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Straight Up Pan Fried Potatoes (Cowboy Candy)

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Pan Fried Potatoes just like my Daddy used to make on camping trips.

Ingredients

  • 5 whole Potatoes
  • Bacon Grease (amount That Is Left Over After Frying 1 Pound Of Bacon)
  • ¼ cups Onion. (I Just Use A Half Of An Onion)
  • Salt To Taste

Preparation

Wash potatoes and make sure to remove any eyes or rough spots. Skin the potatoes then cut into 1/2 inch to 1 inch pieces. I like smaller because they get crunchier!

Add bacon grease to your pan over medium/medium high heat. (We use the grease left over from the 1 pound of bacon we just cooked!) So enough to cover the bottom of your pan. Let it get warm but not too hot and add your potatoes.

Let potatoes cook stirring occasionally. While they cook dice half of an onion. We are going for little pieces here, we don’t want them to get in the way of the potato!

When the potatoes are about half way done add the onion. (My halfway indicator is brown edges but still not done on the inside). It’s important not to throw the onion in before halfway because it will burn by the time the potatoes are done.

When the potatoes are medium brown, a tad darker than golden brown, they are done. Take them out with a spatula onto a plate with a paper towel to soak up extra grease.

Salt to taste. Try not to eat them all before you serve them. They are wonderful!

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jaerodriguez on 4.11.2011

Thank you ladies, this is actually my dad’s recipe and I swear I never get tired of these! So good!

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Kimby on 4.5.2011

So happy to run across your recipe — good ol’ fashioned breakfast fare at it’s finest!

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rivergirl10 on 3.8.2011

Very good!

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tamnurse on 11.21.2010

My family loved these!

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