"Known as the home of comfort food, only the South can create something as sustaining as stewed potatoes - and with such few ingredients. Although its exact origins are unknown, stewed potatoes are said to have sprung up after the Civil War, when the region suffered financially. The bare-boned nature of stewed potatoes shows this; made from only potatoes, water, butter, salt, and bacon grease, it's a pretty inexpensive meal to make."
"Despite its limited ingredient list, the southern potato dish isn't lacking in flavor. With potatoes being such a starchy food, they naturally thicken the water, turning the liquid into a velvety stew. Butter adds to the richness, while bacon grease adds a savory note. After peeling and cubing your potatoes, add them to water and allow them to boil. Once the starchy water reduces into a robust liquid, stir in the salt, pepper, butter, and bacon grease and let the stew simmer a while longer."
"Thanks to potatoes' mild, earthy taste, they pair well with practically all kinds of comfort food. Eat the hearty dish alongside chicken fried chicken with creamy gravy or place some Mississippi roast atop the spuds for an ultra cozy meal. It's also delicious when served with meatloaf, green bean casserole, crispy fried green tomatoes, and of course, buttery cornbread. The best part about stewed potatoes is all the add-ins that can be used to help it better complement the dish it's being eaten with."
Southern stewed potatoes are a frugal comfort food rooted in post–Civil War Southern cooking. The dish uses potatoes, water, butter, salt, and bacon grease, with potatoes' starch naturally thickening the liquid into a velvety stew. Boiling peeled, cubed potatoes allows starchy water to reduce before stirring in salt, pepper, butter, and bacon grease and simmering further. Butter increases richness while bacon grease contributes savory depth. Stewed potatoes pair well with chicken-fried chicken, Mississippi roast, meatloaf, green bean casserole, fried green tomatoes, and buttery cornbread. Add-ins can tailor the flavor to match spicier dishes like shrimp gumbo.
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