Fried Potatoes And Bacon - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 -5 medium potatoes
6 slices thick bacon (greasier the better)
3 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup chopped onion (optional)
salt
pepper

Preparation

Peel all potatoes and cut up in to 4ths.Put potatoes in a pot with water and salt.Cover. Put on high until it boils then lower a little. Total boiling time should be 30 minutes.
Cut up bacon and onion into smaller pieces.Add to a 10-12\" pan 1 tablespoon butter.Let fry for 5-7mins so bacon grease can accumulate.
Drain potatoes when they are done and add to frying pan.With a spoon make potatoes pieces even smaller and stir mixture together. Add another tablespoon butter and stir.
Turn flame up med-high and cover so potatoes can brown. Every 5 minutes or so stir potatoes and add salt and pepper to taste. Also add more butter if necessary.
Continue to fry for about 15 minutes or until most potatoes have one side browned.