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Diner Style Homefries

January 23, 2013 By Sage 4 Comments

When I lived in Connecticut, I used to dream of sitting in European cafés.  Now, I’ve done that in spades… Copenhagen, Berlin, Rome, Venice, Siena, Amsterdam, London, Krakow, and all I want is a proper diner breakfast!

What I wouldn’t do for short stack of buttermilk pancakes, a veggie omelet, toast with jam, and the pièce de résistance… homefries!

I can get something similar here, but the closest thing to a proper diner breakfast comes from my own kitchen, and weakest link has always been my homefries… too starchy, too hard, too mushy, too oily, too bland, etc. etc.

So I did what I did with falafel, I tried, I adjusted, I tried, I adjusted, I tried, I adjusted… and then I nailed this diner homefries recipe!

Diner Homefries Recipe

For one portion:

 2 baked potatoes
1/4 cup or so of chopped onion
1 T butter
1/4 t garlic powder
1/2 t smoked paprika
salt & pepper

 

If I haven’t thought ahead and baked a couple of potatoes in advance (poke with a fork, bake @ 350 degrees for an hour or so), I just pre-cook potatoes for homefries in the microwave… poke them with a fork, microwave on high for 4-5 minutes, flip and cook for another 4-5, or until they feel soft.  The cooking time will depend on the size of the potatoes.

 

Once that’s squared away, I cut the potatoes, skins and all into chunks.  I know some people prefer little cubes, but my favorite diner in Connecticut did them in chunks like you see in my photo, and so that’s how I do them!

Melt the butter in a skillet, then add the onion and cook it until it starts to soften.  Add the potatoes, then cook and stir until they’re starting to brown and get a bit crispy at the edges.

Sprinkle them with the garlic powder, paprika, salt, and pepper, stir, and cook a bit longer to distribute the spices.  Sometimes, I smother them in ketchup.

And that’s how I create New York diner style home fries in the countryside of Denmark :)

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  1. Cheryl says

    January 23, 2013 at 7:26 PM

    Oh yumm, Sage!

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  2. Debbie says

    January 24, 2013 at 2:06 AM

    Oooh yummy! I always ‘bake’ my potatoes in the microwave as well….so much faster! Thanks for the recipe!

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  3. Carol Z says

    January 24, 2013 at 4:49 AM

    These look better than my favorite diner in NYC!

    P.S. I’m a Connecticut girl, too.

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    January 25, 2013 at 10:41 AM

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