Potatoes O'Brien
{{short description|Pan-fried potatoes}}
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| caption = Potatoes O'Brien (at bottom of plate)
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| country = United States
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| served = Hot
| main_ingredient = Potatoes, green and red bell peppers, onion
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Potatoes O'Brien is a dish of pan-fried potatoes along with red and green bell peppers and onion. The potatoes and the bell peppers are fried (varying according to taste) and are served hot. The origin of the dish is disputed. The dish has been claimed to originate in the early 1900s from a Boston restaurant known as Jerome's{{Cite web
| url = http://www.cooking.com/Recipes-and-More/recipes/Potatoes-OBrien-recipe-10000091.aspx
| title = Potatoes O'Brien
| year = 2008
| author = cooking.com, we know our food
| access-date = 2009-04-05
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110526080617/http://www.cooking.com/Recipes-and-More/recipes/Potatoes-OBrien-recipe-10000091.aspx
| archive-date = 2011-05-26
| url-status = dead
}} and from a Manhattan restaurant known as Jack's during the same time period.{{cite web |url=http://www.cooking.com/Recipes-and-More/RecDetail.aspx?rid=2 |title=Potatoes O'Brien |work=Cooking.com |access-date=2009-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227152139/http://www.cooking.com/Recipes-and-More/RecDetail.aspx?rid=2 |archive-date=2008-12-27 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web | last=Balmer | first=Carol | title=Potatoes OBrien Recipe | website=Food.com | date=April 18, 2002 | url=http://www.food.com/recipe/potatoes-obrien-25545 | access-date=October 31, 2015}}
Variations
A variation of potatoes O'Brien includes bacon in the dish.
Potatoes O'Brien can be seasoned many different ways, typically with black pepper, paprika, salt and garlic powder.
See also
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- Hash browns, the shredded potato dish
- Home fries, the simple chunked potato preparation
- Lyonnaise potatoes, pan-fried potatoes from French cuisine
- Pyttipanna, chopped potatoes mixed with meat and onions from the Nordic countries
- List of brunch foods
- List of potato dishes