Julie's hash brown message reminds me I never followed up with the
results of my crusty home fries attempt -- letting them sit until they
get crusty before turning them works.

I use a cast iron pan and surplus bacon fat. I still used cooked
potatoes, cubed. But I can get a nice crust on them if I let them sit
on each side.

Then I cook chopped onions and green peppers, but away from the spuds.
When everything is done, then I mix them together and serve.

On Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:31:15 -0700 (PDT), spamtrap1888
> wrote:

> Julie's hash brown message reminds me I never followed up with the
> results of my crusty home fries attempt -- letting them sit until they
> get crusty before turning them works.
>
> I use a cast iron pan and surplus bacon fat. I still used cooked
> potatoes, cubed. But I can get a nice crust on them if I let them sit
> on each side.
>
> Then I cook chopped onions and green peppers, but away from the spuds.
> When everything is done, then I mix them together and serve.

That's the way it works with everything you want to brown and not over
cook. Don't move it around.

--
I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

On Oct 18, 6:58*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:31:15 -0700 (PDT), spamtrap1888 wrote:
> > Julie's hash brown message reminds me I never followed up with the
> > results of my crusty home fries attempt -- letting them sit until they
> > get crusty before turning them works.
>
> > I use a cast iron pan and surplus bacon fat. I still used cooked
> > potatoes, cubed. But I can get a nice crust on them if I let them sit
> > on each side.
>
> > Then I cook chopped onions and green peppers, but away from the spuds.
> > When everything is done, then I mix them together and serve.
>
> That was my suggestion. *And to give credit where it's do, I'm pretty
> sure sf said the same thing. *I may have even piggybacked off of her
> post
>
> For your next attempt, try it with diced baked potatoes. *Crisps up
> better, faster, and has better internal texture.
>

Thanks!

My sense of guilt was not strong enough to make me do a google search.
Thanks to sf as well.