How to make French fries in the oven? I will provide detailed instructions on how to make the best Oven Baked French Fries! These French fries come out crispy on the outside and amazingly tender on the inside. Baked French fries are so easy to make with only a few potatoes, some oil and one pan!
I love to serve oven baked french fries with this amazing Beef Stroganoff. But you can also indulge in them with Parmesan Crusted Chicken or Pan Fried Chicken.
I think people love the fries because of MacDonalds. But most of us just aren't as familiar with cooking the french fries in the oven. Luckily, it's an incredibly easy process that takes only a few minutes of prep work. And then the fries bake up to crispy tender perfection in a cast iron pan.
TIPS FOR SUCCESS WHEN MAKING BAKED FRENCH FRIES:
- I used Russet potatoes for this recipe. I find that they produce the best results. However, if you have Yukon potatoes on hand, they work just fine.
- Cut potatoes into thin strips. Thin strips will prevent French fries form getting too soggy. These fries basically need to be thin to sear right in the oven.
- Use a heavy cast iron skillet. Cast iron retains heat very well. And you need that heat in order to get nice browning on the French fries.
- You will need to preheat the pan on the stove top on medium heat. For how long? I would say for about 5 minutes to allow the pan to warm up.
- Next you will add vegetable oil. Personally, I prefer to use olive oil. However, if you have a different vegetable oil in your kitchen, it will work just fine.
- When you heat the oil, it should look wavy. You should wait about 2 minutes at this point before adding the potatoes. If it's smokey, then it's too hot.
- Once the oil is wavy, you will add your potatoes to the pan. You will want to cook them on the stove top for about 5-6 minutes in order to heat them up. It's important to keep stirring them to prevent sticking. You should not skip this step.
How long and at what temperature should you bake the fries?
- The total baking time is 30 minutes. At first, you'll want to bake these at 375 degrees for 15 minutes. Then you would open the oven door and flip them. You will continue baking them for 15 more minutes.
- Finally, add salt straight into the pan. Stir the French fries in the salt with a fork.
- You will want to serve them hot.
I hope you enjoy this simple oven baked French fries recipe as much as we do! As always, leave me a comment if you have additional questions. I'm happy to answer them!
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How to bake French Fries in the Oven
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 Russet potatoes
- Sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Cut potatoes into thin strips.
- Now let's preheat the oven proof pan the stove top BEFORE putting it in the oven. Turn on medium heat and preheat the pan for a total of 4-5 minutes.
- Next add oil. It will heat up and look wavy. If it's too smokey, then it's too hot.
- Once oil is wavy, add potatoes to the pan and cook, stirring for about 4-6 minutes. You should be stirring them often so that the don't get stuck to the bottom.
- Move the pan with potatoes to the oven and bake them for a total of 30 minutes. But flip them over once. To do that, set a timer for 15 minutes. At 15 minute mark, you would open the oven door and flip the potatoes with a spatula.
- You will then continue baking them for 15 more minutes until the potatoes are browned and crispy.
- Remove the pan from the oven add salt straight into the pan. Stir the French fries in the salt and garlic powder with a fork.
- Serve immediately.
Christy says
Do young people need every step spelled out so obviously? Not meaning to be hateful, it's better for you to think through the steps and learn how to do it for yourself.
Sam says
Way to be a cunt, Christy.
Paul says
That's how I make my French fries too.
Olga says
They are the best, aren't they?