Greek Pan Fried Potatoes Recipes

GREEK POTATOES (OVEN-ROASTED AND DELICIOUS!)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 420°F A reviewer has suggested spraying the baking pan with Pam - that sounds like a great idea!
• Put all the ingredients into a baking pan large enough to hold them.
• Season generously with sea salt and black pepper.
• Make sure your hands are very clean and put them in the pan and give everything a toss to distribute.
• The garlic will drop into the water/oil solution but its flavour will permeate the potatoes, and this way, it won't burn.
• Bake for 40 minutes.
• When a nice golden-brown crust has formed on the potatoes, give them a stir to bring the white underside up, season lightly with a bit more sea salt and pepper and just a light sprinkling of oregano.
• Add 1/2 cup more water if pan appears to be getting dry, and pop back into oven to brown other side of potatoes.
• This will take about another 40 minutes.
• Do not be afraid of overcooking the potatoes- they will be delicious.
• Note: I often melt a bouillon cube in the water; if you do, make sure to cut back some on the salt.

GREEK PAN-FRIED POTATOES

Steps:

• Cook and stir bacon in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat until bacon is crisp. Remove bacon with slotted spoon to paper towel, reserving drippings in skillet.
• Add potatoes to skillet. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook 15 min. or until potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally. Add onions; cook and stir 2 min. Remove from heat.
• Stir in cheese until well blended.

GREEK FRιED POTATOES (PATATES TIGANITES)

Steps:

• Peel and wash the potatoes.
• Cut them into slices about 1 cm, thick and then into sticks.
• Put them in a bowl with cold water until you are ready to fry them, so that they do not oxidize.
• Just before frying, drain the potatoes and sprinkle with salt.
• Heat the olive oil (which should be enough to cover the potatoes) in a heavy skillet or a wok.
• Just before smoking point, add the potatoes.
• Don't stir before 5 minutes have passed and then stir occasionally until the desired colour.
• Serve hot sprinkling some oregano and extra salt on top.

FRIED POTATOES, GREEK-STYLE

Steps:

• Combine the potatoes, lemon juice, salt, pepper and oregano in a bowl, mix well and allow the potatoes to marinate for an hour or so.
• Heat the olive oil in a wok or deep skillet over high heat until it begins to smoke. Add the marinated potatoes and fry them, tossing gently but often, until they begin to brown. Adjust the seasonings, adding additional salt, pepper, lemon juice and oregano, as desired.
• Cook until nicely browned and just tender. Do not let the potatoes get so soft that they fall apart.

GRANNY'S GREEK FRIED POTATOES

Steps:

• 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.).

BAKED GREEK FRIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Spread potatoes on a baking sheet; drizzle with olive oil and stir potatoes to coat. Stir Greek seasoning, lemon zest, salt, and pepper together in a small bowl; sprinkle seasoning mixture evenly over potatoes.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tender when pierced with a fork, about 20 minutes.
• Crumble feta cheese over potatoes; sprinkle with mint.

PAN-FRIED LEMON POTATOES

Steps:

• Place the potatoes in a large sauce pan and cover with cold water. Add the garlic, rosemary sprigs and lemon half to the water and season well with salt. Place over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook until the potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork, about 15 minutes. Drain well and immediately cut the potatoes into halves. Place on a plate to allow the steam to escape. Allow to cool for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, to make the seasoning salt, mix together the lemon zest, chopped rosemary and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a small bowl. Set aside
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the oil and heat until it shimmers when it swirls in the skillet. Add the potatoes cut-side down to the skillet. Do not overcrowd the skillet. This may be done in 2 batches. Cook until the bottom of the potatoes are a deep golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Using a metal spatula, flip the potatoes and cook on the second side for an additional 3 minutes. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate and drain well. Sprinkle with the seasoning salt and serve warm.

GREEK PAN-FRIED POTATOES RECIPE

Steps:

• * Note: Greek kefalotyri or kefalograviera cheese can be found at Greek markets. Cut the potatoes into 1/8-inch-thick slices and pat dry. Heat about 1/2 inch of olive oil in a large, preferably cast-iron, skillet over high heat. The oil should be hot but not smoking. Test it by dropping in one potato slice; it should "boil," as the Greeks say, throwing off lots of bubbling foam. Add just a handful of potatoes at a time, no more than can fit in one layer in the skillet. Cover the skillet and reduce the heat to medium. This is a particularly Greek home-cooking technique. The potatoes fry and "boil" in the oil, thus cooking on the inside thoroughly. After about 6 or 7 minutes, carefully lift the lid, and with a two-pronged long fork check the bottom of the potatoes. They should have begun to acquire some color. Gently turn the potato slices, one by one if possible, to fry on the other side. Fry until deep golden-yellow and just lightly browned. Remove with a slotted spoon, drain in a colander or on paper towels and continue, adding more olive oil to the skillet if necessary, until all the potatoes are fried. To serve, place the potatoes on a large platter and toss with salt to taste, the oregano and grated cheese, if using. If you like your potatoes crunchy, do not squeeze lemon over them; if you don't mind a soft fry and like the tang of lemon, then douse them according to taste. This recipe yields 6 servings. Each serving: 286 calories; 59 mg sodium; 0 cholesterol; 9 grams fat; 1 gram saturated fat; 48 grams carbohydrates; 4 grams protein; 4.41 grams fiber.