Steak Fries

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This is certainly off Z’s potato diet. Oops.

For people just in for this post, Z at some point had read that potatoes correlate with weight gain, and so, despite his intense love for anything potato, he has been denying himself.  Mostly.

Incidentally, during our weekend visit, the CK and CQ were also breaking from their Atkin’s diet, which they are usually very good about keeping to. As for A, she’s cool with potatoes, but she wouldn’t bring them to the desert island with her and they certainly wouldn’t appear on her death row dinner.  She especially dislikes Steak Fries. Mostly.

This recipe is another thing the CQ made on our visit and it is another thing that we made later in the visit for the guests.  It accompanied the Portobello Burgers (because what’s a burger with out a side of fries?), and with their dipping sauce, have revolutionized steak fries for A and only further supported Z’s all-things-potato addiction.

 

Steak Fries with Cilantro-Lime Mayo Dipping Sauce

Serves 6

(Adapted from Gourmet on Epicurious)

 

For Cilantro Lime Sauce

1  c mayo

1/2 c sour cream

4 tbsp finely chopped cilantro

4 tsp grated lime

freshly grated black pepper

a few dashes of cayenne

 

For Potatoes

1 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp dried oregano

1 tsp sea salt

6 tbsp olive oil

6 medium potatoes, each cut into 8

 

 

Start by preheating the oven to 450.  Then slice the potatoes.  Next mix the cumin, oregano, sea salt and oil into a large bowl (we double the original here even though we 1.5x the potatoes because we wanted them good and lathered).  Add the potatoes and toss until they are thoroughly coated.

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Arrange the potatoes on a cookie sheet.  Drizzle the remaining olive oil and herb mixture over the top and bake for about 35 minutes.

Meanwhile, make the dipping sauce.  (We doubled the original recipe because the CK is a sauce man and can you go wrong with Mayo???).  Zest the lime.  Chop the cilantro.  Then combine the mayo, sour cream, lime zest and cilantro in a serving bowl.  We started by adding 1/2 tsp of salt, but we think we added a little more than that in the end.  We also grated a little pepper in it and threw in a few big dashes of cayenne, because we all like a little zippiness.

And while can’t say that potatoes and mayo are a particularly healthy side dish — we can say this: We don’t actually have a picture of the final product because as soon as they were on a plate we all went right to work on them — and perhaps that says enough.