yummy oven fries-
- 3 good sized clean potatoes (whatever ya got- just... not green, ok?)
- ~3T oil- whatever ya got
- 1t-T salt
- 1t-3T seasoning- depending on how much flavor you want/ how strong it be
Now for fun stuff. Cut the potatoes into sticks about 1/2 inch or 1cm wide, by the same size deep, and as long as your potatoes will let them be. don't worry about making them even, or perfect, or peeling them, unless you insist. if you use red ones you probably won't want to peel them anyway- those suckers are spendy- and it takes more time.
Now pull out a good sized bowl- like the one you'd use to make pizza dough- you remember pizza, right? anyway, dump the oil and potatoes into the bowl, and sprinkle your seasoning and salt over them. mix them up- with your hainds- untill everything's nice and mixed, and coated well. taste some of the oil on the potatoes. If it's not strong enough, or not salty enough, add a bit more- but be careful, they can get too strong really fast.
Spread them even-like on the cookie sheet, so they're only in one layer. toss that puppy in the oven- on the middle rack if you can. Wander off for 15 minutes or so. Make sure they aren't burning. check for crispy edges and undersides, and squooshy potato-ness. If ya don't think they're done, put them back, and go away for another 5 minutes or whatever. when they're done, they should come off the sheet pretty easily with a pancake turner/ spatula. Serve them with whatever dipping sauce you like. tonight I used mayo (yep, too lazy to mix up ranch)
flavoring ideas- cajun seasoning. Curry powder. Wasabi. taco seasoning. any kind of powdered pepper. Garlic. poultry seasoning (tastes like stuffing). cumin, garlic, cayenne. whatever you have in the cupboard. Not all at once.
cheap, fun, filling, hands on time of about 5 minutes if you don't kill yourself with the knife.
j.
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