jmcquown wrote:

> During last evening chat, A.C., boli and I were discussing things to
> do with
> leftover baked potatoes. Kilikini joined in and added to the
> discussion.
>
> The consensus is leftover baked taters are good for a lot of things.
> Quick
> home fries (hash browns), cubed and fried with onion in bacon grease
> to go
> with breakfast. Smashed (with egg) to make quick potato pancakes.

I like to make a few extra, a little under done and then then the next
day for breakfast i dice them and sauté in butter with garlic and a bit
of green onion, s & p, then pour beaten eggs over for a potato and egg
omelette. IMO the potatoes taste so much better incorporated into the
eggs than they do on the side.

But simple 'cottage fires' baked in the oven with various spices (no i
do not use Lipton's onion soup mix on them) is very good also and when
im feeling particularly indulgent i just fry the sliced baked potatoes
up in butter till they have a nice golden colour and are a bit crispy.

For years i struggled with hash browns, raw shredded potatoes cooked in
hot oil and invariably got a soggy grey mess, then i was watching ATK
and they revealed the secret, squeezing as much water out of the
shredded potatoes as possible then they fry up to a nice golden crispy
brown out side and soft and white on the inside.
---
JL

> Cut into
> thick rounds and pan fried until crispy (O'Brian? - bacon grease or
> butter
> recommended... you can tell we all intend to die young!). Baked
> potato
> soup! (Thanks, kili! Can't believe I didn't think of it myself even
> though
> I love it!)
>
> Perhaps they would make a good quick escalloped potato dish if you had
>
> several leftover baked potatoes and just made a nice white sauce to
> pour
> over... or au gratin if you add cheese.
>
> Jill <--needs to buy potatoes and bake a few