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Crispiest Home Fries Recipe

April 12, 2016 by overtimecook 15 Comments

Whether you’re looking for a delicious breakfast or a quick-and-easy side dish, this Crispiest Home Fries Recipe is going to hit the spot!

Crispiest Home Fries Recipe

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This recipe is long overdue. And by that, I mean at least a year.

It definitely started on Pesach, I’m just not sure if it was last year or the year before. Anyway, let me explain. In our kitchen, every pesach, we always try to keep on hand two things that are at the base of many pesach recipes: fried onions and boiled potatoes. (Side note: this is a great tip. Keep both of those around at all times to make your cooking easier.) And on Chol Hamoed, breakfast usually starts with a combination of the two – fried onions and cubed boiled potatoes, turned into home fries.

And then one year I had an idea to take those home fries way over the top by making them crispier than we’ve ever had them before. Then I googled home fries recipes, to see if my brilliant idea was just the standard method that everyone uses. But whadaya know? I didn’t see anyone doing this. They really should though, because it worked – and it’s awesome!I was so excited with the result, partly because it’s awesome when an idea works out the way you hoped, but mostly because, if we’re all being honest here, I go to bagel stores and order their breakfast special just for the home fries. And now? I dunno. I think I’ll just be making them at home.

While this crispiest home fries recipe works for pesach, I have a sneaking suspicion that y’all will be making them all year long!

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Crispiest Home Fries Recipe

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Crispiest Home Fries Recipe
Author: Miriam Pascal, OvertimeCook.com
Recipe type: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Serves: 4-6 servings
 
Ingredients
  • 3 large idaho potatoes, boiled and peeled
  • 2 Tablespoons potato starch or corn starch
  • 1½ teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1½ teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1½ teaspoons onion powder
  • 1½ teaspoons paprika, preferably smoked
  • ¼ teaspoon sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ¼ cup oil, divided
  • fried onions, optional, for serving
Instructions
  1. Cut boiled potatoes into cubes (about ½ inch) and place in a large bowl. Set aside.
  2. In a small bowl, whisk together potato starch, salt, garlic, onion, paprika, sugar and pepper. Add to potatoes and toss until all potatoes are coated in the starch mixture.
  3. In a large non-stick frying pan, heat half of the oil over medium heat. Add half of the potatoes, spread into a single layer on the pan, then leave it WITHOUT stirring for five minutes.
  4. After five minutes, stir the potatoes - try to flip them over as much as possible. Let it cook, again WITHOUT stirring, for an additional 4-5 minutes. Remove from pan and repeat with remaining oil and potatoes.
  5. If using, stir in some fried onions just before serving.
Plan Ahead:
  1. These potatoes are best fresh out of the frying pan, but you can boil and cube the potatoes ahead of time, and leave them in the fridge until ready to cook. If you have leftovers, you can reheat them (in a single layer, if possible) in the frying pan.
Note:
  1. One of the big tricks of this recipe is not to overcrowd the pan. I used the biggest pan I had (12 inches), and it needed two batches. If your pan is smaller, you may want to divide it into 3 or more batches.
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Tools Needed for This Recipe: 

12-inch frying pan

Whisk

Mixing bowls

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Holiday, Passover, Sides Tagged With: breakfast, Passover, pesach, Potatoes, Side Dish


Comments

  1. Sarah Massry says

    April 12, 2016 at 1:20 pm

    These really look like the best home-fries ever! Can’t wait to try them.

    Reply
  2. Deb says

    April 12, 2016 at 2:00 pm

    Do you really only stir them once while they are cooking? That would make me soooo nervous. (I guess if I want crispy home fries, I’ll have to control myself 🙂

    Can I do them without the starch (we don’t use potato starch on Pesach- I imagine matzo meal wouldn’t work)?

    Reply
  3. Sarah says

    April 12, 2016 at 8:17 pm

    SO I literally want this right now. cornstarch addition= genius.

    Reply
  4. Abby says

    April 14, 2016 at 2:08 am

    I don’t understand. What is the big epiphany here?

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      April 14, 2016 at 12:48 pm

      The coating really transforms these from “great” to “omg.” Hope you enjoy!

      Reply
  5. Hindy says

    April 26, 2016 at 1:13 pm

    just made these! they came out delicious! even my ultra picky kids liked them!

    Reply
  6. Tali Simon says

    April 27, 2016 at 8:22 am

    Potatoes are probably my favorite food, and I’ve had them a million ways. This is definitely a favorite for me!! You get all the flavor of latkes without having to make individual pieces or grate the potatoes. I’ll be making these year-round for sure. The potato starch is totally an epiphany.

    Reply
  7. Tanya says

    April 28, 2016 at 4:51 pm

    This looks amazing! Would love to make it. When you say boiled potatoes, how long do you boil it for? Usually after boiling fir a long time, the potatoes are soft and will fall apart when trying to slice them? Should the potatoes still be hard after boiling?

    Reply
  8. Chanie says

    August 3, 2016 at 1:34 pm

    Can I do this with sweet potatoes?

    Reply
  9. Teyla says

    March 18, 2021 at 6:12 am

    Will these freeze well if made in advance?

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      March 18, 2021 at 2:20 pm

      No, it is not recommended. In the future you can read the plan ahead instructions that I include with all recipes. If it doesn’t say it can be frozen, I don’t recommend it.

      Reply
  10. Evelyn says

    March 31, 2021 at 7:26 pm

    They were amazing!!!

    Reply
  11. Myra says

    April 7, 2022 at 9:19 am

    Would love to try this but need to know if I can use red potatoes.

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      April 7, 2022 at 3:27 pm

      Yes

      Reply
  12. Shaindy Schwartz says

    January 31, 2023 at 11:43 pm

    I love making the home fries as everyone enjoys it. Now I tried it with canned potatoes and it’s really good. It’s good for a short cut.

    Reply

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