Potato Wedges
Potato wedges
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Serves 4
Ingredients
- 4 King Edward potatoes or leftover baked potatoes
- vegetable oil to grease
- salt to season
- 3 litres (105 fl. oz) of vegetable oil
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas mark 4.
- Pierce the potatoes with a fork, rub them with vegetable oil and sprinkle with salt.
- Place them on a baking tray in the oven for 45 minutes–1 hour until soft and cooked. Leave them to cool.
- Cut them into wedges — first into half and then each half into 3 to make 6 wedges from each potato.
- Heat a pan of vegetable oil to 175°C/347°F and deep fry the wedges for 3–4 minutes until golden brown.
- Serve with guacamole and salsa, or sweet chilli sauce.
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