I Missed Fries! So when I found these healthy versions I was hooked

kezza (35)in #cooking • 7 years ago

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So back in September, I started a new healthy eating plan, going to a local slimming club with a weigh-in and inspirational talks about mindset and eating the right things.

I still attend and I am on target to achieving a 21lbs lost or 1 and a half stone award. It's taken a long time but I feel like I am eating healthy and not on a diet.

But... I did miss my chips/fries, although I didn't eat them that often before I started my journey to good health.

So when they told me you could have healthy chips and fries too... I didn't believe them. Until I cooked some and now they have become my families Friday meal, along with the rest of a traditional fry up but without all the oil.

So I thought I would share with you here the recipe and the cooking process.

Ingredients:

Potatoes (I usually do one per adult)
Fry light (Spraying Cooking Oil can come in different flavours)
Seasoning to help with the browning

Preparation:

Peel the potatoes and cut them into chips/fries shapes
Either par boil them in a pan of water or do the cheat method of cooking them in the microwave. I have found that 15 minutes on high in 850-watt microwave does the trick nicely.
When done, drain and dry them with either a cloth or paper towel. This helps remove some of the starchy stickiness.
Place them flat on a baking tray, I usually line the baking tray with either tin foil or baking parchment paper (This stops the chips/fries sticking to the tray)
Spray Frylight on the chips/fries and shake a little seasoning over to help brown them.
Place in the oven, I usually set the temperature to 210 but your ovens may vary
Once browned on once side flip them over, spray and season again and brown on the other side.
Once done enjoy.

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Fridays look good again!