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Potato Wedges? - All you ever wanted to know about how make potato wedges

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  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
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    The other day in a resturaunt we had new potatoes sauteed, sliced into circles, fried, ovened with a bit of rosemary in them.

    they were lovely tongue4.gif
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  • gallygirl
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    Help, have only cooked these a few times but they are always soggy. i toss in olive oil (hot) & toss regularly. I do them in a roastting tin - would they be better on a tray? Or should I just use an oil spray?
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  • seraphina
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    You may be using a touch too much oil - I use a dessertspoonful of olive oil for around 600g spuds. Toss well and then they go straight onto a hot baking sheet.

    Once I have cut the spuds into wedges, I always dry them off as well as possible with kitchen roll or a clean tea towel - this makes a big difference to helping them go crisp.
  • cowboy
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    Yeah, I agree with seraphina. Remove the wedges and put them onto the kitchen towel for a while before serving.... make sure you have enough towels to soak up the excess oil.
  • gallygirl
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    Thanks all, will report back!
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  • maisiegirl
    maisiegirl Posts: 48 Forumite
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    How do you make yours? parboil or not?
    Also can I sprinkle bbq seasoning on them?:confused:
  • Rowan_2
    Rowan_2 Posts: 37 Forumite
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    I parboil mine, but I dont think you have too.
    When I have boiled them for about 3 minutes, I drain them, the hot water dries them off pretty quick, I then stick them in a bowl, cover with a little oil and whatever spices I happen to have (cajun, whatever) you could spray with the spray oils and add nothing or a little sea salt or whatever happens to be on hand.

    Stir it a bit to cover.

    Stick them in the oven for about 20 minutes with a wee shake or turn them over in between.
  • Sharra
    Sharra Posts: 751 Forumite
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    I never par boil, just chuck 'em in a bowl with olive oil, the add flavouring (I use lemon juice and thyme) then put them in the oven for about 20 - 30 mins.
  • Psykicpup
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    do it both ways & find garlic powder really good to season
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  • ravenfire_2
    ravenfire_2 Posts: 188 Forumite
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    No I dont parboil either and make mine very similar to Sharra
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