Roasted Fries
By: Kitch-N-Chik
Published: Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 10:20am

Ingredients




3 lrgs baking potatoes - (1 ½ lbs) rinsed, patted dry
(such as russets)
1 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper
Ketchup or mayonnaise for accompaniment

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 500 degrees. 2 Cut potatoes lengthwise into 1/3-inch-thick slices, then cut into 1/3-inch-wide sticks. Immediately toss with oil, salt, and pepper in a large bowl, then spread sticks in 1 layer in a large shallow (1-inch-deep) baking pan. 3 Bake in lower third of oven 15 minutes. Loosen potatoes from bottom of pan with a metal spatula, then turn over and spread out again. Bake until crisp and golden brown on edges, about 10 minutes more. 4 This recipe yields 4 servings.