Potato Fest 2006: A recipe
Friday, October 20, 2006 at 06:42PM 
DYI “Cook Shanty” Fried Potatoes
(also known as “vacation potatoes”—inspired by Paul Bunyan’s Cook Shanty, Minocqua, Wisconsin)
When on vacation in the North Woods of Wisconsin, as soon as you get to the cabin, bake potatoes—one for each day of vacation, wrapped in foil in the oven 350 degrees for 1 hour.
Remove from oven and cool, keeping them wrapped in foil on counter until ready to fix breakfast.
In the morning, fry two pieces of bacon until crisp. Remove bacon and drain. Pour off most of the bacon grease. Dice up one potato (per day, skin on) and add it to hot pan. Once the potato starts to brown, add finely diced onion and green pepper and cook along with the potatoes. Salt lightly and add lots of pepper. Crumble the bacon and add back to the pan. If you need more oil, add a bit of olive oil or butter, not more bacon grease. When the potatoes are very brown and crisp, serve them up with scrambled eggs and a slice of toast on the deck overlooking the woods. Eat fast because it’s cold up there in Wisconsin on September mornings!
Makes two servings.
(Do not make them again until it is hubby’s birthday, at which time they are then called Birthday Breakfast potatoes.)
Check out Rebecca's newest installment of Potato Fest 2006 for some more potato facts and some interesting recipes. Ever had a lefse? Me either, but I'm intrigued.
Related Tags: fried potatoes, Paul Bunyan's Cook Shanty, Minocqua, Wisconsin
Reader Comments (6)
Great photo. :)
I'm heading up to Minocqua Thursday--finally! Can't wait!
Yum,
Sounds like weekend potatoes here!
Thanks for the recipe!
They sound scrumptious!
Hi Kim,
Just had to drop back in again and tell you how much we enjoyed these potatoes for breakfast over the weekend. Bill insisted that I tell you they were just delicious!
Thanks so much!
Now this is funny:
My word verification is eggssy
I'm glad you liked them!
That IS a funny verification!
Hey, Shanna!
Have a great time in Minocqua! Visit Anne Maries for me! (If you like black tea, the organic Russian Caravan is very good!)