This fried potatoes recipe takes traditional ones up just a notch by adding a light crunchy cornmeal coating.
To get the crunchiness only takes one extra step but the difference in the end product seems like it was a lot more trouble than that. They’re sure to become a family favorite for those times when folks gather around the table.
The only Ingredients you need for this Fried Potatoes recipe are:
How to Make The Best Fried Potatoes: Step by Step Pictorial
To make this, peel and cube your potatoes. Place them in a bowl and sprinkle corn meal over them. I’m using about 1/2 cup of corn meal here but you just use as much as you need based on how many potatoes you have. I also use a tablespoon of seasoned salt. Stir this up to coat the potatoes.
Fill a deep skillet with cooking oil (I’m using vegetable oil) to a depth of about 1/2 an inch. Let this heat up over medium high heat until oil is hot enough to fry in.
How To Test When The Oil Is Hot Enough
To test this, I just sprinkle a wee bit of corn meal over the oil and if it bubbles then I know the oil is hot enough. Before adding potatoes, reduce heat to medium. Add potatoes to hot oil and cook, stirring often, until potatoes are lightly browned and tender.
Once they have reached the desired level of browning that you want, remove the fried potatoes to a paper towel lined plate or bowl (we usually use a bowl) to serve.
These are good with any meal you can come up with!
Ingredients
- 5-6 medium russet potatoes
- 1/2 cup Martha White Hot Rize Cornmeal Mix*
- 1 tablespoon seasoned salt
- Vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
- Fill deep skillet with 1/2 inch of vegetable oil. Place over medium to medium high heat while you prepare the potatoes.
- Peel and dice the potatoes. Place in a bowl and add cornmeal mix and seasoned salt. Stir to coat.
- Test oil for readiness by sprinkling in a little bit of cornmeal. If the corn meal sizzles, the oil is hot enough. Carefully add potatoes.
- Cook, stirring often, until potatoes are lightly browned and tender, about 10-15 minutes. Remove to paper towel lined bowl. Enjoy warm.
Notes
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These sound great!!
🙂 I hope you get the chance to try them soon Jodi!!
Yes, these will be on the menu tomorrow.
Thank you Christy.
I hope you enjoy them Heather!!!
has anyone ever heard of cornmeal pancakes or waffles
they are great, but where I live hardly anyone has heard f them.
Oh my goodness, we love them!!
Yes, I have my mother was from Arkansas. She used to make them both all the time in Chicago. Thank God there’s someone else who love them. I now cooked them for my family. My youngest son love them eats it cold out of refrigerator. Have anyone heard of the butter roll if so please send in the recipe it’s a dessert.
Hey Miss Iris!
Butter Roll is one of my dearest favorite recipes from my grandmother. There is simply nothing like it.
Here is the from scratch version: https://www.southernplate.com/2010/04/old-timey-butter-roll-dessert.html
And here is the shortcut version: https://www.southernplate.com/2013/05/shortcut-butter-roll-dessert.html
Hi, Love cooking for my sweetheart Charlie Daniels. Had the job for 52 years. Love all your stuff Hazel
Lucky lady. ♥
Hey Miss Hazel! When I was just a little girl, the first record I begged my parents to buy me was Devil Went Down To Georgia. Back then it was a single and we played it over and over on the stereo system in the living room. My sister, brother, and I would put on our roller skates (didn’t matter that we had carpet) and make up choreographed roller skate dances to it while playing air fiddles, lol.
That was back when childhood could be anything you wanted it to be, there were no limits as it was all about imagination.
Later on, I picked up violin in third grade and played for several years. My grandaddy played by ear and he and I would tinker around together, me with my violin and him with his fiddle – we kept the distinction based on the music we played. Grandaddy could hear anything and start tapping his toe and out came fiddle music! I was determined for mine to become a fiddle, once I was old enough to move beyond the mandatory classical music that my teacher required of me in order to learn, but at the time it was most decidedly a violin – and an ailing one at that :).
I eventually moved on to other things, having found my calling in writing and as a person who enjoyed the musical gifts of others, such as Mr Daniels. I also enjoy his values, faith, and integrity. Each of these I am certain are inspired and encouraged by you. 🙂
Thank you for living your life as a light in this world. The warmth of your sunshine is felt!
Gratefully,
Christy
Oh Christy, this was nice! Thank you for sharing this! My dad sang and played guitar and the harmonica. Lovely childhood memories. He is 84 now and still likes to play on occasion. 🙂
How awesome is this? CD’s wife follows you? Amazing! You’re both wonderful, inspiring people!
I was just like you, Christy, my sister and me would sing Devil Went Down to GA at the top of our lungs, and make up dances to it! GOOD MEMORIES!!
xoxo
HI Christy,
Thank you for your kind words. I love your story about roller skating .
Please let me know when The CDB is in your area and I’ll make arrangements for you to come to the show. You have my email address .
Keep on cooking girl !
❤️
My daughter and her middle school band played at Downtown Disney several years ago. They played “The Devil Went Down To Georgia” but with a twist. They changed the fiddle to flute and Johnny became Brianna. My daughter played the fiddle solos on the flute. People still talk about it.
Love the potatoes and the song.
I’m so sorry for your loss, Hazel. I have been a fan of CDB since the 1970s. It’s so cool to see you are on this Southern Plate blog, too- your husband seemed happy and well-fed, if it’s all right to say that.
I’m a fairly recent widow, too, of a big man who loved to eat, so I’m still adjusting my cooking!
Your cornmeal potatoes bring back such happy memories of Plain Dealing , La. For family fish fries,we always had these potatoes and fish gravy (saw mill?). The gravy was made with cornmeal instead of flour.
I will be frying up a skillet of these potatoes! Cornmeal pancakes are I
somehow my message not finish, cornmeal lpancakes are best, we always had them growing up in MO.
What is the recipe for cornmeal pancakes? Also any one ever heard of cornmeal gravy.if so what is the recipe? Thanks
I LOVE cornmeal gravy. I think the best way to eat it is with loaf bread and homegrown tomatoes! YUM!
Oh my goodness, they are delicious!! I hope you enjoy the potatoes!!
Sounds yummy! We will have to try that tonight.
I hope you enjoy it Debbi!!