Mike's O'Brien Potatoes
- 1/4 cup Vegetable Oil you may need more
- 6 large Golden Thin Skin Potatoes washed-unpeeled-large cubed
- 3 large Green Bell Peppers washed-de-seeded-cubed
- 1 large Yellow & Red Bell Pepper washed-de-seeded-large cubed
- 3 large White Onions peeled-large cubed
- 1 1/2 can Miller Light Beer or a comparable light lager - + reserves
- 2 tbsp Sea Salt reserve 1/2 tbs
- 1 tsp Fresh Ground Black Pepper or to taste
- 1 Bottle Tabasco Green Pepper Sauce optional side condiment
- 1 large Electric Skillet
- 1 Spatula
- Large chop your bell peppers and onions 1" sized.
- Place in skillet with 1/4 cup vegetable oil or less.
- You may need a bit more oil.
- Add salt and pepper.
- Clean and cube potatoes to 1"+ and throw in the skillet.
- Add 1 1/2 beers and turn skillet on medium heat.
- Place lid on skillet and simmer for about 40 minutes.
- The beer and oil should hold up for the entire simmer time.
- If not, add more beer.
- By the way, the beer must be a basic lager like Miller Light.
- Not a Corona - not a Dos Equis - not even a Heineken.
- Higher quality beer is not better.
- Gently fold potatoes with a spatula from the base of the skillet from time to time.
- You don't want to break up your potatoes anymore than they already will be.
- You'll know your ready to pull the lid and fry spuds until all fluids are dissipated when you can leave a line in your potato mixture.
- See photo below.
- At this point, I taste test my potatoes and decide if more salt is needed.
- It usually is.
- I swear that's the one secret ingredient in these O'Brien Potatoes.
- You'll know they're perfect when they're just on the salty side!
- Turn skillet up and fry until no fluids exist within the pan.
- Gently pack potatoes down and try to add a bit of a crisp on one side of your spuds before you pull them.
- Serve this delicious side dish with just about any entree.
- We especially enjoy these spuds at breakfast with over easy eggs.
- Delicious!
- The best condiments to serve with these potatoes is Tabasco Green Pepper Sauce.
- Folks, I promise you, these two tastes joined together are unbelievable!
- These spuds freeze well for up to 1 month.
- Enjoy!
vegetable oil, golden thin skin, green bell peppers, red bell pepper, white onions, miller light, salt, ground black pepper, condiment, electric skillet
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/352843-mikes-obrien-potatoes (may not work)