Tasty oven steak fries with olive oil and cajun seasoning. Microwaving the potatoes first speeds up the process without giving up the oven crispiness.
In this easy recipe for baked oven steak fries, I coat thick wedges of potatoes with spicy cajun seasoning. I then liberally spray them with olive oil, and bake until crispy on the outside and wonderfully creamy on the inside.
Microwaving the potatoes first helps speed up the process without giving up the crispiness that only an oven can provide.
What are steak fries you ask? Steak fries are thick wedges of potatoes, fried or roasted until crispy. Steak fries are thicker than french fries. So to make sure they end up creamy on the inside and crispy on the outside, I like to partially cook them in the microwave before roasting them in the oven.
MY LATEST VIDEOSI season these steak fries with cajun seasoning, so they are very flavorful. And I spray them with olive oil prior to roasting in the oven.
Not everyone likes steak fries, but I really do. They are more substantial than French fries, and particularly in this recipe, their seasoning is phenomenal.
Since I started eating a low carb diet, I don’t often make this recipe anymore, but my kids still request it. So I decided to go ahead and immortalize it here on this blog. 😀
Oven Steak Fries
Ingredients
Seasoning:
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
Fries:
- 1 large Russet potato, about 12 oz, unpeeled
- Olive oil spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. In a small bowl, whisk together the cajun seasoning ingredients.
- Scrub the potato clean, then slice it into six thick wedges - first slice in half lengthwise, then slice each half into three long wedges. Dry the wedges with paper towels.
- Place the potato wedges on a microwave-safe plate and microwave them, uncovered, 5 minutes.
- Transfer the potatoes to a baking dish large enough to accommodate them in a single layer and sprayed with olive oil. Spray the potatoes with olive oil, then sprinkle them with the seasoning, coating them allover.
- Bake the potatoes for 10 minutes. Carefully turn each wedge to the other side, lightly spray again, and bake 10 more minutes, or until fork-tender.
