Stewed Potatoes Old Fashioned

Ingredients

Potatoes

Bacon grease or oil for seasoning of your choice

Onion-small (optional)

Salt and Black Pepper

Cold Water to just cover potatoes in pot

Thickener

1/4 cup cold water

1/4 cup Self Rising Flour

Instructions

Peel, wash and cut potatoes into large cubes. Chop small onion is using. Place potatoes and onion in pot. Cover with cold water to top of potatoes. Bring to a boil and lower heat to medium. Time for 8-10 minutes, check with fork; you will want to barely pierce the potato, it should still be somewhat hard.

Take 1/4 cup flour and 1/4 cup cold water, mix dissolving flour and removing lumps. Set aside.

Add a little salt and pepper to potatoes and be sure to taste adding more if necessary. We normally have these a little peppery.

Pour all of the thickener into potatoes stirring easily to mix. Cook approximately 1 minute stir easy then turn heat down to low. Cook covered until water in potatoes has thickened to a medium white sauce consistency. Do Not Over stir or you will have mush.

Serve alone or with main course of your choice and another vegetable such as fresh green beans or salad.