Garlic and parsley fries (2024)

I don’t buy oven chips very often because they’re one of those things that’s easy to make from scratch, and actually even better than the shop-bought version. Case in point: crunchy, fluffy chips with fresh parsley, garlic, and plenty of salt and pepper. So simple, but oh-so-good.

I like to leave the skins on mine, for several reasons: it’s where most of the nutrition is; you avoid wasting a good proportion of the potato by peeling it; they taste good and get nice and crispy; I am far too lazy to peel my potatoes (which, let’s face it, is probably the main reason).

I chopped my potatoes up pretty much as thin as I could because I felt like making American-style fries rather than fat British chips, but you can make thicker ones if you prefer (though they might take a few minutes more in the oven).

Don’t be intimidated by the raw garlic in this recipe – I actually think that it isn’t remotely overwhelming once it’s all mixed together. However if you’re not a garlic obsessive like myself you might want to stick to two cloves, and perhaps make these on a day when you’re not going to be seeing anyone important, just in case (probably not a good recipe to make on a first date).

Don’t forget the dip!

Completely off-topic question: in my last few posts I haven’t been putting my usual titles on my images. Generally I find that titled images get pinned the same amount as non-titled images, so I stopped. What are your opinions on this – do you like titled images?