Don's Original Fries

I didn't invent the internet, but I believe more than 50 years ago I may have invented this method for making great home fries. I remember being "laughed" out of the fraternity house and off a mountain years later by a film crew. But now everyone is making fries this way. Greaseless fried that you can add your own spices to from hot Southwest BBQ Spices from Healthy Heart Market to your own blend of garlic and low-sodium cheddar.

Serves 4

Nutritional Information
Sodium Per Recipe: 29.3 mg
Sodium Per Serving: 7.32 mg

Calories: 98
Sodium: 7.32mg
Fiber: 1.95g, Cholesterol: 0mg
Calcium 8.54mg
Iron .928mg
Potassium 662.5mg
Total Fat: 0.3g
Saturated fat: 0.1g
Monounsaturated fat: 0.1g
Polyunsaturated fat: 0.1g

Ingredients

  • 4 medium or large russet potatoes1 (29.3 mg)
  • 1 spritz from a spray can of extra virgin olive oil (trace)

    Directions

    Preheat oven to 450° F. Scrub potatoes clean but do not skin.

    Slice lengthwise, then set on sides and slice again so that you have strips of potato about 1/4 inch thick. Lightly oil large baking sheet and lay strips down flat alongside each other but not touching.

    Place baking sheet into oven and cook for 20 minutes on one side at 450° F or until golden brown. Flip fries over and cook for another 5 to 8 minutes at 350o F. You can make a lot of these, bag them in a zipper type bag and freeze them for a long time. When ready to use, pull out those you want, heat at 450o F for 10 minutes and voila!

    Serve hot with Hunt's, Heinz or Enrico's "no-salt-added" tomato ketchup.

    1 May also use yams or sweet potatoes.



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