Spicy Pommes Frites (Spicy French Fries)
Pommes Frites is French for French Fries or I like to call them Fancy French Fries. If you bake strips of baking potatoes at a high temp tossed in just a little bit of oil, you can get crispy fries with just a fraction of the added fat from deep frying them.
Servings: 6 servings
Cost: 3
Ingredients
- 2 large baking potatoes
- 11/2 tablespoons vegetable or olive oil
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon sesame seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt divided
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450°. Wash potatoes and pat dry with paper towels. You can peel the potatoes or leave the peel on. Cut potatoes into 1/4 to 1/2-inch strips; place them in a large bowl and toss with oil.
- Combine paprika, chili powder, sesame seeds, garlic powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and cayenne pepper; add to potatoes and toss with fingers until well coated.
- Spread fries out in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake at 350F° for 15 minutes or until undersides of potatoes are browned. Turn fries over with tongs and bake 5 to 10 minutes more or until fries are browned and crispy around edges.