The other night we felt like having baked fish and chips, so I perused the Internet for a recipe for oven-baked fries. I tried this one from shockinglydelicious.com and, I must say, they were delicious. The fries bake for 30 minutes before being tossed with salt, Parmesan cheese and garlic. After another 10 minutes in the oven they are tossed with chopped parsley.

The fries are tossed with Parmesan, garlic and salt

To avoid additives and preservatives in this recipe, make sure your Parmesan cheese does not contain colour.

The fries are tossed with chopped parsley before serving

Ingredients:

4 large potatoes, keep skin on (about 2 pounds)
1-2 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoons ground thyme (or use poultry seasoning or dried oregano)
A few grinds of fresh black pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon crushed fresh garlic
1/4 cup finely minced fresh Italian parsley

Preparation:

Heat oven to 425 degrees.

Wash and dry potatoes, and cut them into French fry-size strips. Place in large bowl and drizzle oil over. Toss until coated. Sprinkle with thyme and pepper and toss well until evenly coated.

Place on ungreased baking sheet in a single layer and bake for 30 minutes. While potatoes are baking, rinse out bowl and dry. In same bowl, stir together salt, cheese and garlic. Set aside.

Remove potatoes from oven and scrape into bowl with cheese. Using two spoons, toss potatoes until garlicky cheese coats them. Scrape potatoes back onto baking sheet in a single layer, and bake another 10 minutes. Make sure all cheese mixture is on potatoes. (Do not wash bowl yet.)

Remove from oven and return to same bowl. Add parsley and toss until hot fries are coated with parsley. Makes 4 servings.

From shockinglydelicious.com