Title: Easy Skillet-Fried Potatoes Recipe
Headings: Easy Skillet-Fried Potatoes
Easy Skillet-Fried Potatoes
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Content: Onions, bell peppers, and garlic add great flavor to these skillet-fried potatoes. Quick and easy, home fries are an ideal side dish to serve with a hearty breakfast or brunch. They're an excellent dinner side as well. The best potatoes to use for home fries are waxy or medium starch, like red bliss or round white. New potatoes have fabulous flavor when fried and are a good choice if the season is right. You can also make this dish with leftover potatoes if you have them on hand. 1:07
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Ingredients
3 tablespoons vegetable oil, such as canola or grapeseed
1 large onion, quartered and thinly sliced
1 red bell pepper, diced
1 medium clove garlic, finely minced
6 medium red-skinned potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 teaspoon ground paprika
1/2 to 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
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Heat the vegetable oil in a large, heavy, nonstick skillet or electric skillet over medium heat. Add the sliced onion and sauté until the onion is tender and translucent. Add the red bell pepper and garlic (if using), and cook for 1 minute longer. The Spruce
Add the diced potatoes, paprika, about 1/2 teaspoon salt, along with the freshly ground black pepper.