Crispy Cajun Oven Baked Fries Recipe
I’ve received a lot of requests for crispy oven baked fries lately. I guess some of yall are trying to give up those addictive, mystery fast food crack fries. I’m right there with ya because I absolutely LOVE Bojangles fries! Something about dipping those salty, spicy seasoned fries into cold ketchup is close to heaven to me.
You’ll love this recipe for oven baked fries. Everyone that tastes them loves them no matter if they are seasoned with cajun spices or just sprinkle with salt. They bake up crisp on the outside and hot and tender on the inside. And boy oh boy are they spicy and well seasoned, just the way I like’em!! (I make a few unseasoned on the side for Isaac) Give me a side of chili sauce or ketchup and I’m a happy girl.
I don’t miss the taste of fast food fries at all. So when the craving for the Golden Arches come knocking on the gates of your soul just head into the kitchen and whip these babies right on up. They’re healthier and taste much better than anything you can get from fast food joints.
Super big props to Cooks Illustrated for such an amazing baked fries technique!!! Letting them soak in water and covering with foil in the beginning really helped crisp them up.
Watch me make these crispy cajun oven baked fries from start to finish
Get the Recipe: Crispy Cajun Oven Baked Fries
Ingredients
- 3 large russet potatoes
- 4 Tablespoons canola or olive oil, divided
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper, (can use less if desired)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- dash of turmeric
- onion powder, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 475
- Wash potatoes
- Slice potatoes into strips.
- Cover with hot water and let sit for 20 minutes.
- Prepare the cajun blend by combining all spices in a bowl, set aside.
- Drain potatoes and dry them off thoroughly.
- Brush a baking pan with 3 tablespoons of oil and sprinkle pan with 1/3 of the cajun seasoning.
- Toss the potatoes with 1 tablespoon of oil and sprinkle lightly with seasoning.
- Place the potatoes on the pan in a single layer.
- Cover with foil and bake 5 minutes.
- Remove foil and continue baking for another 15-20 minutes until golden brown on the bottom.
- Flip potatoes and continue baking until crisp and golden, about 10-15 minutes. Keep an eye on them.
- Remove from oven and sprinkle with the rest of the cajun seasoning.
- Drain on paper towels.
- Serve hot.
Notes
Feel free just to use salt and pepper to season your fries.
Experiment with different spices; you really can't go wrong here (garlic and rosemary is divine!)
They will crisp up a lil more once they have been out of the oven for a few minutes.
Serve hot
Thank you! They came out a lot better than the way I usually oven bake fries. I don’t know if it’s putting them in hot water or covering them for 5 minutes with foil but it made a big difference with texture
mm these sound really good, thanks for sharing this.
Simon
This was DELICIOUS! It was super spicy, but it was amazing. The only thing I would do differently next time is spray the baking pan with some pan instead of 3 tablespoons of olive oil! It was too greasy, leaving them to be a bit soggy. Might as well have fried them at that, but nevertheless it was AMAZING! And I will be making these again very soon! Thank you for the awesome recipe! Usually online recipes, even with high ratings and with claims of being packed with flavor, turn out to be bland and not worth the effort. This was amazing, and I’ll be trying more recipes from here soon as well! 🙂
I am such a fry lover and have made this recipe about 3 times now! It is wonderfully delicious and I have no complaints! one of my favorite side dishes!
These were SO GOOD! I rember having Old bay spice on my fries at resturants when i was in Cape May i loved it and wanted to make something close to that. These were perfect! They were way better than reguluar fries!
Stumbled upon your site trying to surprise my wife… You are the whole truth! Your recipes make me look like a tenured pro! Thus far I’ve cooked (to perfection) the mac n cheese, bbq chix, cajun fries, baked asparagus, baked green beans, honey chix curry thighs (with bone) and the meat loaf… Buddy Love voice: “You’re on your way girl!”
I wish my BF would cook for me… LOL! My fam loved these fries tho with the sloppy joes!