Home Fries

Had a couple of potatoes in the pantry, so I decided to make home fries. Since it was just me for dinner, I only used 1 potato. Basically figure on 1 medium potato per serving.

Ingredients

1 medium potato (scrubbed)
Italian mixed spices
Garlic pepper
Black pepper
Butter

Directions

1. Pre-heat toaster oven to 400° F / 205° C
2. Poke the scrubbed potato a few times with a fork and wrap in foil
3. Bake in the toaster oven about 1 hour then put in the fridge to cool (about an hour)
4. Melt butter in a skillet over medium setting
5. Remove the foil, cut the potato lengthwise in half, then slice to 1/4" thickness
6. When butter is melted, spread the slices in a single layer in the skillet
7. Every few minutes, stir/flip the slices, add more butter if it is needed
8. Once they start to yellow & brown, sprinkle the spices on them, keep flipping
9. When they are the way you want them, serve

Thoughts

☮ For home fries for breakfast, bake the potato the night before & cool overnight in the fridge
☮ Use a medium setting with the skillet, otherwise you might set off the smoke alarm
☮ Keep an eye while they are cooking, they can cook fast & burn easy
☮ You can fit 3-4 medium potatoes in a toaster oven, so it keeps the house/apartment cooler
☮ To cut down the cooking time, use the microwave to bake your tater
☮  You can cube them instead of slicing