If desired, each housewife will be able to cook french fries in the oven and get the result no worse than in popular fast-food cafes. In the oven, the dish turns out to be low-calorie and practically harmless, because it does not fry in boiling fat. Various spices will help to improve the taste of treats.

French fries in the oven without oil

Ingredients: 4 large potato tubers, a large spoon of sea salt, a large pinch of Provence herbs.

By its appearance and crispy properties, such potatoes are not inferior to the usual french fries.
  1. It is worth choosing large, smooth oval potatoes, so that in the end it is possible to cook a long crispy straw. First, they are cut with plates with a thickness of about 0.5 cm, after which they are chipped with bars.
  2. The resulting straw is thoroughly washed with cold water, and then dried with paper towels.
  3. Slices of vegetable seasoned with salt and Provencal herbs. Seasonings should be on every piece.
  4. The baking dish is covered with baking paper. On top of one layer is laid potato straws. The straw must be positioned so that each piece has its own space and does not touch the "neighbors".
  5. The form is sent to the oven. The latter should be preheated to 160-170 degrees.

French fries are baked in the oven without butter for only 9-11 minutes. There is not a drop of oil in the dish according to this recipe, so you can safely try it without worrying about the figure.

Egg White Recipe

Ingredients: kilo potatoes, 2 chicken eggs, fine salt, granulated garlic.

  1. Young potatoes cannot be used for such a treat - it is too crumbly. The vegetable that suits you should lie for at least two months.
  2. The tubers are cut with a very sharp knife with a thick straw.The potato is poured with water and left for 20 minutes.
  3. Of the eggs, only proteins will be used. The latter should be beaten to a state of strong foam, then salt and sprinkle with dry garlic.
  4. Potato straws are thoroughly dried from the liquid, and after that, they are well lubricated with the whipped mixture from the third step and laid out on a wire rack.

French fries are baked in the oven with egg white for 8-9 minutes at high temperature.

In foil

Ingredients: a kilo of potato tubers, a large spoonful of olive oil, 2 pinches of salt, ground turmeric and thyme to taste.

Fries in foil are much healthier than deep-fried.

How to make french fries at home in foil, consider below.

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  1. First of all, potatoes are thoroughly peeled. For the dish under discussion, even large tubers are perfect. Peeled vegetables are chopped in even bars, and then soaked in ice-cold boiled water for about half an hour.
  2. The oven should be turned on in advance to warm up to 220 degrees.
  3. The baking sheet is covered with a wide sheet of foil. Hanging edges should remain on the sides.
  4. Potato slices are distributed on top. They should lie at a distance from each other and not touch.
  5. The potato is sprayed with olive oil from a special cooking spray. After that, the vegetable can be sprinkled with salt and spices to taste.
  6. On top of the potato pieces are covered with the hanging edges of the foil.
  7. At first, the treat is baked for 5-6 minutes at 220 degrees.
  8. Then the temperature drops to 180 degrees, the foil unfolds, and cooking continues for another 13-15 minutes.

Served with spicy or sweet ketchup.

Prefabricated option

Ingredients: standard package of frozen french fries, sea salt, any refined oil, a mixture of peppers.

  1. To start, the oven warms up to 200-210 degrees.
  2. A baking sheet is being prepared: it is covered with baking paper, you do not need to lubricate it with anything.
  3. Potato harvesting does not require preliminary defrosting. You can pour it onto baking paper immediately after removing it from the freezer.
  4. Potatoes are scattered on a baking sheet so that its slices do not touch each other.
  5. Top vegetable slices are sprayed with any refined oil, sprinkled with salt and selected spices.
  6. A baking sheet with prepared foods is sent to a hot oven.
  7. The dish will cook for about 22-25 minutes.
  8. In the process, you need to mix vegetable slices a couple of times or just shake the pan.

Ready potatoes will turn out soft and tender inside and crispy, ruddy outside. It is served as a side dish or a separate dish with various sauces.

In the oven on parchment

Ingredients: 5-6 large even potatoes, 20 ml of high-quality olive oil, a pinch of coarse salt, caraway seeds and ground turmeric, 1-2 large tablespoons of sweet and sour tomato paste.

Potatoes cooked on parchment in the oven require only quality products.
  1. The potato is peeled, washed thoroughly with cold water and chopped with long sticks. The main thing is not to make the slices too thick, otherwise the cooking time will noticeably increase. A thickness of 0.7-1 cm is enough.
  2. Olive oil is mixed with salt, turmeric and pasta. When the mass becomes homogeneous, it can be laid out in a bowl with potatoes. It is necessary to mix the products well so that each individual slice of potato is covered with a fragrant sauce.
  3. Vegetable pieces are laid out on a baking sheet covered with parchment. Additionally, lubricating it with oil is not required. On top of the potato sprinkled with caraway seeds.
  4. The pan is rearranged in a pre-heated oven.
  5. First, the treat is prepared at the lower level at 180-190 degrees for 17-20 minutes.
  6. Then the potato pot moves to the middle level and remains there until the appetizing golden brown crust appears on the slices.

Check the readiness of the dish with a dry toothpick.Potatoes cooked according to this recipe are delicious even without additional sauces.

Dietary way of cooking

Ingredients: 7-8 large smooth potatoes, 2 large eggs, a pinch of coarse salt, caraway seeds, dry paprika, red ground pepper.

  1. The oven immediately heats up to 210-220 degrees.
  2. Vegetables are washed, peeled and washed again thoroughly. Further, the tubers are thoroughly dried with paper towels.
  3. It remains to cut the potatoes first in layers, and then in non-thick straws.
  4. Now the pieces are dried already from the excreted juice with starch.
  5. The straw is folded into a bowl and poured with lightly whipped egg whites. Yolks will not be used in this recipe.
  6. Potatoes sprinkled with salt and seasonings, scattered on a baking sheet with non-stick coating.
  7. Baking treats 30-35 minutes.

Ready potatoes, if necessary, are additionally salted, laid out on a wide plate and served on the table.

In the bag in the oven

Ingredients: a kilo of potato tubers, a handful of light sesame seeds, fine salt, 60 g breadcrumbs, ¼ tbsp. corn oil, sweet ground paprika.

Fries in the sleeve - a dish for those who love potatoes, but fear for their figure.
  1. The peel is removed from the vegetables, after which they are cut into strips, washed and thoroughly dried.
  2. Spices are mixed with butter and breadcrumbs. Vegetable slices fall well in the resulting mixture.
  3. Prepared straws are laid out in a culinary sleeve and tied.
  4. Baked treats at an average temperature of just under half an hour.

When served, the potatoes are decorated with chopped fresh herbs.