Quick and Easy Pan Fried Chips, a dinner idea!

Cooking almost every meal we eat, is my usual kitchen style. Often requiring a bit of creative license to use what we have on hand in the pantry. When eating dinner, my husband will often turn to me and say, "are you going to blog this?” That is how a dinner idea came to be...not always a recipe, but too good, not to share.

Today we have Quick and Easy Pan Fried Chips!

The thing I miss the most about living in Texas, is a very small list, 

but on it, is  not having my Montana Root Cellar! So it has been a learning curve for long term storage of certain foods, like potatoes. Potatoes don't keep in Texas, after about a week you will have sprouts taking over. Because even the potato knows that it's primary job is to grow more potatoes! And her in Texas with all the warmth and the humidity, potatoes excel at moving on to the next stage of development after being harvested. So....

I purchase them 5# at a time, and cook them all!

Some I peel and make into mashed potatoes for the freezer. Some like the little yellow rose waxy style potatoes are simply oven roasted and frozen, ready to be tossed into a stew or heated up with parsley and butter covering them. That roasted flavor is wonderful, no matter what you serve them with. And then there are the larger russets. These are often micro baked, cooled and put right into a container and stored in the fridge. From there they can be reheated for a baked potato on the side or made into these oh so good, Quick and Easy Pan Fried Chips! 

 

Quick and Easy Pan Fried Chips have become one of our favorites. 

But who doesn't like fried potatoes? But these are not potato chips like from a bag purchased from the market. These are chips like the ones I used to enjoy at a now long closed fish and chips place from years ago. A fried potato that is crisp and crunchy on the outside but still tender in the middle. Easy to pick up and enjoy, just like a French fry, but quick and easy! And no deep fat fryer is needed. Come and take a look...oh and you can these up as needed. 

Additional thoughts on this recipe:

This is a per person recipe, you will need the ingredients as listed for each person you are cooking for. 

Since the potatoes are already cooked you only need to brown and serve. 

And yes, you do want to use half butter and half oil, it is the butter that will bring that delicious golden brown color and flavor. 

Ingredients needed for this recipe:

• (micro or oven baked) russet potatoes
• butter
• olive oil
• salt

You will also need the following:

• cutting board
• sharp kitchen knife
• favorite frying pan

Now we are ready to begin!

Quick and Easy Pan Fried Chips

by the seat of my pants!

1 russet potato (baked and cooled) 

1 t butter

1 t olive oil

salt

Slice the potato thinly. 

Melt the butter and the olive oil together in a skillet over medium high heat. When the butter is sizzling, add the potato slices in a single layer. 

Fry watching closely and turn over when medium brown. 

Continue frying until golden on both sides. Season with salt and serve.  

Storage options for Quick and Easy Pan Fried Chips, since you can make these in any amount you wish, we make enough for one meal, with no leftovers. But with that said, you may store covered in the refrigerator for up to three days. You will notice a change of texture when reheated. 

UPDATE:  For your convenience, a "copy and paste" version of Quick and Easy Pan Fried Chips has been included below. 

You may also enjoy: 

Beef and Carrot Stew with Barley. 

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Printable "copy and paste" version:

Quick and Easy Pan Fried Chips

by the seat of my pants!

1 russet potato (baked and cooled) 

1 t butter

1 t olive oil

salt

Slice the potato thinly. 

Melt the butter and the olive oil together in a skillet over medium high heat. When the butter is sizzling, add the potato slices in a single layer. 

Fry watching closely and turn over when medium brown. Continue frying until golden on both sides. Season with salt and serve. 

Storage options for Quick and Easy Pan Fried Chips, since you can make these in any amount you wish, we make enough for one meal, with no leftovers. But with that said, you may store covered in the refrigerator for up to three days. You will notice a change of texture when reheated. 

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