I love fries. But if you know anything about fries or american fast food culture – and just about everybody does – then you know that french fries don’t really get a good rap amongst the consciously healthy. Well, just like there’s an alternate solution to plastic bottles* and blockbuster*, there also exists an alternate solution to french fries. The one word answer, you ask?
Bake.
Bake your french fries instead of frying them. So I guess that would make them “bakes” not “fries.”
Call them Friggits for all i care. What matters is that, they are relatively healthy. I say relatively because, there are still many, many other healthy snacks you could be eating rather than fries… or bakes. Such as: celery sticks.
But who wants to eat celery sticks? People say they’re good with peanut butter, but I don’t really get it.
Anyway, if you’re in college, this is an awesome recipe for some kickass healthy fries. If you’re not in college, why are you still eating fries?
Oh yeah, because they’re AWESOME.
I’ll stick to my bakes and you stick to your celery sticks. Ingredients + Instructions = Recipe. Here it is loyal readers!
Ingredients:
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Directions:
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Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F. Place a heavy large baking sheet in the oven until it is hot. Using a sharp chef knife, trim the potatoes to form rectangles. If desired, save any trimmings for another dish, such as for mashed potatoes. Cut the potatoes into fries that are 3/4-inch thick and 3 to 4 inches in length. Place the potatoes in lemon water until cooking to prevent them from browning.
Drain the water from the potatoes and place the potatoes on a large baking sheet lined with paper towels. Using paper towels, pat the potatoes until they are dry.
Toss the cut potatoes, thyme, rosemary, garlic, and smoked paprika with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large bowl to coat the potatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Line the preheated baking sheet with a silicone baking mat. Arrange the potatoes in a single layer on the mat.
Roast the potatoes for 8 minutes. Remove the fries from the oven and turn them over as needed so that they brown evenly. Drizzle with the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil and return the fries to the oven and continue roasting until golden brown and tender, about 8 minutes
Remove the fries from the oven and lay the fries on another baking sheet lined with paper towels to absorb any excess oil; discard the thyme stems, rosemary, and garlic.
Eat. Be healthy. Run a marathon. Life is good.
If you make them correctly, they should look like this. No joke.
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* The alternate solution to blockbuster is redbox
* The alternate solution to a plastic bottle is a reusable aluminum bottle
* Did I mention this is Curtis Stone’s recipe from KitchenDaily? Oh. I didn’t. Oops. Well, at least I added this footnote that no one will read.
* Post picture by fuzzcat
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