Home fries
Potato dish
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Home fries (US, Canada), gommer fries (Western Canada), house fries (US), fried potatoes (UK, Canada and regional US), Bratkartoffeln (German), or bistro potatoes (southeastern US) are a type of basic potato dish made by pan- or skillet-frying chunked, sliced, wedged or diced potatoes that are sometimes unpeeled and may have been par-cooked by boiling, baking, steaming, or microwaving.[1][2] They are sometimes served as a substitute for hash browns.
Alternative namesHouse fries, country potatoes, sometimes American fries
Main ingredientsPotatoes, vegetable oil or butter
A plate of home fried potatoes, showing the irregular size and texture of the potato dish | |
| Alternative names | House fries, country potatoes, sometimes American fries |
|---|---|
| Main ingredients | Potatoes, vegetable oil or butter |
Home fries (or fried potatoes) are often paired with onions.
In North America, home fries are popular as a breakfast side dish.[3]
See also
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- Bauernfrühstück
- Garbage Plate
- German fries
- French fries
- Hash browns
- List of deep fried foods
- List of potato dishes
- Lyonnaise potatoes
- Potatoes O'Brien
- Tater tots - grated potato formed into small cylinders and deep-fried
- Waffle fries
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