GERMAN FRIED POTATOES 
1/4 c. bacon drippings
4 potatoes peeled and sliced
1 med. onion, sliced
1/2 c. water
Salt and pepper to taste

Heat drippings in iron skillet. Add sliced potatoes, turning until light brown. Add sliced onions; cook for about 5 minutes longer. Add salt and pepper. Pour water over potatoes and cover immediately with tight fitting lid. Reduce heat to low; let steam, turning potatoes occasionally. When tender remove from skillet. Serves 4.

recipe reviews
German Fried Potatoes
 #3098
 Lorene Frigaard says:
My German grandmother used to cook this potatoe recipe and she called it something like "schmukotoeffen" but I would like to know how the real German word is spelled and pronounced.
 #86367
 Justin (Illinois) says:
Lorene: The German word is "Bratkartoffeln."

 

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