Air Fryer Greasy Spoon Home Fried Potatoes deliver all the taste of the potatoes from a Greasy Spoon restaurant, without the fat and calories.
Air Fryer Greasy Spoon Home Fried Potatoes
You have been asking for an Air Fryer version of my New York Style Coffee Shop Home Fries, and I am happy to oblige.
I used my GoWise USA 5.8 Quart Air Fryer for this recipe. My husband and I have had a Sunday routine of making a nice breakfast together while drinking lots of coffee and relaxing.
We are so busy during the week and we enjoy pulling out the Lodge Cast Iron Skillets to make a big ole breakfast. Well, sir, since I have had my Air Fryer, I’ve been trying to use it to cut down on oil and fat.
We love, love, love the New York Style Coffee Shop Home Fries, it’s so greasy and delicious, but, that also means extra calories. If you have looked at the New York Style Coffee Shop Home Fries recipe, then you will know that my husband is the one who created that dish and cooks it to perfection. Ummmmmm!
I used his recipe and cooked them in the Air Fryer. While they don’t taste like a super delicious greasy spoon version, they are totally delicious and less work than the New York Style Coffee Shop Home Fries.
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We usually have a small tub of bacon grease in the freezer, that we have collected from the rare times that we cook bacon and we like to use it when we cook eggs and Home Fries, but use whichever oil you prefer.
We’ve used Homemade Simple Ghee, Coconut Oil and Olive Oil, all with good results but our preference is bacon grease, as it gives a really nice flavor.
I’m not a smoked paprika fan, but if you are, you may prefer using smoked over non smoked.
The red peppers are optional, so leave them out if you don’t like them in your home fries. Some people use green peppers, or a combination of green, orange and red. It’s your choice; you’re the one eating it, so be creative. 🙂
First thing is to scrub and dice the potatoes. I always leave on the skin; I love the taste when it caramelizes.
Many people prefer naked Home Fries, so if that is you, peel the potatoes and then chop. We prefer smaller diced potatoes, so make the adjustment for your own preference.
For really delicious Air Fryer Greasy Spoon Home Fried Potatoes, make sure to soak the potatoes in water for 30 minutes to remove some starch.
I like to use my Salbree Steamer Basket, as it is so easy to just pull out the strainer basket and drain the water. Besides, it fits perfectly inside my Instant Pot DUO80 (8 Quart).
While the potatoes are soaking, dice up the onion and red peppers. As you can see, I like a medium dice, rather than a fine dice so that I can taste the onions and not have them cook away to nothing.
Pull out the Strainer Basket and drain the water.
Towel dry the potatoes and place them into a Large Mixing Bowl.
Add the onions, peppers and the bacon grease (or oil of your choice) and toss well to coat thoroughly. The onions and peppers can be added when the potatoes are almost cooked, if you like.
Dump the potato mixture into the Air Fryer basket and insert it into Air Fryer. The seasonings will be added later to the Air Fryer Greasy Spoon Home Fried Potatoes.
Adding them now, will only give your potatoes a burned taste. Set aside the Large Mixing Bowl, as you will use it again before washing.
Mix all the seasonings together. Add an extra shake of each seasoning after the teaspoon of seasoning, as it needs a touch more than just a teaspoon. You may be wondering why I did not add the seasoning to the potatoes.
I like to add the seasonings shortly before the home fries are finished cooking, so that they don’t become burned during cooking. This is an extra step, but I like the results.
After the potatoes have been cooking about 25 minutes, remove the basket and dump the potatoes back into your Large Mixing Bowl.
The potatoes should be completely soft and caramelizing at this point. If they are not, put them back into the Air Fryer and add a few more minutes.
Dump in the seasoning and give them a good toss to coat the Home Fries. Dump the Home Fries back into the Air Fryer and cook another five minutes.
Air Fryer Greasy Spoon Home Fried Potatoes
Here you have perfectly not greasy, Air Fryer Greasy Spoon Home Fried Potatoes!
Enjoy!
Kitchen Equipment and Essentials
- Ultrean 8.5 Quart Air Fryer
- J.A. Henckels Classic 7-inch Hollow Edge Santoku Knife
- Amco Advanced Performance 18/10 Stainless Steel Measuring Spoons
- Porcelain & Bamboo Salt Box with Spoon
- Alton Brown Salt Box
- Bellemain Porcelain Ramekins
- My FANTASTIC Teak Cutting & Charcuterie Board
- Salbree Steamer Basket
- 3.5 Quart Stainless Steel Mixing Bowl
- Silicone Coated Tongs
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Here is the handy printable recipe:
Air Fryer Greasy Spoon NOT! Home Fried Potatoes (Home Fries)
Print Pin Save RateIngredients
- 3 large Potatoes scrubbed and diced into 1/2-3/4 cubes
- 1 medium Yellow/Brown Onion diced
- 1 small Red Pepper diced (optional)
- 2 Tablespoons Bacon Grease (or Ghee, Coconut or Olive Oil)
- 2 teaspoons Sea Salt (or or Smoked Salt)
- 1 teaspoon Granulated Onion Powder
- 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1 teaspoon Paprika
Instructions
- Place scrubbed/diced potatoes into large bowl, cover with water and soak for 20-30 minutes. Mix together all seasonings and set aside. Grease the bottom of your Air Fryer Basket with Coconut Oil.
