How many times did you read or hear or see someone describing this recipe saying "cut the potato, drizzle with some oil and salt. Put it in the oven and you got yourself some homemade fries".
For unknown reason SL decided to leave me one potato unused when she made a pot of mashed potato (yummy!). What can I do with one potato? SL made some homemade oven fries a few weeks ago and I loved it so I decided to make it myself.
I did not read any recipe nor follow any tips/guides/advices. In hindsight, a mistake.
I cut the potato into ~2-3cm thick slices, used a brush to apply cooking oil on both sides of the sliced potato, and spread the potato on an oiled non-stick baking pan. The oven was turned to 350degree for less than 10 minutes before i popped the potato in. (note to self: plan ahead and give the oven sufficient time to reach the right temperature. How long does it take a fire-heated oven to reach 350degree?).
After 15 minutes, the potato remained soft (where's the crunch??). I tried to flip the potato and it stuck to the pan and began to crumble. In the end, I made mashed potato out of them.
Here are some thoughts for future research.
a) why does the potato stick to the pan when I am using a non-stick pan
b) why is the potato still soft after 20 minutes of baking? Could it be the temperature problem? Should I leave it inside the oven longer?
c) Do I need to make sure that the potato is extremely dry before putting it in the oven? This might be the key
One commonly used trick when making these oven baked fries is to wash the slices in cold water to remove the starch and then pat them dry with paper towels. :)
ReplyDeletemust be super dry then to ensure crispiness.
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