
Time 45m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Begin by precooking the potatoes. Arrange them in a microwave safe bowl, top with 1 tablespoon of butter and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Microwave on high until the edges of the potatoes begin to soften, 5-7 minutes, shaking the bowl (without removing plastic wrap) half-way through cooking.
- Meanwhile, melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until softened and golden brown, about 8 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl.
- In the same skillet, melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat. Add the potatoes and pack them down with a spatula. Cook, without moving, until one side is brown, 5-7 minutes.
- Turn the potatoes, pack down again and continue to cook until well browned, another 5-7 minutes.
- Reduce heat to medium low and continue cooking the potatoes, stirring every few minutes, until crusty and brown, 9-12 minutes.
- Stir in the reserved onions, garlic salt and salt. Pepper to taste. Serve at once.
- NB - remember to turn down the heat for the last 9-12 minutes of cooking or the fries will burn.
- Cook's note - the best potatoes to use - medium starch or waxy varieties - Yukon Gold or Reds. High starch varieties such as russets and Idahos will break down leaving nothing but a greasy mash of spuds in your skillet.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 267.2, Fat 11.7, SaturatedFat 7.4, Cholesterol 30.5, Sodium 300.9, Carbohydrate 38.3, Fiber 3.8, Sugar 3.2, Protein 3.8
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