Home Fries
also called homefries · home fried potatoes · country fries · cottage fries · breakfast potatoes · diner potatoes
- Diner
- serves 4
- about 45 min
- Fried & Crispy
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The table
| 2 lb(900 g; whole, skin on)Yukon Gold potatoes | simmer whole 12 min, until a knife just enters | drain, cool 10 min, cut in 3/4-in dice | brown cut faces down 8 min, undisturbed | turn in the onion and pepper, brown 6 min | season off the heat |
| 3 qt(2.8 L)water | |||||
| 1 Tbs(18 g)kosher salt | |||||
| 3 Tbs(40 g)bacon fat | |||||
| 1 medium(diced)yellow onion | |||||
| 1(diced)green bell pepper | |||||
| 1 tsp(2 g)sweet paprika | |||||
| 1 tsp(6 g)kosher salt | |||||
| 1/2 tsp(1 g)coarse black pepper | |||||
What to lay out
Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.10 things to get out.
Pans and tools
1simmer whole 12 min, until a knife just enters
3brown cut faces down 8 min, undisturbed
goes in with what step 2 made
4turn in the onion and pepper, brown 6 min
goes in with what step 3 made
5season off the heat
goes in with what step 4 made
Cooking it
Tap a step when it is done; the next one lights up.
The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 36 mintwo waits that overlap count once
- Needs you
- 14 minof the steps that give a time
One of the 5 steps never says how long it takes, so both numbers are floors. The recipe itself says 45 min.
simmer whole 12 min, until a knife just enters
12 minwalk awayfrom the start
drain, cool 10 min, cut in 3/4-in dice
10 minwalk away12 min in
brown cut faces down 8 min, undisturbed
8 minneeds you22 min in
turn in the onion and pepper, brown 6 min
6 minneeds you30 min in
season off the heat
not timed36 min in
- needs you
- you can walk away
- never timed
Drawn to scale, so a long wait really does take up the room it takes. The shortest stretches keep a sliver so they stay visible; their times are printed beside them.
You'll need cast-iron skillet
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See how it is written
>> title: Home Fries
>> category: Fried & Crispy
>> tags: potatoes, breakfast, skillet, bacon fat, stovetop
>> counters: Diner
>> aka: homefries, home fried potatoes, country fries, cottage fries, breakfast potatoes, diner potatoes
>> pairs-with: homemade-ketchup
>> servings: 4
>> time: 45 min
>> step.1: simmer whole 12 min, until a knife just enters
>> step.2: drain, cool 10 min, cut in 3/4-in dice
>> step.3: brown cut faces down 8 min, undisturbed
>> step.4: turn in the onion and pepper, brown 6 min
>> step.5: season off the heat
Simmer @Yukon Gold potatoes{2%lb}(900 g; whole, skin on) in @water{3%qt}(2.8 L) with @kosher salt{1%Tbs}(18 g) ~simmer{12%min}, until a knife enters the widest part with a little resistance left in it.
Drain @&(~1)potatoes{} and ~cool{10%min}, then cut them into 3/4-in dice. Boiled first and cut after is the method: raw potato fried from cold takes forty minutes and comes out leathery, and a potato cut before it boils goes to mush in the water.
Brown @&(~1)diced potatoes{} in @bacon fat{3%Tbs}(40 g) in a #cast-iron skillet{} over medium-high heat ~fry{8%min}, cut faces down and left alone, until one side carries a solid crust.
Turn @&(~1)browning potatoes{} with @yellow onion{1%medium}(diced) and @green bell pepper{1}(diced), and keep them moving ~fry{6%min}.
Season @&(~1)home fries{} off the heat with @sweet paprika{1%tsp}(2 g), @kosher salt{1%tsp}(6 g) and @coarse black pepper{1/2%tsp}(1 g).