A Fancy French Fry
Who doesn’t like French fries? I mean, be serious. Truth is, making them can be a wee bit tricky because you have to buy the fancy potato cutter to get them to be the right shoestring shape. We say nevermind the fancy cutting device! Slice your spud into rounds and make the fancy part how you serve ‘em! Here’s a killer French fry recipe that’ll make you look like such a baller with your friends as you all chow down and watch the Final Four! (The trick is: they’re actually really easy to make and they’re not actually fried)!
A Fancier French Fry
Recipe by Addie of Addie’s Confetti Kitchen
4 lb. (2 kg) Yukon Gold potatoes
1 stick unsalted butter, melted
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Using a sharp knife or a mandoline, thinly slice the potatoes.
3. Brush the bottom of a large fry pan with 2 tablespoons of the melted butter. Arrange the potato slices vertically but at a slight angle in a circular pattern in the dish, filling it completely.
4. Pour the remaining 6 tablespoons melted butter over the potatoes and sprinkle with the thyme and salt.
5. Roast at 375 degrees until the top edges of the potatoes are crispy, about 1 hour. Serve!
Adia Benson, known as Addie, was born and raised in Minnesota, where she spent cold winters playing hockey on her frozen over backyard and summers on her brother’s soccer team (the girl is competitive!). Although her career took her to a kitchen, she has remained a sports fan and finds any opportunity to host friends and family around a game. She has worked for the likes of Thomas Keller, Martha Stewart and in culinary innovation for two years at gravitytank in Chicago. She currently lives in Lake Forest, IL with her fiancé, Alex, and puppy, Paisley, and works at Prime Publishing overseeing the production of culinary content for web platforms and testing recipes that will be published in cookbooks beginning in 2017. Addie also runs Addie’s Confetti Kitchen, where, for the next month, she’s helping us make March Madness eats effortless, appetizing, and a whole lot of fun for everyone!
