Author Notes
Create those crispy Creamy Diner French fries you love so much in your own kitchen. ( no fryer required) It's so easy to do you'll look for excuses to eat more french fries. —MyMansBelly
Ingredients
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2
Russet Potatoes, peeled
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1 1/2 tablespoons
Olive Oil
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Sea Salt
Directions
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Fill a 4-5 quart pan with water and place on the burner
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Slice potatoes into ¼"-1/2" slices and drop into the pan of water.
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Bring pot to a boil and reduce heat so that it's at a slow rolling boil and cook potatoes for 3 minutes.
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Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Carefully remove potatoes with a slotted spoon and either set them on a paper towel lined plate or on a cooling rack. This lets the excess water drain away. And you can do this up to a couple of hours ahead of cooking them in the oven.
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Add olive oil to a large bowl and gently add the potatoes to the bowl.
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Use your hands to turn potatoes in the oil and get them well coated with the oil.
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Arrange potatoes, in a single layer, on a foil/parchment paper/silpat lined baking sheet. You may need 2 pans.
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Sprinkle with sea salt (or other seasoning as you wish).
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Slide them into the oven.
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After 15 minutes turn the potatoes over and switch the baking pans around if you've used more than one.
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15 minutes later, turn the potatoes again and check how they're browning.
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Let them cook for 6 more minutes and see if they're done to your liking. If not, keep checking on them in 5 minute intervals. If you like how they're done, pull them from the oven.
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Serve them piping hot.
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