“Belarusian” fried potatoes: no one has fried potatoes for so long

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Why who and when called this recipe for fried potatoes “Belarusian” is unknown. But for some reason, a recipe for potatoes fried in lard with onions has spread on the Internet under this name. Svetlana Protas shared it with the readers of the Belnovosti publication.

As you know, no one will refuse fried potatoes. This is a dish that everyone loves. And potatoes prepared according to this recipe are eaten with pleasure and very quickly.

For cooking, you will need the following ingredients:

• 1 kilogram of potatoes
• 2 onions
• a piece of fresh or salted lard
• salt and pepper.

Cooking method

• Wash, peel, and dry the potatoes with paper towels.
• Water absorbs oil, and it “shoots”, so the potatoes should not be wet.
• Cut the lard into slices and send it to a hot frying pan.
• While the lard is browning, cut the potatoes into strips.
• Put the potatoes in a frying pan to the lard, add the onion.
• Fry the potatoes for 5-7 minutes, constantly turning so that the lard and onions did not burn.
• It is important to fry the potatoes over high heat so that they do not boil or languish, but rather are fried.