Baked French Fries (Oven Fries)
Craving something with a crunch, but want only some unhealthy oil? Baked French Fries (oven fries) are a delicious, easy, and healthy alternative. Crispy, flavorful, and perfectly seasonable, these oven fries are a great way to satisfy your cravings without the added guilt.
Equipment
- frying pan
- A conventional oven is used. When using a convection oven (with air fan) decrease the temperature with 30 °F / 20 °C
- casserole pan 13 x 9 inch
Ingredients
- 2½ pounds potatoes Floury
- 2 tablespoons sunflower oil
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
Ingredients you need per step are listed below the step in Italic
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to
460 °F or 
430 °F. - Place a baking tray in the oven.
- Put a large pot with about 2 inches (ca. 5 cm) of water on the stove and bring the water to a boil.
- Meanwhile, wash the potatoes thoroughly and cut them into fries.2½ pounds potatoes
- When the water boils, add the fries and bring your water to a boil again.
- Cook for 10 minutes.
- After 8 minutes, a frying pan with sunflower oil on the stove and heat it. When the fries are cooked, get them out of the water with a slotted spoon and put them in the hot skillet.2 tablespoons sunflower oil
- Fry quickly for 2 minutes.
- Remove the hot baking tray from the oven and spread the fries on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 25 minutes until crispy. Stir halfway through baking time.
- Take out of the oven and sprinkle sea salt on top. Serve.1 teaspoon sea salt
NOTES
1. Potatoes -
- Use floury potatoes to make this recipe. Russet, Doré, King Edward, and Maris Piper are great choices. They are high in starch and low in moisture. Or use a red potato, such as Roseval, if you want to eat with skin (or the Organic variant).
- First, briefly pre-boiling the potatoes and then quickly fry them dry in a hot pan in a bit of oil. This makes them wonderfully soft on the inside and gives them a crunchy outside. And you need much less fat.
- In the picture, I opted for thick Flemish fries (thick fries), but you can also make great French fries with this recipe. Then cut the potatoes into long thin strips. Adjust the oven time (shorten it by 5 to 10 minutes) and remove the French fries from the oven when they are golden brown. And enjoy the fresh fries.
- Garlic Parmesan - Sprinkle with garlic powder and freshly grated Parmesan, so it melts nicely.
- Spicy - Sprinkle with ⅛ teaspoon chili powder and cumin powder.
- Cajun fries - Flavoring with Cajun seasoning is so good!
- Refrigerator - in an airtight freezer box, you can store the fries for two days.
- Freezer - Place the fries in a layer of baking paper on a baking tray and let the fries freeze. Then remove the frozen fries from the oven and store them in an airtight freezer container. This way, you can keep them for up to 2 months.
- Reheat - Place the potatoes in a layer in the oven at 390 °F (ca. 199 °C) (or Air fryer at 350 °F (ca. 177 °C)) for resp. 8 and 5 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 281kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Sodium: 607mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 6IU | Vitamin C: 56mg | Iron: 2mg
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