Lindas Herbed Home Fries Food

HOME FRIES

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water by about 2 inches. Season with salt. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer until just tender, about 6 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Cook the bacon in a large cast iron skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. Pour all but 1 tablespoon of the bacon drippings into a small bowl and set aside. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until golden brown, about 8 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
• Wipe out the skillet and return to medium-high heat. Heat the remaining bacon fat and 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in the skillet. Add the potatoes, season with salt and pepper to taste, and arrange in a single layer. Cook, without stirring, until well browned on 1 side, about 4 minutes. Using a spatula, turn the potatoes in small sections, and continue cooking, turning occasionally, about 6 minutes or until well browned. Stir in the onions, heat through, and sprinkle with the parsley and cayenne, if desired. Transfer to a warm platter and crumble the bacon on top, serve. Copyright 2005 Television Food Network, G.P. All rights reserved.

LINDA'S AWESOME HOME FRIES

Steps:

• In a lg. cast iron frying pan add olive oil.
• Fry sliced onions on med-high, for about 5 minutes and often so they don't stick.
• Push onions to one side of the frying pan, and add raw chopped potatoes.
• Cook potatoes and onions turning often to brown evenly. When potatoes are a golden brown, mix onions in with potatoes.
• Add garlic, and mix in with potatoes and onions.
• Add Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning. Mix in with potatoes.
• Salt and pepper, to taste.
• Serve.

HERBED FRIES

Steps:

• Place a baking sheet in the oven and preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Put the fries in a large bowl and drizzle with the oil. Sprinkle with the onion powder, garlic salt and pepper and toss to coat.
• Remove the baking sheet and spread the fries onto it. Bake according to the package instructions. Transfer to a bowl, toss with the parsley and season with salt if needed.

SHORT-ORDER HOME FRIES

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.