Fried Potatoes as a Staple

Oh that sounds so good.

@porwest I think fried potatoes are one of my favorite dishes.

I have done them this way as well, or something very similar. You can't go wrong, really, can you?

@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.

Is that a side dish though? I'd call that a main course.

@FourWalls Hey, you know my stance. Whatever floats your boat. Who am I to judge? lol

@porwest Can't go wrong with potatoes though!

Most of our sides are pretty normal fare as well.

@kareng No, you can't. And nice that they are still relatively cheap too.

I like potatoes pretty much any way they can be cooked.

@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.

@moffittjc I am trying to think of one myself, and I am coming up blank.

I am about the same. Very little I'm picky about. But when it comes to potatoes, I can't think of a way I don't like to eat them. They are just all around good eats.

Yep. Same here. Usually our meals consist of a meat, a starch, and a veggie. We rarely deviate from that.

@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.

@porwest May I ask how you know what of those three things you put together to make a meal? I eat one thing for a meal as I have no idea how to put together a meal. There is the exception when I open a can of cranberry sauce because it is yummy. By the way, my mom sliced potatoes and boiled them in oil and we ate them like that. My sister thinks my mom did something else to cook them and will once in a while say "How did mommy make those fried potatoes?" but i don't remember. my Best Chef Big Sis wants to make them one day. My mom only made them with stuffed cabbages. She made those a lot

We make fries and tater tots quite a bit around here as well. When it comes to potatoes, we eat a lot of them throughout the year.

Fried potatoes are just so good. And good for you too, so it's win, win.

If I have bacon grease around, you bet I use it, and I always keep a jar of it when I cook bacon. I imagine the way you cook bacon you don't get much grease.

Great minds think alike. I have done them that way as well. I like to change it up when I make them since we eat it so often.

@porwest Now I am craving some fried potatoes.

@gnatsmom We eat them probably once a week at least. They are just so good and so easy to make.

I probably make fried potatoes at least once a week. They're so easy to make, taste good, can be done more than a few ways, and hey, potatoes are still pretty cheap.

@MarieCoyle Well, these are not fried as in deep fried of course. Fried in a skillet with a little butter.

@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.

What is the side dish? It seems you left that part out.

You absolutely cannot go wrong with this combination.