Russian Style Pan Fried Potatoes

I fell in love with this pan-fried potatoes the first time I tried it at my sister-in-law’s house when we were invited for dinner some time ago.

I remembered we had steaks and Caesar salad to go with it and they were all yummy. However, I love the potatoes the most that I wanted to make it right away the very next day. Thanks to my wonderful sister-in-law Alla for sharing the recipe!

I make this often at home for the kids and especially my husband who eats this heartily when paired with his favorite tomato and cucumber salad.

This is actually very simple and easy. It only uses 3 ingredients and the only thing you do is pan-fry the potatoes which means you only put little oil to cook and brown them. Not like the regular French fries where you use a whole bunch of oil to deep fry. Then the last thing to do is to season them with salt and pepper before serving.

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes

Yields: 4 servings

Ingredients:
5 medium Russet potatoes
½ cup vegetable oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Tools You’ll Need:
Nonstick Skillet / Pan
Turner

Procedure:
1. Peel potatoes and cut them like you’re making French fries.2. Soak them up in a bowl of cold water about 5 minutes to remove some of the starch and also to prevent them from turning black. Removing the starch reduces the chances that the fries will stick together and makes them crispier as well. Rinse them thoroughly and place in a flat plate or baking sheet lined with paper towel. Pat dry to remove most of the water/moisture.3. On a nonstick skillet, heat oil on high. Wait until the oil gets very hot that it starts to smoke a little. This is done so the potatoes don’t stick to the pan. Don’t season yet.4. Add potatoes into the skillet, spread evenly, and cover. I discovered that covering the pan browns the potatoes really quick therefore reducing cooking time.5. Let it cook for about 5 minutes then using a turner check if the potatoes have browned on one side. Flip them over carefully making sure they don’t break. Put the cover back and continue to cook, turning them when browned. The photo below shows how it looks like when it’s halfway done, roughly 15 minutes since I started frying.6. Keep frying until the potatoes are golden brown and most of the oil has dried up. Season with salt and pepper according to taste.7. Transfer fries to a dish lined with paper towels to drain excess oil.8. Serve as a side dish or as a snack with your favorite dipping sauce.

Russian Style Pan Fried Potatoes

 

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Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

30 mins

Total time

40 mins

 

An easy recipe for pan-fried potatoes Russian-style.

Author: Mia

Recipe type: Sides

Cuisine: Russian

Serves: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 5 medium Russet potatoes
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Peel potatoes and cut them like you’re making French fries.
2. Soak them up in a bowl of cold water about 5 minutes to remove some of the starch and also to prevent them from turning black. Removing the starch reduces the chances that the fries will stick together and makes them crispier as well. Rinse them thoroughly and place in a flat plate or baking sheet lined with paper towel. Pat dry to remove most of the water/moisture.
3. On a nonstick skillet, heat oil on high. Wait until the oil gets very hot that it starts to smoke a little. This is done so the potatoes don’t stick to the pan. Don’t season yet.
4. Add potatoes into the skillet, spread evenly, and cover. I discovered that covering the pan browns the potatoes really quick therefore reducing cooking time.
5. Let it cook for about 5 minutes then using a turner check if the potatoes have browned on one side. Flip them over carefully making sure they don’t break. Put the cover back and continue to cook, turning them when browned. The photo below shows how it looks like when it’s halfway done, roughly 15 minutes since I started frying.
6. Keep frying until the potatoes are golden brown and most of the oil has dried up. Season with salt and pepper according to taste.
7. Transfer fries to a dish lined with paper towels to drain excess oil.
8. Serve as a side dish or as a snack with your favorite dipping sauce.

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