Peri Peri Fries

Name: Peri Peri Fries
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 serving
Ingredients: 4 large potatoes; ¼ cup oil; 1 lb frozen French fries; 3 tablespoon Peri-peri seasoning

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Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings
4
Calories
119 kcal
Course
Side Dish
Cuisine
Portuguese

Peri Peri Fries

Carmen Warren

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These Peri Peri fries are fabulous. Crispy fries, sprinkled with an easy-to-make at-home peri peri seasoning. They are lightly spiced, slightly sweet, and a little salty, all in all, the perfect fry!

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Ingredients

Servings

For Homemade fries

4 large potatoes - see notes 1&2
¼ cup oil - see note 3

If using Frozen Fries

1 lb frozen French fries - see note 2

Seasoning

3 tablespoon Peri-peri seasoning - Recipe below ALSO see note 4

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Instructions

For homemade fries in oven/air fryer (See below for frozen fries)

Cut the potatoes into thick slices and then cut into even-sized fries.4 large potatoes
Transfer to a large bowl and cover with cold water. Leave to soak for at least 15 minutes, but you can leave them for a couple of hours.

OVEN COOKING

Preheat the oven to 430ºF/220°C
Drain and rinse the potatoes, then dry well on a clean tea towel.
Place the potatoes in a dry bowl and pour over the oil.¼ cup / 60 ml oil
Turn the potatoes with your hands until they are all evenly coated.
Place two baking sheets in the oven to heat up.
Remove the trays from the oven and line them with cooking paper.
Bake the potatoes in the middle to bottom of the oven for 35-40 minutes, until the potatoes are cooked through, and crispy and golden on the outside. (Depending on your oven, you may need to switch the trays over halfway through cooking.)
Remove the potatoes from the oven, tip into a bowl, and sprinkle with the peri peri seasoning mix while they are still hot.3 tbsp Peri-peri seasoning

AIR FRYER COOKING

Preheat your air fryer to 375ºF/190ºC and your oven to 200ºF/90ºC
Drain and rinse the potatoes, then dry well on a clean tea towel.
Place the potatoes in a dry bowl and pour over the oil.¼ cup / 60 ml oil
Turn the potatoes with your hands until they are all evenly coated.
Add the first batch of fries to the bottom of the air fryer basket, making sure not to stack them on top of each other.
Cook for 15 minutes until crispy and golden brown.
Place the cooked fries on a rack on a baking sheet.
Place in the warm oven, and while you cook, the other batches of fries are cooking.
Once you are done with all the potatoes, remove them from the oven, tip into a bowl, and sprinkle with the peri-peri seasoning mix while they are still hot.3 tbsp Peri-peri seasoning

For Frozen French Fries (See above for homemade fries)

Cook the fries as per the packet instructions.1 lb / 450 g frozen french fries
To make the most of your frozen fries, preheat your oven/air fryer and don't allow the fries to defrost beforehand.
If you can, bake the frozen fries on an oven rack to ensures they cook evenly.
Once cooked, sprinkle with the peri peri seasoning blend and serve.3 tbsp Peri-peri seasoning

Notes

Yukon Gold, Russet, Sebago, Red Delight, King Edward or Desiree potatoes are all good for making fries/hot chips.
You can make your own fries using the instructions, or for a quicker alternative use frozen French fries
I use peanut oil for making fries but you can sub with olive oil/canola oil/vegetable oil/sunflower oil/melted coconut oil.
You can buy peri-peri seasoning in the grocery store, or make your own batch up using my recipe. You can see it below or read the full post here - homemade peri-peri seasoning recipe.