Economically-fried Potatoes

Description
In Romanian: Cartofi prajiti economic.

Ingredients

 * 1 3/4 lbs/750 g potatoes,
 * 1 tablespoon lard,
 * 2 tablespoons oil,
 * salt

Directions

 * 1) Peel the potatoes, wash and cut into 1 finger thick slices. Salt and let sit with the salt for 5 minutes. Put all potatoes in a large pan with the hot oil and lard, mix and cover with a lid.
 * 2) After a few minutes, raise the lid, quickly wipe it with a dry cloth, gently mix the potatoes and put the wiped lid back on.
 * 3) Repeat this procedure every 3 minutes until the potatoes are done.
 * 4) Potatoes fried this way are nicely browned, soft inside and do not use much shortening.