Fried Potatoes with Eggs and Onions

Name: Fried Potatoes with Eggs and Onions (Jarennaja Kartoshka s Lukom)
Cuisine: Russian
Ingredients: 6-8 potatoes, total weight 1 kg/2¼ lb, peeled and cut into slices or thin wedges; 60-75 ml/4-5 tbsp sunflower oil; 50 g/2 oz/¼ cup butter; 1-2 onions, sliced into rings; 4 eggs; salt; 4 Salted Cucumbers, sliced, and smetana or crème fraîche, to serve; 4 Salted Cucumbers, sliced, and smetana or crème fraîche, to serve; 4 Salted Cucumbers, sliced, and smetana or crème fraîche, to serve

Jarennaja Kartoshka s Lukom

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Recipes from My Russian Grandmother's Kitchen

By Elena Makhonko

Published 2015

About

A large pan with fried potatoes and onions can make a whole meal for a Russian family, often served with smetana, bread, Salted Cucumbers and maybe a couple of fried eggs. Fried potatoes are also the most common accompaniment to Russian fish and meat dishes.

Ingredients

6-8 potatoes, total weight 1 kg/2¼ lb, peeled and cut into slices or thin wedges

Europe
Russia
Side dish
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Low sugar
Very low sodium
Low sodium

Method

Pat the sliced potatoes dry with kitchen paper. Heat the oil in a very large frying pan, add the potatoes and fry for 3 minutes. Shake the pan or turn the potatoes and fry for a further 5-10 minutes, until golden.
Cover the pan with a lid, or

Energy 477kcal/1990kJ; Protein 11.8g; Carbohydrate 48.2g, of which sugars 8.9g; Fat 27.8g, of which saturates 9.6g; Cholesterol 217mg; Calcium 71mg; Fibre 3.9g; Sodium 176mg.