Air Fryer Home Fries {Golden and Crispy}
Boost your weekend brunch satisfaction with these heavenly golden and crispy air fryer home fries! Pillowy soft on the inside and a delightful crunch on the outside. Perfect to serve alongside your tasty tofu scramble or to pair with a savory slice of avocado toast. Perfection!
Servings 4 servings
Calories 162kcal
Ingredients
- 1½ pounds baby potatoes or 2 large potatoes
- 1 small red onion
- ½ tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika sweet, smoked, or regular
- ¼ teaspoon salt to taste
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Wash and scrub the potatoes.
- Steam potatoes in the microwave (all baby ones together or 1 large on high for 5 minutes), in a pot with a steamer basket (add 1 inch of water, add potatoes to basket, cover, bring to a boil, and let steam for about 10 minutes) or in the Instant Pot (5 minutes on high pressure followed by a natural release).
- Let the potatoes cool for about 5 minutes before cutting.
- While you’re waiting for the potatoes to cool down, remove the outside onion skin and roughly dice the onions. Place into a mixing bowl.
- Preheat the air fryer at 400 degrees for 5 minutes.
- While the air fryer is heating up and when potatoes are cooled, cut the potatoes into medium-sized chunks.
- Add the potatoes to the onions in the mixing bowl, mix in the olive oil and spices.
- Add the potatoes and onions to the air fryer basket in a single layer, if possible, and cook at 400 degrees for 8 minutes.
- Stir the potatoes and onions and cook at the same temperature for another 6-8 minutes, or until desired crispiness.
Notes
- Oil-free Version - You can completely eliminate the oil if you wish or just give a couple of spritzes of oil spray on the uncooked home fries instead.
- Spice-Sensitive - You can stick with only salt and pepper or make them without any spice at all and add your own toppings when the home fries are cooked.
- Prep Your Potatoes - If you want to save a bunch of time making these potatoes on the day you’re going to serve them, you can steam your potatoes 1-2 days ahead of time and keep them in the refrigerator. Take them out about 30 minutes before you want to cook them, so there’s time for them to come to room temperature before chopping them up.
- Not an Onion Lover? - No problem. You can leave them out of the recipe or, instead, add in chopped green or red bell pepper, mushrooms, or sprinkle on some rosemary after turning the potatoes.
- Gluten-free, soy-free, dairy-free, and nut-free
Nutrition
Calories: 162kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 157mg | Potassium: 778mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 251IU | Vitamin C: 36mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 2mg