Delicious Spoon

You remember my confession about me being a potato person? Here goes another recipe to prove it.

I couldn’t believe it at first, but these oven baked fries are a su-perb alternative to the deep-fried French fries.  Lighter and with so much flavour…seriously, can it get any better?? (for me, the answer remains no

Recipe adapted from Cooks’ Illustrated…

Ingredients:

- 6 garlic cloves, chopped (yes 6, believe me, you will not regret it)

- 6 tbsp olive oil

- 10 small-sized potatoes (that is the size I had in the pantry), peeled and cut in wedges

- 2 tbsp cornstarch

- 1 1/2 tsp salt

- ground black pepper

- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

Cooking instructions:

Preheat the oven at 200°C-400°F.

Put the garlic and the oil in a pan, heat until fragrant. Transfer 5 tbsp of oil and the garlic in a baking pan.

In a microwave resistant plastic bag (or else a bowl with plastic wrap covering it), add the potatoes and the remaining tbsp of oil.  Microwave on high power for 6 minutes, shaking the potatoes in the bag every other couple of minutes.

Combine the cornstarch, salt, black and cayenne pepper in a small bowl.  Sprinkle over the potatoes and toss to coat.

Arrange the potatoes on a single layer in the baking pan and bake, turning them every now and then, until golden brown and crisp (it took 30 minutes in my oven). Get these little sunny, marvelous creatures out of the oven, and try not to eat them all at once (I dare you!).

Enjoy!!