# What do I do with these leftover potatoes? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 28, 2011, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-these-leftover-potatoes/583518 "2011-05-28T02:43:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2011, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-these-leftover-potatoes/583518/1 "2011-05-28T02:43:34Z")
Roomie and I went to dinner at Bob’s Burgers & Brew last night. Couldn’t finish my burger, and _definitely_ couldn’t finish the fries/jo-jos. (‘Jo-jos’, or ‘potato wedges’ as we called them in SoCal, are potato wedges that have been breaded and deep-fried. The ones we got last night were just wedges of Yukon Gold potatoes that were deep-fried without breading.) We brought the leftovers home and I put the spuds into a zip-top bag and weighed them. Over a pound and a half. (7/8 oz. over, to be exact.) Those were the leftovers. You can imagine the original quantity. This is my default position: Fry some bacon and chop it up. Fry the potatoes and some chopped onions in the grease. Put the bacon back in. Crack a couple of eggs on top, cover, and cook until the whites are set. Any other ideas? ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2011, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-these-leftover-potatoes/583518/2 "2011-05-28T02:53:24Z")
I think you already won the thread! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2011, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-these-leftover-potatoes/583518/3 "2011-05-28T02:54:59Z")
But I always make potatoes that way. The only difference is that I’d be using leftover deep-fried potatoes. I suppose I could make about 15 chip butties… ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2011, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-these-leftover-potatoes/583518/4 "2011-05-28T03:06:07Z")
Potato S’mores 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2011, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-these-leftover-potatoes/583518/5 "2011-05-28T04:51:29Z")
I like where you’re going, but I’d add some grated cheddar cheese and sour cream to that and skip the eggs. Maybe add some green onions. Shoot, now I want that. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2011, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-these-leftover-potatoes/583518/6 "2011-05-28T05:36:38Z")
Roll all that up in a tortilla and add some salsa and you’ve got yourself a pretty awesome breakfast burrito. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2011, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-these-leftover-potatoes/583518/7 "2011-05-28T05:52:37Z")
If you’ve got some roast beef or turkey or something, you could dice it up and make a hash. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2011, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-these-leftover-potatoes/583518/8 "2011-05-28T05:56:22Z")
Oh my goodness, I think I would just have to heat and eat them with hot sauce. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2011, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-these-leftover-potatoes/583518/9 "2011-05-28T13:29:55Z")
> [@iamthewalrus\_3](#): > > Roll all that up in a tortilla and add some salsa and you’ve got yourself a pretty awesome breakfast burrito. Alas, I used the last of the tortillas (and the chorizo) last week. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2011, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-these-leftover-potatoes/583518/10 "2011-05-28T13:39:25Z")
I would smush them all up and make mashed potatoes or potato cakes. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2011, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-these-leftover-potatoes/583518/11 "2011-05-28T15:48:13Z")
I’d add some chopped peppers and chopped tomatoes to your original recipe, and top with shredded cheese. Then hit it with a mess of hot sauce and chow down.