Problem potatoes

ecaron the coo king them first was the problem. use raw potatoes slice very thin then just f ry to golden brown on one side , then flip them over and brown the other side.cooking makes them mushy and you cannot fry them crispy then.However you could make potato pancakes out of them with a decent recipe and they will brown as pancakes.

They may be sticking because you are precooking them. I make sliced/and cubed fried potatoes alot and in a skillet I just heat the oil and put them in raw, it takes awhile but they are really good. You can also do them in the oven, I cut them toss them in a mixing bowl with oil and seasonings and bake them for about in hr.

What I do in order to pan fry potatoes is first bake the potatoes in the oven. Let them cool and then later peel and cut them in small pieces. Place in a frying pan, add bacon grease, small amount of butter or margarine and a little bit of salt and pepper. They are delicious and crispy. I use Idaho potatoes. It will also work if you bake the potatoes the day before, let them cool and then put in the fridge until you are ready to eat.

I saw some say not to cook them first, but that is what I do. Then again you say you boil them in slices? I microwave mine whole the day before, then I cut them in chunks and fry in oil..They turn out nice and crispy every time..

I don't boil them before frying them. I just get a frying pan and some oil, and clean, peel and slice the potatoes then throw them in and toss them around with the spatula a few times. Boiling them makes them softer and thus they can't really fry that way.

My mom uses leftover mashed potatoes to fry them up and make hash browns for my dad, they are greasy though and shouldn't really be served too often. It could make your liver too fatty or otherwise have health problems for you. He is diabetic too and I think she is just making him worse by using this way of rehashing leftovers.

I don't cook potatoes before frying them, but some people do. You might have cooked yours too long. They should be still quite firm when you slice them. Make sure you drain them well and the skillet is hot.

It is better to fry the sliced potatoes directly without boiling them, But there are two possibilities for potatoes stuck to the the pan, wrong kind of potatoes " cooking potatoes, not potato for frying" or your cast iron fry pan was not hot enough before putting the potato.

Cooked potatoes are delicious even when it is mixed in a viand. But oh, I can't tell which will make it crispy. I also want to hear others suggestions for I wanna try the fried one.

I think there is something wrong in your way of cooking and not on the variety of potato you are using. For me, you should not boil the potatoes prior to frying. If you want to make a crispy and brown potatoes, just make a thin slice and fry them directly. Another tip, the pan should be hot enough before adding oil and butter, this will help prevent whatever you are frying from being stuck in the pan. Hope this will work.

You might have boiled the potatoes too long. I suggest boiling them till tender not mushy. Then drain them, cut them into slices and make sure you have enough oil in the pan to avoid sticking. You may have the fire too high. Try cooking on Medium heat. Good luck with the next batch!

Hello! Don't boil them. Slice the potatoes first and put about 2 cups of cooking oil in the frying pan. Take the scliced potatoes add them to the hot grease. Make sure the cooking oil is hot before you add the potaoes o.k. never boil them. When you cook mash potaoes then you boil the potaoes. Only for fried potatoes to get brown and crispy, you fry them in oil. have a blessed day!

You can try flash frying them,that means getting the oil very hot first then dropping them in.Make sure the potatoes are sliced on the thin side but not too thin.

To cook a delicious and perfect crispy sliced potatoes. Presoak the sliced potatoes in salted water and 2 tablespoons of salt, soak them for about 15 minutes. Drain and pat them dry. On the rimmed baking sheets spread 1 tablespoon of olive oil to spread the potatoes and toss them quickly so that it turns to brown. When cooked, sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot.

You either boil or fry. Not both. You should have cut the raw potato and just fried it. Anyway everyone makes mistakes when learning to cook. The frist time i ever fried chicken was a complete failure. I put the cut up chicken ina bag of flour got it all nicely coated. Then put them ina pan of hot greese. Wheewee!!! The geese was way too hot. The smoke plunged into the air and filled the kitchen. Then flames from the pan. I quickly grabbed the handle and took the pan outside. Sat it in the snow. Then i went inside to get the smoke out of the house. My plan was top empress my dad with some good cooking. He always complained about my stepmom's cooking. Lol!!! So i wanted to get this mess cleaned up quick. When i went out to get the pan the snow had melted all around the pan for about a foot. The chicken was burned black but raw inside. I was like 16 then. An experience i will never forget.

I've done it both ways, I prefer precooking them. Not to much, just enough to soften them up a bit.

Well, first dry the pan in the fire,and then put oil in it with in 5 minutes hot. And then put potatoes in it,cook it until to color like yellow and something brown color. Fried it all,and after fried all,get sugar,put in it until melt and then put your cook potatoes in it and shake it with big spone

I never tried frying potatoes that I cooked first, but I guess you have to be very careful not to over-cook them. I would think that it can depend on what type of potatoes you use. There are so many kinds of potatoes, and some types just fall apart no matter how I keep my eyes on them while cooking, those are good for mashed potatoes... while others remain almost hard even if I cook them for a long time.