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Crispy Baked Wedge Fries

Crispy Baked Wedge Fries. Learn the secret to getting all the flavour and crispiness of fried potatoes wedges from the oven using this simple straight forward method.

Crispy Baked Wedge Fries

Crispy Baked Wedge Fries

Originally published April 2013.

Think great crispy baked wedge fries have to be deep fried? Not on your life; at our house we never do. Instead, we use the simple method we also use for making outstanding English Style Roast Potatoes.

We par-boil the potato wedges for only three minutes to break up the starches on the surface. This greatly aids in getting them fantastically crispy without a lot of oil.

Yukon gold potatoes

Yellow potatoes are good for this recipe but any kind will work.

We usually allow only one tablespoon of oil per person but I’m pretty sure that you could even cut that back a bit. As long as the wedges are all thinly coated with oil, they will be fine.

You can peel the potatoes if you prefer, but we like to keep them on for extra flavour and nutrition. These are the perfect accompaniment to our juicy, tender, crunchy, Best Oven Fried Chicken recipe.

Crispy Baked Wedge Fries - learn the secret to getting all the flavour and crispiness of fried potatoes wedges from the oven using this simple straight forward method.

As the recipe notes, you can add herbs or chili flakes to the potatoes before baking but you can also add flavour when they come out of the oven. Toss them in Cajun spice mix for a wonderful spicy version.

As with roasting potatoes we often break up a head of garlic and simply throw the unpeeled cloves randomly among the wedges to infuse garlic flavour into the oil and potatoes.

Potato Bacon and Cheddar Omelet - leftover wedge fries can become part of a hearty breakfast.

Potato Bacon and Cheddar Omelet – leftover wedge fries can become part of a hearty breakfast.

Oh and one last thing, any leftover wedges can be quickly heated and re-crisped in a hot oven and even re-purposed  for brunch like in this photo of the reheated wedges in a potato bacon and cheddar omelet.

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Crispy Baked Wedge Fries
Yield: 4 to 6 Servings

Crispy Baked Wedge Fries

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes

Crispy Baked Wedge Fries - learn the secret to getting all the flavour and crispiness of fried potatoes wedges from the oven using this simple straight forward method.

Ingredients

  • 6 large potatoes, (about 1½ to 2 pounds)
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil or canola oil
  • Salt and pepper to season
  • 1 small head of garlic, (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Preheat the cookie sheet in the oven as well. It is important that the fries hit a hot pan because this will help ensure that they do not stick to the pan. If the potato wedges sizzle when they hit the hot pan, that’s perfect. You’ll want to get the pan back into the oven as quickly as possible too.
  2. Bring 2-3 liters of salted water to a boil. Begin by washing the potatoes and cutting them in thick wedges. Drop the potato wedges in the boiling water and cook for 3 minutes exactly. Immediately drain the water off the potatoes and toss in the olive oil, salt and pepper. You can add additional seasoning at this point like herbs or chili flakes but they are great simply seasoned with salt and pepper.
  3. Spread the potato wedges in a single layer on a large preheated cookie sheet. Bake at 425 degrees F for about 30 minutes. Turn the wedges over once, half way through the baking time. Remove from oven, sprinkle with kosher salt and serve.

Notes

The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.

Nutrition Information

Yield

6

Serving Size

1 grams

Amount Per Serving Calories 359Total Fat 9gSaturated Fat 1gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 8gCholesterol 0mgSodium 79mgCarbohydrates 63gFiber 7gSugar 4gProtein 8g

The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.

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Carl John

Thursday 22nd of August 2019

Hello Barry, I came across your website a couple of weeks. I like the recipies. Tried your fish and chips and it turned out reasonable well, although, I did add some extra seasoning. Here in the Caribbean you can get fillet fish in some supermarkets, but at a premium. So I fillet my own snapper, but couldn't get the skin of. I would next like to try your fish cake. Thank you. Carl

Ginger

Saturday 27th of April 2019

Looks great! Have you tried this recipe with sweet potatoes? I’m curious if you’d have to cook a bit longer? If anyone has any insight I’d love to hear it. I’m new to cooking sweet potatoes and if they’re not cooked right I can’t bare to eat them.

Barry C. Parsons

Saturday 27th of April 2019

I'd just keep an eye on them, sweet potatoes will need to be turned more because the high sugar content causes them to burn more easily. Just take them to fork tender, so you'll know they are completely cooked.

Regan

Tuesday 22nd of January 2019

Just a quick question- where does the garlic come in? Recipe looks great, going to try it very soon!

Barry C. Parsons

Thursday 28th of March 2019

You can add garlic cloves to the pan which flavour the oil as they bake.

Joann

Sunday 9th of October 2016

Do you have to pre boil for 3 min for the oven baked potato recipe to work out? Has anyone tried it with no pre boil?

Barry C. Parsons

Thursday 13th of October 2016

The pre oiling is essential to getting a great crispy outside.

Adriana

Friday 18th of March 2016

Quick question. Which hot pan is being referred to in the recipe, the preheated cookie sheet?

Barry C. Parsons

Friday 8th of April 2016

Yes.

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