Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, kentucky inspired fried taters with cheese and bacon. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have kentucky inspired fried taters with cheese and bacon using 9 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Kentucky Inspired Fried Taters with Cheese and Bacon:
- Prepare large whole potatoes - if russets, peel. If a thin-skinned potato, your call
- Take kosher salt
- Take thick-cut bacon - diced
- Take shallot or small onion - quartered and sliced thin
- Get OPTIONAL: ~1 scant cup other veggies if you like (I don’t do this but it’s your dinner - BE A BOSS!!)
- Get Salt, pepper and smoked paprika
- Get shredded cheese (I like to mix medium cheddar and Monterey Jack - and I like to use more cheese 🧀🧀🧀)
- Get ~1-2 or more Tbsps butter (your call if you use salted or unsalted butter - just NO margarine)
- Get Beverage of your choice
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Steps to make Kentucky Inspired Fried Taters with Cheese and Bacon:
- Par-cook your taters. I like to put mine in a saucepan, cover with cold water and add the 2 Tbsps kosher salt. Bring to a boil and cook for ~10 mins. Remove taters, set aside to cool completely (at least 3 hours - can be done a few days in advance and chilled). Then cut in half lengthwise and slice into 1/2 inch “half moons”. Set aside.
- Pour yourself a drink - you deserve it. You’re making dinner!!
- In a large fry pan, cook diced bacon low and slow (well, actually medium low heat) to render out the fat (you’ll need ~ 3 Tbsps fat). Remove bacon from pan with a slotted spoon and add to a plate lined with paper towels.
- Add to the bacon fat your sliced shallots or onion (and veggies if you so choose). Sauté on medium heat until tender. Remove to a bowl and set aside.
- Take sip - I’m thirsty! 🍹🍹
- Add 1 Tbsps butter to the fry pan and add your first layer of cooled tater-half-moons. Do NOT crowd the pan. Season lightly with salt, pepper and smoked paprika. Brown to your liking on one side, then flip and and brown lightly. Remove to a separate plate. Repeat with following layers, add more butter if needed. Keep going until the last layer of potatoes are in the fry pan and flipped.
- Add all the fried taters and veggies back to the pan and cover with cheese. Turn heat down to low or medium-low (you know your stove) and cover with a lid for ~3-5 mins until cheese is melted. Or if you prefer brown and bubbly, put your OVEN-SAFE pan under the broiler uncovered for a few minutes (DO NOT LEAVE UNSUPERVISED - or have really good home/renters insurance)
- Phew!!!! That was stressful! I need a drink.
- Top your amazing taters and cheese with the cooked bacon. By this time you need a refill 🍸. Then plate and enjoy!
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