Chef John's Cottage Fries

Potato Side Dish - Side Dish

While they don't get the same love as French fries, home fries, or steak fries, cottage fries more than hold their own against their potato side dish fraternity brothers.

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 1hr

Total: 1hr10 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Chef John's Cottage Fries

Ingredients

4 baking (russet) potatoes

sliced into 3/8-inch thick rounds

salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

1 pinch cayenne pepper

or to taste

1 pinch herbes de provence

or to taste

2 tablespoons olive oil

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

Step 2

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat and set aside.

Step 3

Combine potatoes salt ground black pepper cayenne pepper and herbes de provence in a large bowl. Drizzle olive oil over potatoes and stir to evenly coat.

Step 4

Place potatoes on baking sheet spaced evenly and bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.

Step 5

Remove from oven flip over each potato slice and return to the oven for another 15 minutes. Continue cooking and flipping until potatoes are well browned about 30 minutes. Potatoes should be crispy around edges but still soft in the center.

Nutritional Information

Chef John's Cottage Fries

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 186.9

% Daily Value *

Protein: 3.4g 7%

Carbohydrates: 29g 9%

Dietary Fiber: 3.1g 12%

Sugars: 1.6g

Fat: 6.9g 11%

Saturated Fat: 1g 5%

Vitamin A Iu: 35.2IU 1%

Niacin Equivalents: 2.8mg 22%

Vitamin B6: 0.4mg 27%

Vitamin C: 13.1mg 22%

Folate: 38.2mcg 10%

Calcium: 21.6mg 2%

Iron: 1.6mg 9%

Magnesium: 38.6mg 14%

Potassium: 731.8mg 21%

Sodium: 332.1mg 13%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 15%

Calories From Fat: 62.5

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.