Blindfolded Oven Fries

I say blindfolded because these are so easy you can almost make them with your eyes closed – I take no responsibility for missing digits if you try it though. Frozen fries are full of crap (read the bag sometime, it’s horrifying what they can do to a normally nutritious spud) and much more expensive than a bag of good ol’ Russets or Yukon gold potatoes. Try to get them organic and local if you can…or not.

You will need:
6-8 medium potatoes scrubbed and unpeeled (I do peel or cut off any gnarly bits and I take out any potato “eyes”)
1-2 Tbsps olive oil
Sea salt and pepper to taste (or a couple tsps of dried seasoning mix of your choice…pretty much anything goes)

1. Preheat oven to 400 F.
2. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise and then slice each half into 1/4″ slices to make “fries”.
3. Put potato slices into a large bowl and toss with olive oil to coat. Spread in a single layer on a cookie sheet (or two) that has been lined with parchment paper. Sprinkle with salt and pepper or your seasoning mix. Bake 20 minutes, turn fries and back another 20 minutes or until the taters are golden and tender to the fork.

Yield 4-6 as a side (or 1 if it’s me).

You can also make these with yams or sweet potatoes.