Low Fat " Mc Donald's" French Fries

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 3/4 teaspoons salt, divided
• 1 -2 russet potato
• 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil

Recipe

• 1 bring water to boil in a saucepan over high heat. add one teaspoon of salt.
• 2 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 3 peel potatoes and slice into 1/4 inch fries.
• 4 weigh the potatoes and measure out 9 ounces.
• 5 transfer potatoes to boiling water and cook exactly 2 1/2 minutes.
• 6 drain in colander and let cool (about 5 minutes).
• 7 transfer cooled potatoes to a mixing bowl and add oil and 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
• 8 mix gently to coat.
• 9 spread in a single layer on a non stick baking sheet.
• 10 bake for 20-25 minutes until crisp and golden.
• 11 turn every five minutes during the last half of cooking.
• 12 add the remaining salt if desired. (i found them plenty salty without).
• 13 note: mine took 30 minutes to achieve the right level of crispiness--so check for crispness before removing from the oven.
• 14 chef alexander states that this recipe is equal to a medium order of fries and has 5 grams of fat (as opposed to 17 grams of fat in the original version).