Easy Pan Fried Potatoes with Onions
These skillet pan-fried crispy potatoes with onions are easy to make and only require 3-4 ingredients (potatoes, onions, garlic, and salt). They are great as a side dish, or a hearty breakfast with eggs and bacon.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 25 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- oil ((canola, peanut or vegetable oil))
- 3-4 medium potatoes ((diced))
- 2-3 small onions ((diced))
- 2 clove garlic ((finely minced))
- 11/2 tsp salt
- 1 teaspooon paprika
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 cup ham (or any leftover meat) ((optional))
- black pepper ((optional))
Instructions
- 1
Scrub 3-4 medium potatoes clean. I don't peel the potatoes, but you can peel them if you like. Chop the potatoes into 1-inch cubes and set them aside.
- 2
Peel 2-3 small onions and dice them to about 1-inch in size and set them aside
- 3
Finely mince 2 cloves garlic and set it aside.
- 4
(Optional) If you are using leftover meats, shred or chop them into small pieces and set them aside.
- 5
Add about ½ inch of oil into a cast iron pan (or frying pan) and set the stove to medium heat
- 6
Add 1½ teaspoon salt into the oil and mix it until it has dissolved.
- 7
Check if the oil is hot by sticking a wooden chopstick or wooden spoon into the oil. If it bubbles around the wood, the oil is ready. Add in the potatoes into the hot oil and let it brown for about 5 - 10 mins (They fry up better if they aren't touched too much). You want cook them until they are golden brown.*Be careful when placing the potatoes in the oil, to prevent the oil from splashing, I lower the potatoes into the oil slowly with a ladle.
- 8
Once the potatoes are golden brown and have formed a hard crispy outer layer, add in the onions and let it brown as much as possible to infuse the oil with onion flavour! Cook them for about 5-10 mins
- 9
Add in the garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes
- 10
Drain excess oil (if there is any). I leave about 1-2 tablespoons of oil in the pan.
- 11
(Optional) Add in 1/2 cup ham (or any leftover meat)
- 12
(Optional) Add 1 teaspoon ground cumin and 1 teaspooon paprika.
- 13
Cook until the potatoes are golden brown and onions are caramelized and brown.
- 14
Ta da! We're done! Best enjoyed hot.