OLD-FASHIONED STEWED POTATOES - The Southern Lady Cooks

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This old-fashioned recipe is one your Grandmother may have made!

If you love old-fashioned recipes, you will definitely want to check out our Old Fashioned Banana Pudding. It’s one of our most popular recipes.

Table of contents

• ❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS EASY RECIPE
• 🍴KEY INGREDIENTS
• 🍽️HOW TO MAKE
• ⭐TIP
• 😍IF YOU LOVE THIS RECIPE
• ❓FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
• 💕MORE POPULAR RECIPES

❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS EASY RECIPE

We love this recipe because it goes way back in our family. It’s a recipe our Nannie made and one we still love. One of the best things about this dish is it’s only made with water and butter. It tastes so much like mashed potatoes, but it’s not made the same way.

It’s such a budget-friendly dish, and I am sure that is why it was so popular back in the day. You don’t use any cream or milk in these, which is why they are so unique.

🍴KEY INGREDIENTS

Potatoes – You can use any potatoes to make this recipe, but we usually use russet potatoes.

Butter – must have butter and nothing goes better than butter and potatoes.

Bacon Drippings -We love the flavor this adds to the potatoes but you can leave it out.

Onions – This is a great addition but you don’t have to add them.

SWAPS

The main ingredients in this dish is the potatoes, water and butter, so the others are just additions. You can make this dish how you like; it’s very versatile.

🍽️HOW TO MAKE

This dish is only a few ingredients and won’t take you long at all to make. Organize all your ingredients first.

PREPARATIONS

Wash peel, cut up your potatoes, and either make bacon for the drippings if you don’t have drippings on hand.

COOKING STEPS

Step 1Put the potatoes in a pot, cover with water, add the chopped onion, butter, bacon drippings, salt and pepper. Bring the potatoes to a boil stirring to keep from sticking to pot.

Step 2 Turn heat to a low boil and cook until potatoes have cooked and thickened to the desired consistency. Stir often while cooking.

⭐TIP

This dish is best with peeled potatoes. Some people ask if you have to peel the potatoes and I believe it’s better if you do.

😍IF YOU LOVE THIS RECIPE

If you love potato recipes, you will also love this Mashed Potato Casserole! It’s a family favorite during the holiday time. Also, you can never go wrong with these Southern Fried Potatoes. It’s one of the best ways to enjoy potatoes.

SERVE THIS WITH

This dish goes great with our Fried Porkchops. We love pork chops and potatoes, and you can add the delicious gravy. You will also love our Hamburger Steak; it’s a very popular recipe.

• I can’t believe it!

  This is the closest I’ve gotten to grandmas recipe. She also added sliced boiled eggs sometimes and just let it cook. Grandma passed 20 years ago and mom three years ago so I lost the beginning of how to cook these. Lesson learned … Pay more attention to your family and what they do in the kitchen.

  Deb

❓FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Can I use any type of potatoes?

Yes, any will work in this recipe.

Do you have to peel the potatoes?

No, but we find that they are better if you do.

STORING AND REHEATING

I store these in a tupperware container in the fridge and they will last for a few days. Super easy dish and great to make up and enjoy with a few different meals.

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SERVING SIZE

This dish makes about 6 servings and you can easily double it.

Old-Fashioned Stewed Potatoes

Judy Yeager These old fashioned stewed potatoes are the way your grandmother probably made potatoes! Excellent recipe your family will love and very budget friendly. 4.96 from 46 votes Print Recipe Pin Recipe Prep Time 5 minutes minsCook Time 15 minutes minsTotal Time 20 minutes mins Course Side DishCuisine American Servings 6 servings

Ingredients

• 6 or 7 medium sized potatoes peeled and cut into chunks (you can use any kind of potatoes)
• Water enough to just cover the potatoes in the pot
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon bacon drippings
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

• Put the potatoes in a pot, cover with the water, add the chopped onion, butter, bacon drippings, salt and pepper. Bring the potatoes to a boil stirring to keep from sticking to pot.
• Turn heat to a low boil and cook until potatoes have cooked and thickened to desired consistency. Stir often while cooking. Makes about about 6 servings.

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