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Duck Fat Fried Potatoes

Duck Fat Fried Potatoes (Bratkartoffeln)

Course Side Dish
Cuisine German
Keyword Fried Potatoes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 4
Author Lora Wiley-Lennartz

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs small yellow oval potatoes
  • 1/3 cup cooked speck or chopped thick-cut bacon
  • 1 onion
  • 4 tablespoons duck fat
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 cup sour cream

Instructions

  1. Rinse the potatoes, peel them and boil in salted water for 15 minutes. You should be able to run a fork through them but they should not fall apart.
  2. Drain and let them cool completely.
  3. Use a sharp knife or a mandolin to slice the potatoes into rounds.
  4. Peel the onion and slice into rings
  5. Heat the duck fat in a large skillet.
  6. Add the onions to the pan and sauté until browned, remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
    Fried Onions
  7. Spread the potato slices out and let them cook until browned on one side, about 8 minutes.
    Duck Fat Fried Potatoes

  8. Flip them over, add the speck and the fried onion rings to the pan and cook for another 5 minutes. If the pan becomes too dry, add more duck fat to the pan, go ahead.

    Duck Fat Fried Potatoes
  9. Season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
  10. Remove from heat, transfer to a serving platter.
  11. Season the sour cream with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper and serve on the side.