Griddle/Pan Fried: fried potatoes from canned potatoes?
Subject: fried potatoes from canned potatoes?
Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
From: beckyjanekaizerman at hotmail.com (Adilah_K)
Date: 24 May 2002 08:48:13 -0700
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Nancree wrote:
> Nancy wrote:
> >That's okay, I happen to like canned potatoes, and they are nothing
> >like real potatoes, but ... I like em.
>
> I like them, too, Nancy--especially for certain purposes. Nothing like them
> when you have company and want fried potatoes for a Sunday brunch, etc.
> Nancree
How would one go about making fried potatoes (I assume you mean like home fries?) from canned potatoes? Please give your recipe!
From: Miss Jaime (justforjaime at sympatico.caNADA)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 12:57:08 -0400
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Adilah_K wrote:
>How would one go about making fried potatoes (I assume you mean like
>home fries?) from canned potatoes? Please give your recipe!
Drain the potatoes, slice the potatoes, get out a good cast iron skillet, add some oil to the bottom of the skillet (about 2 inches worth) and heat it up, add the potatoes (I do it a layer at a time) let them cook until golden on the one side, gently flip and cook the other side, remove from pan, drain on paper towels, salt and enjoy.
That is how I do them but I use fresh potatoes. Canned potatoes take less time to brown.
From: penmart01 at aol.como (Sheldon)
Date: 24 May 2002 18:33:12 GMT
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Miss Jaime writes:
>Drain the potatoes, slice the potatoes, get out a good cast iron
>skillet, add some oil to the bottom of the skillet (about 2 inches
>worth)
"2 inches worth [oil]" is deep frying... the typical skillet is barely 2 inches deep... no room for the spuds... methinks yoose fulla poopoo.
From: Damsel in dis Dress
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 18:39:18 GMT
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A friend of mine made fried potatoes for a dinner she served to me. She took whole canned potatoes, drained them, then coated them with a mixture of flour and seasonings (kinda like when you're frying chicken). Then she fried them (I think, in butter). In spite of the fact that I dislike the flavor of canned potatoes, I enjoyed these thoroughly.
From: winefan at bellsouth.net (SusanB)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 22:07:48 GMT
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My mother will sometimes use canned potatoes in place of small new potatoes. She places butter and sugar in an electric frying pan, and when this has melted, adds the drained canned potatoes (whole). Keep moving them around every now and then and serve when coated and brown. We usually have these with our Danish Christmas dinner and everyone loves them. Yum!
From: rosie at readandpost (readandpostNOSPAM at yahoo.com)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 22:27:50 GMT
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my kids love canned potatoes, when i roll them around in the pan that the pork roast is cooking in. serve when browned!
From: Nancy Young (qwerty at mail.monmouth.com)
Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 16:55:41 -0400
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SusanB wrote:
> My mother will sometimes use canned potatoes in place of small new
> potatoes.
This is a recipe I like to make:
Cut some of the larger canned potatoes in half so the pieces are reasonably even in size. Put some olive oil and butter into a skillet. When the butter foams, add the drained potatoes, some chopped fresh or dried rosemary, a garlic clove and some salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat, turning frequently. When potatoes are golden, remove garlic. Serve immediately.
Taken from Biba Caggiano's Northern Italian Cooking, revised for canned potatoes.
From: Tom Royer (troyer at mitre.org)
Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 08:01:09 -0400
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I use canned potatoes frequently. The key is to rinse them thoroughly and drain them. The liquid in the can is rather unpleasant, but the potatoes themselves are fine.