Fried potatoes, edited post
@1creekgirl (42693)
United States
March 6, 2025 9:44am CST
I absolutely adore fried potatoes. Yes, I know some of you do, also.
I like them fried at times with carrots, bacon, onion powder and topped with cheese and sour cream.
They seem to take a long time to fry with breakfast, but I cooked them a little differently this morning.
I baked them whole in the microwave until just starting to get tender. Then I chopped them up (including the peelings) and fried them in bacon grease, butter, salt, pepper, onion powder, and a spoonful of mayonnaise.
Yep, mayo. Maybe I'm just late to the party, but have you ever fried anything with mayonnaise? It did seem to make the potatoes crispier.
Any advice about using mayonnaise this way?
EDIT: I just learned that mayo seems okay to fry with under certain circumstances. The water or egg in it might not do well cooking veggies. But to quickly fry something like grilled cheese is good. I fried the potatoes in more bacon grease and canola oil and a little mayo. Not sure if the potatoes would fry well in mayo only.
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@snowy22315 (186200)
• United States
6 Mar
That's an interesting idea, and I bet it tastes great too. After all people use it all the time in potato salad
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@1creekgirl (42693)
• United States
7 Mar
We love mayo, but I had never heard of using it to fry!
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@1creekgirl (42693)
• United States
7 Mar
I thought so, too. I'm not sure about the amount of mayo to use.
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@1creekgirl (42693)
• United States
7 Mar
@Ronrybs That's interesting, I've never tried chips with mayo.
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@Ronrybs (20127)
• London, England
7 Mar
@1creekgirl I'll dip chips into mayo, but not sure, at all, about the cooking part
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@sallypup (63173)
• Centralia, Washington
7 Mar
@1creekgirl Maybe the oil in the mayo made the fries crispier.
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@1creekgirl (42693)
• United States
7 Mar
I can't believe I'm just realizing this at my age!
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@LindaOHio (184082)
• United States
7 Mar
I LOVE potatoes in any way, shape or form as long as they don't have onions in/on them. Have a good day.
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@1creekgirl (42693)
• United States
7 Mar
Hi, Linda. We love the taste of onions, but tummies won't tolerate them, so I just use onion powder. Our son Robert can't eat them in any form.
How are you doing? Is there still a lot of paperwork? I know you miss your husband terribly.
@lilacskies (8642)
• United States
6 Mar
I love fried potatoes! So good! I haven't fried anything with mayo before. I should look up recipes.
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@1creekgirl (42693)
• United States
7 Mar
Let us know if you find a good recipe. Or PM since I don't think we're supposed to post recipes.
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@lilacskies (8642)
• United States
7 Mar
@1creekgirl I will let you know the title of the recipe if I come across any. So far I haven't. I will keep looking.
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@Juliaacv (52441)
• Canada
6 Mar
You are like my Dad, he just loved fried potatoes.
As a pre-teen I learned to make them the way that he liked them.
He liked them fried in bacon grease, saved, and when fried, mashed down with a masher and then served with a bit of chili sauce on the side.
I have baked things with mayo, I used to make a chicken recipe which called for mayo and then bread crumbs for the coating of the chicken, but I have not fried anything with it.
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@1creekgirl (42693)
• United States
7 Mar
Your dad had an unusual way to fix potatoes!
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@Tampa_girl7 (51952)
• United States
6 Mar
That sounds scrumptious. I have spread mayo on a grilled cheese to cook it instead of butter.
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@1creekgirl (42693)
• United States
7 Mar
I read about that. Do you just put the same amount of mayo in place of the butter?
@1creekgirl (42693)
• United States
7 Mar
I thought about you when I wrote this post. I wonder if Miracle Whip would have the same effect.
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@1creekgirl (42693)
• United States
7 Mar
@porwest I made something new yesterday: fried biscuits. I mixed up some Bisquick, rolled them flat and in flour, then fried them in butter. Not bad, but I'm still tweaking it some. Maybe not very healthy, but you know me...I fry everything.
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@porwest (96666)
• United States
7 Mar
@1creekgirl Not sure. The ingredients are similar, though. So far as I am aware it's just mayo with some added flavors and seasonings.
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@jnrdutton (3270)
• United States
21h
I don't know that I'd use mayo,too weird for me lol.
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