German Style Fried Potatoes Bratkartoffeln Recipe 45

GERMAN-STYLE FRIED POTATOES - BRATKARTOFFELN RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Slice the cold potatoes into thin 1/8" slices, then set aside. Add about 1 tablespoon of the oil to a large frying pan and heat gently. Fry the onions till soft then add the bacon pieces. Continue frying till the bacon and onions are lightly browned then remove from the pan with a slotted spoon. Set aside for now. Add the remaining oil and butter to the pan and fry the potato slices over a low/medium heat, turning them occasionally. Allow them to brown lightly on one side before turning, repeating the process till most of the potatoes are golden brown. Once the potatoes are almost done, return the onion and bacon mix to the pan, season with salt and plenty of black pepper, then continue frying over a medium heat till everything is nicely browned.

PAN-FRIED POTATOES (BRATKARTOFFELN)

Steps:

• Cut potatoes into evenly thick slices (about 3/16 in ).
• Use a large pan that will hold potatoes in a single layer or use two pans.
• Heat oil over medium high heat.
• If using bacon and onion fry together until onion is translucent.
• Add potatoes, stir once to mix and then be patient!
• DON'T stir until potatoes are nicely golden brown on the bottom, 3-5 minutes, only check for color occasionally.
• Sprinkle with half the salt. Use less salt when using bacon.
• Turn and fry the same way on the other side until nicely gold-brown.
• You might need to add a little more oil to the pan if all the oil is soaked up by the potatoes.
• Taste with salt and pepper.
• Serve sprinkled with parsley.

GERMAN FRIED POTATOES

Steps:

• Wash potatoes.
• Sometimes I peel the potatoes and sometimes I don't. It's good with skins off or on.
• Slice the potatoes into 1/8 inch thick slices.
• I take frozen bacon because it's easier to cut and cut strips with kitchen shears to get my one-inch pieces.
• Put enough olive oil in a large deep skillet (cast iron is good) to cover bottom of pan about 1/4 inch deep.
• Add all of the potatoes to the pan, along with cut up bacon which hasn't been cooked yet; diced onions, parsley and salt and pepper.
• Cook on Medium high heat, stirring and watching so that potatoes don't burn -- because they will stick to the bottom of pan as they are cooking and you will need to scrape them up as they are browning.
• You can cover the pan for the first 20 minutes of cooking and cook on low and then turn up the heat for the last 15 minutes or so in order to brown some of the potatoes.
• "My mom used to make these. Got the recipe when we lived in German.