The Best Crispy Oven Roasted Potatoes
These oven roasted potatoes and homemade french fries are super crispy around the edges and a little soft and fluffy in the middle. They're the best side dish to any meal, or served with scrambled eggs and bacon for breakfast.
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Ingredients
- 2 large russet potatoes
- 2 tbsp olive oil or avocado oil
- coarse Kosher salt
- coarse black pepper
Instructions
Pre-Bake the Potatoes
- Preheat the oven to 375 F, and position a rack in the center of the oven.
- Scrub the potatoes well, rub them lightly with about a teaspoon of olive oil, then wrap each potato in aluminum foil.
- Place the potatoes on a baking sheet, and bake the potatoes for 1 hour, or until you can easily pierce the potatoes with a sharp knife. Add another 10 minutes of baking time, if needed.
- Let the potatoes cool until cool enough to handle. You can bake the potatoes ahead of time, and keep them refrigerated for up to 5 days, until ready to roast them.
Roast the Potatoes
- Preheat the oven to 450 F, and position a rack in the center of the oven.
- Use a sharp knife to slice the baked potatoes into slices 1/4 inch thick. You could also chop them (think "home fries"), cut them into wedges, or cut them into long fries, whatever you like.
- On the baking sheet, drizzle the potato slices with the olive oil. Use your hands or a pastry brush to make sure both sides of the potatoes are evenly coated with the oil.
- Sprinkle the potatoes with coarse salt and pepper, on both sides.
- Roast the potatoes for about 15 minutes, until the bottoms are starting to turn brown. Turn all the slices over, and roast for another 10-15 minutes, until golden brown and crisp.
- Before eating, I like to sprinkle the potatoes with a little extra seasoning, such as one of my favorite dry rubs used to season steak or burgers.
- Crispy roasted potatoes are fantastic on their own or dipped in an herby garlic aioli, ketchup, or homemade ranch dressing.
Notes
Instead of roasting the potatoes in the oven, you can also cook them in a hot skillet to get the exact same result. Just heat a little olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, and add the sliced baked potatoes in a single layer. Cook until the bottoms are golden brown, then flip and cook the other side until crisp and golden brown.
Easy Hot Honey Mustard Aioli
Simply whisk together all ingredients until smooth, and serve with the potatoes or fries.
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise (I use Chosen Foods avocado oil mayo)
- 1 tbsp whole grain mustard
- 1 tbsp hot honey or chili crunch hot honey
- 2-3 tsp water, if needed to slightly thin the sauce
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