Pan Fried Potato Slices Recipe

Pan Fried Potato Slices Recipe

Jeff Baygents

This pan fried potato slices recipe is a perfect change to potatoes from the usual. Cooks quickly and is very easy to make in a cast iron skillet or regular frying pan. Use any kind of regular potato like white, red, yellow, or golden.

Prep 10

Cook 20

Total Time 30

Servings servings

Calories 186kcal

Ingredients

▢ 3 medium potatoes Russet, white, new, Yukon, red
▢ 2 Tablespoon bacon drippings or vegetable oil, olive oil, or shortening
▢ ½ teaspoons salt
▢ ½ teaspoons ground black pepper

Instructions

Rinse, optionally peel, and then slice potatoes to about ¼-inch thickness and place in bowl.
Rinse sliced potatoes at least 2 times or until rinse water is clear.
Add bacon drippings (or other cooking oil) and preheat skillet to medium-high heat.
2 Tablespoon bacon drippings
Dump in potatoes and use spatula to coat potato slices. Then, cook to sear potatoes for about 3 minutes.
Reduce heat to medium. Cover skillet for 7 minutes.
FIRST Scrape bottom and turn potatoes. Cover for 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. SECOND Scrape bottom and turn potatoes. Cover again for 4 minutes.
Return to medium-high heat. Remove lid and THIRD scrape bottom to move and turn potatoes. Continue for about 2-5 minutes until desired crispness is achieved.