Crispy Oven Baked Potato Wedges
Baked potato wedge fries are better than fried. Who’s with me?
Not only are they less calories, but there’s no chance of oil splatter burns. Plus your house won’t reek of frying oil for the next couple days. What is up with that strong smell of frying oil? I swear furniture just absorbs it. Ick.
Potato wedges hold a special place in my heart because they are the first thing I cooked for Shawn when I was a 17 year old novice cook. Looking back now, I’m surprised he liked them because they were just…wrong. Soggy, dripping in extra oil, unevenly cut. Basically everything you don’t want in your wedge fries.
I’ve come a long way in my cooking skills in the past 10 years, and I can confidently say that I’ve perfected crispy-on-the-outside, tender-on-the-inside oven baked potato wedges. I’ll let you in on my secrets so you can enjoy these in your home.
Choose even sized potatoes so they will cook up evenly. Cut them in half, then cut those halves into thirds. Perfect wedge fry size.
When you cut the potatoes, they release moisture. This moisture prevents them from getting crispy. Get a paper towel and wipe away all the moisture until they’re dry. It’s a little time consuming, but this step is crucial if you want them crispy.
Roast them on parchment paper so they don’t stick to the pan, and space them out so air can circulate between the potatoes. If they’re too crowded they will steam instead of crisp up.
And of course, potato wedges are nothing without a great dipping sauce. I’ve recently discovered sriracha and I’m obsessed! It gives so much great flavor with just the right amount of spice. This sriracha ketchup is amazing. I want to put it on everything.
Happy potato-wedge-dipping!
Crispy Oven Baked Potato Wedges
Ingredients
Potato Wedges
- 4 medium russet potatoes, washed, scrubbed and dried
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt & pepper
Sriracha Ketchup
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon sriracha
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees with the rack in the upper third.
- Cut your potatoes in half, then cut the halves into thirds. Use a paper towel to completely dry any moisture the cut potato releases.
- In a large bowl, toss the cut potato wedges with 2 tablespoons olive oil. Arrange the wedges cut side down on a parchment lined baking sheet, spaced out so they are not touching. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Roast for 30 minutes then remove from oven. Reduce heat to 350 degrees, flip the wedges so the other cut side is down and sprinkle again with salt and pepper. Return to oven and roast for another 15 minutes.
- Make the sriracha ketchup by combining the ketchup, mayo and sriracha.
- Serve the potato wedges warm with the sriracha dipping sauce.
49 Comments on “Crispy Oven Baked Potato Wedges”
These are SO GOOD! I put a pan of these in the oven, along with a pan w/ regular potatoes for my picky eaters. While I finish cooking our burgers, I’m snacking on these rhutabega fries – they TASTE LIKE CANDY! The family can have regular ol’ potato fries – I’m keeping these for myself!
Yeah! I am so happy you liked my fries Barbara! They do kinda taste like candy. Thanks so much for the feedback, I really appreciate it.
Excellent recipe, very simple but very effective. A pleasant healthy change from chips. Personally I like to throw a little paprika and cumin in as well, but that’s just my taste.
Had these tonight with burgs, very good tip to dry them nice crispy outside. I so dislike ketchup so I used my wife’s dip of Ranch dressing and Frank’s Red Hot sauce (almost to the same colour as your photo of your dip). Along with a side of my spicy cucumbers was like the best! (Kids don’t eat those!).
Thumbs up! I would never tell you I’m gonna try, I’m gonna tell you I tried! And tried and true your recipes are!
Yea! Another success! Aren’t these wedge fries amazing? I make them allllll the time. And always when we make burgers. I like your idea of ranch and frank’s red hot sauce! My husband loves all things spicy, he’d love that. You’re so nice to me! Hope to keep supplying you with good recipes to try!
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