Monday, January 24, 2011

Roasted Potato Fries!






History behind the recipe

Potatoes have to be one of our favorite staples and while we love french fries, we aren't big fans of frying our own... it's messy, time consuming, not the healthiest way to enjoy a potato and let's face it, you are left with a crap load of cooking oil after. One day a while ago (I'd say probably in our second year as a couple) we came up with this recipe and it has been a favorite ever since! We eat them with burgers, with sandwiches, with fish, with steak... with everything really and they never disappoint!

Recipe

Ingredients:
Potatoes (red or russet, either will work)
Olive oil
Salt
Black Pepper
Italian Seasoning
Dried Oregano
Garlic Powder
Dried Basil

Hardware:
Toaster Oven or Oven 
Cutting Board
Knife
Stainless Steel Bowl
Toaster Oven or Oven baking sheet
Nonstick Spray 
Serving Bowl or Platter

Method:
1. Wash potatoes and cut them into fries, we like to keep the skins on, but to each their own. (If you are using a regular oven, preheat the oven to 425.)
2. Pat dry (they don't have to be completely dry, just dry enough to allow the olive oil to stick to them). Place in stainless steel bowl.
3. Drizzle olive oil over potatoes in bowl, then sprinkle the salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, dried oregano, garlic powder and dried basil over the potatoes ( You can add as much or as little of these seasonings as you like, it's up to you. Rule of thumb is that if you can spell the spices on the potatoes, you are good to go. Also, if you have a desire to make these a little spicy adding crushed red pepper flakes is a great way to achieve that!)
4. With your hands (I know, they will get all covered in oil, but it's worth it) mix the potatoes with the olive oil and spices.
5. Spray the baking sheet with nonstick spray and add potatoes, make sure they are a single layer on the sheet to ensure even cooking.
6. Place in toaster oven or regular preheated oven and cook for about 20 minutes, they should be brown and cooked through (Watch them closely! They have a tendency to burn quickly, once you see they are browned take them out!).
7. Take them out of the toaster oven or oven and put in your bowl or serving platter.

Enjoy!

These go great with ketchup or my secret sauce that I mentioned in the Veggie Burger post!

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