These delicious crispy French fries are baked in the oven instead of deep fried!
I just realized that I try to give you guys tons of easy dinner recipes but I think I’m lacking a little in the side dish department. Today I’m going to try to make up for that! One of my favorite side dishes is French fries and we make them about once a week around here.
These Crispy Oven Baked French Fries are one of my more popular recipes so I decided I would mix it up a little bit and make them with coconut oil and dip them in a super delicious sauce!
Lately, I’ve been experimenting with oils other than olive oil, especially when baking. I always have coconut oil around and figured it would go really well on these fries. It helps makes them super crispy, but doesn’t make them taste like coconut, don’t worry!
My original idea was to mix some red Thai curry past into the coconut oil but it didn’t give the fries as much flavor as I had hoped, so instead I mixed it into the ketchup and it is the best ketchup ever! It’s a little bit sweet and a little bit spicy and oh so flavorful! I’m not sure I ever want to use regular ketchup again 🙂
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Crispy Baked Coconut Oil French Fries with Red Thai Curry Ketchup
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Description
A healthier alternative to deep fried french fries that are so easy to make!
Ingredients
- 3 medium russet potatoes
- 2 tablespoons melted coconut oil
- 3 teaspoons red Thai curry paste (optional)*
- Salt, to taste, I used about 3/4 teaspoon
Red Thai Curry Ketchup:
- 1/3 cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoon red Thai curry paste
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper (not wax paper!). If baking the fries with the red Thai curry past, whisk it together with the coconut oil.
- Cut the potatoes into French fries and toss them together with the coconut oil and salt on the parchment paper.
- Bake fries for 30-35 minutes, flipping once, or until cooked through and golden brown.
- While fries are baking, mix together the ketchup and red Thai curry paste in a small bowl. You can make more or less of ketchup by adjusting amounts, if desired.
- Enjoy fries and ketchup immediately!
Notes
*I baked mine with red Thai curry paste mixed into the coconut oil. It didn’t give them a strong flavor but it did help to give them a nice color. It’s totally up to you whether you want to do that or not.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 35 mins
- Category: Side, Gluten Free, Vegan
I made these because the recipe says they won’t taste like coconut but that’s not true. They taste overwhelmingly of coconut they would have been better with no oil at all. They’re inedible.
I’m sorry you didn’t enjoy them, Trina. Did you use refined or unrefined coconut oil to make them?
Do you keep the parchment paper on the pan?
While baking? yes!
Just popped mine in the oven.. Oooo I’m so excited
I hope you enjoyed them!!
Coconut oil FTW! I use coconut oil exclusively for my oven baked fries and you’re right… no coconut taste! I love them SO much too. But that dipping ketchup – Izzy, I gotta give that a go! Delicious work for a new side!
It’s the best!! I think you would love this ketchup, Traci! I don’t plan on using the regular stuff for a while haha 🙂
Coconut oil is the way to go for oven baked fries! I used russets and coated them with coconut oil only. Russets already have a sweet taste that doesn’t demand anything else. I did serve them with some guacamole laced with cayenne for more vegan goodness. So yummy, can’t wait to make them again!!!
I’m so glad you liked them! I agree, coconut oil on fries is the way to go!