Home Fries

Event: Blogging Marathon #41
Theme: Breakfast dishes

Home fries are pan fried, crisp potatoes that can be served as a breakfast or as a side dish. Sometimes they are also used as a pizza topping. They also go by the names of house fries, cottage fries and American fries in USA while they are known as fried potatoes in UK. The potatoes can be cubed, sliced or cut into wedges and then parboiled before frying them to crispy fries. It is speculated that they may be called so because they are not French fried / deep fried. These are almost like the other potato dish, the hash browns and are eaten with a fork. (Source:Wiki)

It may not be an apt choice when one is looking for a healthy breakfast but would be a great side dish in an indulgent mood. These crispy fries are addictive and yummy. My daughter especially wanted me to mention that she loved them and is looking forward to enjoy another batch of fries tomorrow.

Ingredients: (2 servings)
3 potatoes
3 - 4 tbsp oil / butter (I used canola oil.)
Salt & pepper to taste

Method:
* Bring about a quart of water to a boil in a saucepan. 
* In the meantime, peel the potatoes and cube them. Skip the peeling part if you prefer the skin on.
* Drop the potato cubes into the hot water and boil for 5 minutes and turn off the stove. Drain the water and pat dry the potato cubes with a towel.

* Heat the oil in a pan. (I prefer a nonstick pan.) Add the parboiled potato cubes to the oil. Fry them on medium flame until they turn golden brown and crisp through out, without stirring them too often. If they start to turn brown quickly, lower the heat and continue to cook. 
* Sprinkle salt and pepper and toss the pan to coat. Serve warm with ketchup or sour cream.

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