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Here is the secret formula to crispy fries:
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Soak fries in a bowl of water for 15 minutes before baking
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Make sure fries are completely salted& dried before baking
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Evenly space out your fries on a baking sheet so none of them are touching

The best crispy oven baked fries
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 40 mins
- Total Time: 55 mins
- Yield: 2-4 servings
- Category: Side
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Description
The best crispy oven baked fries
Ingredients
- 2 large baking potatoes
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- sea salt to taste(for when they come out of the oven)
- 1/4 tsp pepper
avocado dipping sauce
- 2 ripe avocados
- 1/4 cup yogurt of choice (soy yogurt or greek yogurt work well)
- juice of 1/2 a lime
- 1 tbsp cilantro, chopped
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F
- Peel the potatoes (or leave skins on) and chop into fries using a knife, or french fry cutter.
- Place in a large bowl of lukewarm water, and let sit for 15 minutes.
- Drain and rinse the fries and thoroughly dry using paper towel, or a kitchen towel. Toss with 1/2 tsp salt and allow to sit for 5 minutes, then dry any water on the surface again with paper towel.
- Toss in a bowl with olive oil, and pepper until evenly coated.
- Line 2 baking pans with parchment paper. Place fries spread out on the baking pan so that none of them are touching. (This will make sure they all get really crispy!)
- Bake for 30-40 minutes, flipping the fries halfway through.
- Remove from the oven and add sea salt to taste if desired!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 recipe
- Calories: 118
- Sugar: 2g
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
super crispy
Your french fries look like they still have the skins on. And when should I add that last 1/4 tsp of sea salt?
Hi Barbara!
You can choose to leave the skins on or not, it’s just a personal preference, whichever you prefer! I like to add the rest of the salt after I take them out of the oven!
Jess, thank you for the quick reply. I am making these tonight with some tuna steaks and Caesar salad. I will try to post a photo somewhere with the help of my husband.
These look amazing! I’ve been wanting to make fries like this for so long but never knew how. I’ll definitely be trying this and sharing it on my page 🙂
Thank you! I hope you like them! Just follow the 3 tips and they’ll come out nice and crispy 🙂