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Potato Wedges
Serves 4

ingredients

  • 4 King Edward potatoes or leftover baked potatoes
  • vegetable oil to grease
  • salt to season
  • 3 litres (105 fl. oz) of vegetable oil
method

1 Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas mark 4.
2 Pierce the potatoes with a fork, rub them with vegetable oil and sprinkle with salt.
3 Place them on a baking tray in the oven for 45 minutes–1 hour until soft and cooked. Leave them to cool.
4 Cut them into wedges — first into half and then each half into 3 to make 6 wedges from each potato.
5 Heat a pan of vegetable oil to 175°C/347°F and deep fry the wedges for 3–4 minutes until golden brown.
6 Serve with guacamole and salsa, or sweet chilli sauce. Printer-Friendly Version

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