# Seasoning Home Fries
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasoning-home-fries/335048
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [December 10, 2005, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasoning-home-fries/335048 "2005-12-10T16:27:45Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2005, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasoning-home-fries/335048/1 "2005-12-10T16:27:45Z")
Every weekend I make home fries for breakfast. Usually seasoned with black pepper and onions. I want to add some new flavors. What have you put into yours?
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### Author:  [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2005, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasoning-home-fries/335048/2 "2005-12-10T16:39:20Z")
If you want to go completely depraved, fry some bacon, cook the spuds in the bacon grease, and serve with sour cream.
Have the cardiologist on speed dial.
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### Author:  [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2005, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasoning-home-fries/335048/3 "2005-12-10T16:57:58Z")
Poppy Seeds, salt, pepper, onions.
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### Author:  [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2005, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasoning-home-fries/335048/4 "2005-12-10T17:56:48Z")
> [@twickster](#):
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> If you want to go completely depraved, fry some bacon, cook the spuds in the bacon grease, and serve with sour cream.
>
> Have the cardiologist on speed dial.
Oops – forgot to specify – crumble the bacon on top of the sour cream on top of the spuds.
_Then_ call the cardiologist.
twicks, who doesn’t deserve the low cholesterol she enjoys.
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### Author:  [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2005, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasoning-home-fries/335048/5 "2005-12-10T18:05:41Z")
I always like to add some cayanne to mine. Mmm…homefries, I think I’ll go make some today.
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2005, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasoning-home-fries/335048/6 "2005-12-10T18:32:43Z")
Fresh minced rosemary and grated parmesan cheese, both added at the end. Cover until the grated cheese melts. To die for.
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### Author:  [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2005, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasoning-home-fries/335048/7 "2005-12-10T18:35:45Z")
Rosemary, black pepper onions, paprika, a little Cayenne or red pepper flakes. I reverse engineered this recipe from some homefries I had at an upscale brunch place. Num nums.
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### Author:  [@Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Purl_McKnittington)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2005, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasoning-home-fries/335048/8 "2005-12-11T02:39:17Z")
[Wun-Doe-Mus](http://www.wundo.com/Wundomus/Aboutus.htm). Because you can put it on _anything_.
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### Author:  [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2005, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasoning-home-fries/335048/9 "2005-12-11T02:50:11Z")
Lemon pepper and garlic is nice. A bit of fennel seed, cumin, celery salt, and garlic would go well with the potato onion mixture. Or put some jalepenos and chorizo in them. [Season All](http://www.mccormick.com/productdetail.cfm?ID=6393) salt is also good, as is [Goya Adobo](http://www.goya.com/english/products/product.html?prodSubCatID=7&prodCatID=4) with pepper.
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### Author:  [@A.R.Cane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.R.Cane)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2005, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasoning-home-fries/335048/10 "2005-12-11T02:52:35Z")
Do you use cooked (baked, boiled, nuked) potatoes? Thick sliced, they brown
better and make a superior dish. I often use julienne bell peppers, green, red or
yellow in mine along w/ onions, red or white. I also use a LIGHT sprinkling of
paprika, it makes the spuds brown nicely. A touch of fresh garlic added shortly
before the potatoes are done. Don’t overcook garlic, it turns bitter. The bacon bits
are a nice touch also.
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### Author:  [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2005, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasoning-home-fries/335048/11 "2005-12-11T03:40:39Z")
You need to discover the joys of Lawry’s Seasoned Salt!