- Drain potatoes, dry well and place into large mixing bowl. Add Bacon Grease or Oil to your potatoes and mix thoroughly. Dump oiled potatoes into Air Fryer Basket and Drawer/Basket into Air Fryer. Set aside mixing bowl for the onions/peppers.
- Cook potatoes at 370 degrees for 20 minutes, shaking several times during cooking. Dice onions and red peppers and place into mixing bowl and set aside until Air Fryer Beeps.
- When Air Fryer Beeps, transfer potatoes into bowl with onions/peppers and mix through. Add seasonings and mix through. Dump mixture into Air Fryer Basket and place into the Air Fryer.
- Cook at 380 degrees for 5-10 more minutes (shaking a couple of times), or until potatoes are browned and onions are soft.
Notes
All Air Fryers cook differently. I find the GoWise Air Fryer cooks more evenly and quicker, so you may need to adjust the time for your model.
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My family is not fond of red pepper and two of us have onion allergy, so I basically used this as a guide to make roasted potatoes. They came out great! Thanks so much!
Glad you enjoyed the recipe. Jill
Great recipe. Awesome flavor without tons of grease. I made it in the Instant Vortex Plus rotisserie basket, it took a little bit longer because I used a little more potato. It was a hit with the family, everyone declared it a keeper.Thank you!
Thanks, Michelle. Jill
Just made a beautiful batch of home fries this morning and was wondering about using an air fryer. I’ll give this a try next time we do a breakfast.
PS…I had no problem finding the recipe, no ads!
What do you mean “no ads”? Jill
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Please check out this page https://thisoldgal.com/favorite-pressure-cooker-accessories/ and this page https://thisoldgal.com/kitchen-tools-gadgets-equipment-essentials/ to see the things I love and use. Jill
I couldn’t find the recipe. So much writing and so many ads make it pointless
I’m sorry this task was so difficult. Jill
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These were incredible. I had mixed the onions and peppers along with the oil to the raw potatoes at first cook. It took 30 minutes before I added the seasoning. They came out wonderful and thoroughly cooked. I added sausage gravy, scrambled eggs, and biscuits for breakfast.
I am so glad you enjoyed your breakfast, Kathryn. Thank you so much. Jill
Tried the Greasy Spoon potatoes tonight, so good with air fried chicken strips and green beans. My hubby and myself loved it. Thank you !
Thank you, Carla. Jill
These potatoes are the BEST!!! My husband loved them
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Very nice recipe!! Thanks for sharing it with me.
Thank YOU, David. I am so glad you enjoyed this recipe. Jill
Just made these and they were delicious and easy. Was making them for 3 16 year old boys and they lasted all of about 5 minutes. Thank you for the wonderful recipe.
Hi Katina. Thank you for using my recipe. How wonderful that the boys enjoyed the potatoes. Jill
Aha! I had been burning my seasonings and haven’t been soaking the potatoes beforehand. I’ll try this next time and see what happens. I’m in love with making potatoes in the air fryer though!
Made these for supper tonight. They were so delicious and so easy to make. I love that they got nice and crispy. Although I found with my air fryer I had to cut the cooking time down. Thank you again for your recipe.
Made this recipe. Delicious. Had to adjust some things but easy to do so. Try it. I made it with burgers
I just bought my air fryer last week so I’ve only made 3 thugs but this has been the most successful! My husband and I both loved these potatoes! I will definitely be making these again!!!!
Fantastic recipe! Thanks for sharin
Thanks, Britany. Glad you enjoyed. Jill
Amazing, Fried Potatoes seems to be delicious. For sure i am going to try it . Thanks for great share.
In the write up you said to add the peppers and onions with the potatoes but in the instructions it says to cook the potatoes and then add the peppers and onions with the spices. Which way do you do it? The recipes sounds wonderful and I will be trying it very soon.
Hello from Tim in Uk. We were in New York last year staying at the Park Lane a Hotel on Central Park. We loved having breakfast at a cheap greasy spoon diner just round the corner. What we really enjoyed were the fried potatoes with the eggs and bacon. We bought a Phillips air fryer a few weeks ago. I was searching for a recipe for fried potatoes and wow made some today from your recipe. Wow this really replicated the taste and memories. Thank you!
Hi Tim~
Thank you for the compliment. I am so glad you enjoyed the Hone Fries!
Jill