Place the oven rack in the center position and begin heating the oven to 425 degrees. Scrub the potatoes under cold running water and set aside. Using a mandoline, on the thick slice (3/16-inch) ...

Homemade french fries may seem like a fairly simple proposition: slice potato, fry potato, add ketchup, and eat. The sad truth is, though, that DIY fries often come out soggy. What is the elusive ...

In South America, fried potatoes are more than just a side dish; they are an integral part of many main dishes. For the recipes here, they are tossed with stir-fried beef and with the Scrambled Eggs ...

Paired with spicy salsa brava and garlicky allioli, patatas bravas traditionally are served in tapas bars throughout Spain. The salsa brava is made with pimenton, a smoked Spanish paprika sold as ...

I pitted several popular techniques against each other and was surprised to find two very different methods that produced ...

First off, sweet potatoes are not yams. Yams hail from Africa, are not sweet or very nutritious. Our growers created this confusion to differentiate the drier, firmer sweet potatoes from the moister ...

The first time I dunked a french fry in ranch, I was with my cousin at the East Anchorage Red Robin behind the Northway Mall sometime in the late 1980s. The hot salt/cool tang combo struck teenage me ...

Are you an extra crispy French-fry fan? I am. Every time I order French fries I ask them to be made extra crispy. I can’t think of anything sadder then blonde, limp French fries. When French fries are ...

Fried potatoes are one of mankind’s greatest inventions, but deep-frying at home can be as fussy and fretful as clipping a frantic cat’s claws. I think it’s worth it on occasion, but not everyone does ...