Chunky Rustic-style Home Fries

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 1/2-1 3/4 lbs russet potatoes or 1 1/2-1 3/4 lbs yukon gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch cubes
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup diced onion
• 1/4 cup diced green bell pepper
• 1/4 cup diced red bell pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder (optional)
• minced fresh chives (optional) or parsley (optional)

Recipe

• 1 warm the butter in a 10- to 12-inch cast-iron skillet over medium-low heat.
• 2 stir in the potatoes, and when coated with a bit of butter, season them with salt and pepper and cover the skillet.
• 3 cook for 20 minutes, during which you should hear only a faint cooking sound.
• 4 uncover the potatoes and cook for 30 minutes longer, turning them at 10 minute intervals and patting them back down.
• 5 when you turn them the first time, stir in the onion, bell peppers, and chili powder if desired.
• 6 as the potatoes soften, pat them down more lightly, bringing as much of their surface in contact with the skillet as possible without mashing them.
• 7 cook the potatoes for about 20 minutes longer, turning them at 5-minute intervals.
• 8 during the last 10 minutes, bring the heat up to medium and, if you wish, add more salt and pepper.
• 9 the home fries are ready when the potato cubes are richly browned and clearly crisp with tender, melting centers.
• 10 plate them up immediately, scatter with chives if you wish, and serve.