Granny's Greek Fried Potatoes

"This simple recipe bursts with flavor and goodness! Taken from explorecrete.com and posted for ZWT. Time does NOT include 'sit' time (45 minutes.)"
 
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Ready In:
25mins
Ingredients:
4
Yields:
2 side dishes
Serves:
2
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ingredients

  • 2 large potatoes
  • salt, to taste
  • 1 lemon (half, for the juice)
  • 2 cups virgin olive oil (for frying)
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directions

  • Peel and cut two large potatoes in thick pieces, salt them, sprinkle them with the juice of half a lemon and stir them well.
  • Cover them and leave them for about 45 minutes.
  • In a deep frying pan, heat up 2 cups of virgin olive oil.
  • Drop the potatoes in the hot olive oil and let them fry with no cover until they get golden.
  • Take them out with a strainer-ladle and place them on kitchen paper towels so that they totally drain from the excess oil. (They are eaten hot.).

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Reviews

  1. My husband said, "The potatoes were AWESOME!" The kids and I gobbled them up to. I could see these being made frequently in our house. I made them exactly as written with beautiful results. Thank you alligirl. Made for team Tasty Testers for the Greek cookbook during ZWT9.
     
  2. What yummy potatoes Granny!!! I made this for one serving, using a peeled and thick sliced red potato. I forgot to cut back on the lemon, but it worked out wonderful for me. I also didn't use the amount of oil, as it wasn't necessary for the amount I made for lunch. These were nice and crispy on the outside but soft and moist on the inside, perfect fried potatoes!!! Thanks so much for sharing a great recipe. Made for your win in the Game Forum Trivia Event.
     
  3. So simple and good. Thanks for sharing this nice keeper.
     
  4. I made these as directed EXCEPT, I put them in the oven to bake (yes, I know, fried potatoes, I'm just not a huge lover of frying :( ) - they were wonderful! lemon flavour came through loud and clear but not over-powering, very pleasant, crisped nicely, DH was delighted since he loves potatoes and I am not a fan, so this was a real treat for him! Really nice Alligirl, made and enjoyed for ZWT 9
     
  5. These were great potatoes! The best part was that both my DSs LOVED them! They usually do not eat any potato that is not shaped like a French fry or tater tot! lol Though these tasted like French fries, it is a start towards other potato dishes. :) I used 3 large potatoes so added a little more lemon juice. I didn't really taste the juice after they cooked, but it did help soften the potatoes some and draw out a lot of the water. Made for ZWT9.
     
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