Fried Greek Potatoes Recipes

FRIED POTATOES, GREEK-STYLE

Steps:

• Combine the potatoes, lemon juice, salt, pepper and oregano in a bowl, mix well and allow the potatoes to marinate for an hour or so.
• Heat the olive oil in a wok or deep skillet over high heat until it begins to smoke. Add the marinated potatoes and fry them, tossing gently but often, until they begin to brown. Adjust the seasonings, adding additional salt, pepper, lemon juice and oregano, as desired.
• Cook until nicely browned and just tender. Do not let the potatoes get so soft that they fall apart.

GRANNY'S GREEK FRIED POTATOES

Steps:

• Peel and cut two large potatoes in thick pieces, salt them, sprinkle them with the juice of half a lemon and stir them well.
• Cover them and leave them for about 45 minutes.
• In a deep frying pan, heat up 2 cups of virgin olive oil.
• Drop the potatoes in the hot olive oil and let them fry with no cover until they get golden.
• Take them out with a strainer-ladle and place them on kitchen paper towels so that they totally drain from the excess oil. (They are eaten hot.).

GREEK PAN-FRIED POTATOES RECIPE

Steps:

• * Note: Greek kefalotyri or kefalograviera cheese can be found at Greek markets. Cut the potatoes into 1/8-inch-thick slices and pat dry. Heat about 1/2 inch of olive oil in a large, preferably cast-iron, skillet over high heat. The oil should be hot but not smoking. Test it by dropping in one potato slice; it should "boil," as the Greeks say, throwing off lots of bubbling foam. Add just a handful of potatoes at a time, no more than can fit in one layer in the skillet. Cover the skillet and reduce the heat to medium. This is a particularly Greek home-cooking technique. The potatoes fry and "boil" in the oil, thus cooking on the inside thoroughly. After about 6 or 7 minutes, carefully lift the lid, and with a two-pronged long fork check the bottom of the potatoes. They should have begun to acquire some color. Gently turn the potato slices, one by one if possible, to fry on the other side. Fry until deep golden-yellow and just lightly browned. Remove with a slotted spoon, drain in a colander or on paper towels and continue, adding more olive oil to the skillet if necessary, until all the potatoes are fried. To serve, place the potatoes on a large platter and toss with salt to taste, the oregano and grated cheese, if using. If you like your potatoes crunchy, do not squeeze lemon over them; if you don't mind a soft fry and like the tang of lemon, then douse them according to taste. This recipe yields 6 servings. Each serving: 286 calories; 59 mg sodium; 0 cholesterol; 9 grams fat; 1 gram saturated fat; 48 grams carbohydrates; 4 grams protein; 4.41 grams fiber.

FRIED GREEK POTATOES

Steps:

• 1. Combine the potatoes, lemon juice, salt, pepper and oregano in a bowl, mix well and allow the potatoes to marinate for an hour or so.
• 2. Heat the olive oil in a wok or deep skillet over high heat until it begins to smoke.
• 3. Add the marinated potatoes and fry them, tossing gently but often, until they begin to brown.
• 4. Adjust the seasonings, adding additional salt, pepper, lemon juice and oregano, as desired.
• 5. Cook until nicely browned and just tender. Do not let the potatoes get so soft that they fall apart.