Ancho Chile Fries

Submitted by Brenda.

"Spicy oven fries that are a snap to make."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 unpeeled baking potatoes, scrubbed and patted dry
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 teaspoons dried ancho chile powder
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• black pepper, to taste

directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise, then cut into 1/4-inch-thick slabs. Cut slabs lengthwise into strips, gently pat strips dry with paper toweling and place on a greased foil-lined baking sheet (you may need 2 baking sheets).
3. In a small bowl, combine oil, chile powder, sugar, garlic, salt and pepper.
4. Pour mixture over the potatoes, and gently toss to combine using your hands.
5. Bake about 30 minutes until tender and golden brown, carefully turning once halfway through.

Reviews

[EmilyStrikesAgain]

These were great. I diced them and served them alongside bacon, date and manchego quesadillas. They're sweet (almost reminds me of eating a sweet potato!) but not overly so. I did find I had to add more salt than suggested to cut the sweetness, so I may use less sugar next time. Just a personal preference.

 

[Susie D]

Simple & the instructions were spot on. The flavor was slightly sweet & nicely spicy! I served with a chipolte & cilantro aoili for dipping. Made in memory of Janice.

 

[Bergy]

Excellent flavor - we really enjoyed these fries. I didn't use any oil. After cutting the fries I placed them in a bowl of cold wter. Just before baking I lightly dabbed them with a paper towel and sprinkled on the mixed spices -It adheres well with the dampness of the potato. Thanks for posting

 

[justcallmetoni]

After seeing pictures of this recipe I [b]had[/b] to try it. Decided to try these with baby white potatoes simply quartered into lovely wedges. (A potato is a potato.) They were great and had the advantage of cooking up in just 22 minutes. I reduced the oil by a third which made the ancho paste a little thicker but the taters were still crispy and had that lovely sweet spicy kick. Betting this would work well on sweet potatoes and plan to try that soon. Made for ZWT3.

 

[LoriInIndiana]

These were so yummy! I followed the recipe to a T and we enjoyed these as part of our dinner last night. You can't ask for anything more than simple, quick, and tasty that my whole family will eat and they enjoyed it too! Thanks Nick's Mom for sharing this with us! ZWT 3