Chili Cheese Fries
Leftover chili. What to do? Inspiration = Sonic. Chili Cheese Fries.
What is it about Sonic that makes people go nuts? Everyone I know from a region without Sonic, doesn't seem to get enough of Sonic when they're in the region of Sonic. Do you follow?
Since, I didn't feel the need to buy a fry daddy (Christmas anyone?), I decided to make oven fries. I haven't had too much luck with these in the past. Even Husband was skeptical. He asked if they were going to mushy. !?!
Determined to make a crispy oven fry I turned to Cook's Illustrated. Their persitance paid off again.
Oven Fries (serves 2-3)
adapted from The New Best Recipe from the Editors of Cook's Illustrated
2 russet potatoes, peeled, each potato cut lengthwise into 10-12 even wedges
4 T vegetable or peanut oil
Salt and Ground Black Pepper
Adjust an oven rack to lowest position; heat the oven to 475 degrees. Place the potatoes in a large bowl and cover with hot tap water; soak 10 minutes. Meanwhile, coat a heavy-duty rimmed baking sheet with 3 T oil and sprinkle evenly with salt and pepper; set aside.
Drain the potatoes. Spread the potatoes out on a triple thickness of paper towels and pat thoroughly dry with additional paper towels. Rinse and wipe out the now-empty bowl; return the potatoes to the bowl and toss with the remaining 1 T oil. Arrange the potatoes in a single layer on the baking sheet; cover tightly with foil and bake 5 minutes. Remove the foil and continue to bake until the bottoms of the potatoes are spotty golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes, rotating the baking sheet after 10 minutes. Using a metal spatula and tongs, scrape to loosen the potatoes from the pan, then flip each wedge, keeping the potatoes in a single layer. Continue baking until the fries are golden and crisp, 5-15 minutes longer, rotating the pan as needed if the fries are browning unevenly.
Transfer fries to a second baking sheet lined with paper towls to drain. Season with additional salt and pepper to taste and serve immediately.
I did have to increase the baking time to get them to crisp. Actually, they could have been in a little longer still, but we were hungry.
Comments
i like nachos for dinner, food snob
I saw the end of a show on TV the other night but didn't catch it all. They were cooking something that had a deep fried poached egg. It was a breakfast dish. Have you ran across anything similar?