Fried Potatoes

I am a big fan of fried potatoes.  They are buttery, salty, peppery goodness.  For any meal.  They remind me of my Grandma's kitchen, and therefore comfort my soul.

This is not a new recipe, but rather a tasty side that I want to record.  It also is not a recipe with exact measurements, but instead full of "dash of this" and "dab of that" measurements.  When I make these potatoes, I feel like my Grandma is watching me and smiling as I "wing it". 

The Ingredients:

*Sliced potatoes (I have used yukon potatoes and baking potatoes both)

*Butter

*Salt and Pepper to taste

*Diced Onion (optional)

1.  Melt 2 Tbsp. butter in a skillet

2.  Sprinkle a layer of salt and pepper to taste in the bottom of skillet

3.  Add the diced onions to the skillet and cook for about 3 minutes

4.  Slice or chop potatoes, whatever your preference

5.  Put potatoes in the pan in a single layer

6.  Sprinkle a little more salt and pepper (I go light on the salt and heavier on the pepper) over the potatoes

7.  Cook for about 5 minutes over medium-high heat, then stir

8.  Cook 10-15 minutes or until tender, stirring as needed to prevent sticking and burning.

9.  If needed, you can add a little more butter halfway through the cooking process if they start to stick.  It will make them all the more yummy to add more butter!

We eat these with "Stand-By Chicken Strips" (seen in picture above and in this post), with meatloaf, with eggs and bacon for breakfast, and with steak from the grill.  You just can't go wrong with fried potatoes!  And my husband, a big fan of onion, is happy that the older I get the more willing I am to add onion to recipes.  My preference is to omit the onion from my potatoes, but they do add a good flavor that I appreciate. 

Thanks for the inspiration, Grandma!