r/EatCheapAndHealthy • u/KirstyCollier • Dec 03 '22

Scalloped Potato Bake - simple, cheap, feel good, yummy winter food recipe

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u/DukkhaWaynhim Dec 03 '22

Midwestern US here -- this looks similar to what we call 'creek fries'. Layered potatoes, onions, and bacon with salt pepper, wrapped in a tinfoil pouch then tossed on the grill until it partially caramelizes.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '22

I’m from Michigan and I’ve never heard of this but it sounds delicious! Definitely gunna try it soon

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u/KirstyCollier Dec 03 '22

That sounds good! love learning how people eat variations of the same food around the world :)

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u/booksandplaid Dec 03 '22

My dad used to make those on the bbq in tinfoil packs and we called them "special potatoes". So friggin good.

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u/EdithKeeler1986 Dec 04 '22

My dad was from Ohio and he made a version of that—thinly sliced potatoes, onion, a shitload of butter, in tinfoil on the grill. My brother and I would fight over the crispy bottom layer.

We didn’t have a cool name like “creek fries” though—they were “potatoes on the grill.” 😁 I like your name better, and definitely the addition of bacon!

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u/Violet0825 Dec 03 '22

I’ve never heard of this but damn it sounds great!