Juicy and tasty French fries. The most delicious French potatoes

18.08.2020 Restaurant notes

The most delicious French potatoes will take you thousands of kilometers, and you can feel like a real Frenchwoman. French fries are one of the most popular side dishes in the world. And you can cook this yummy at home, while getting the result even better than in restaurants. Try it and you will not regret it!

Ingredients:

  • potatoes - 800 grams;
  • butter - 1 tablespoon;
  • egg - 1 piece;
  • garlic - 1 clove (optional);
  • heavy cream - 200 milliliters;
  • Edam cheese - 50 grams;
  • nutmeg - 1 piece;
  • salt and pepper to taste;
  • greens (optional).

The most delicious French fries. Step by step recipe

  1. We wash the potatoes and peel them.
  2. Rub the nutmeg on a fine grater.
  3. Rub the cheese on a coarse grater. By the way, instead of Edam, you can take either Gruyère or Emmental cheese. Do not skimp on cheese: after all, the further taste of the dish depends on this product.
  4. Drive an egg into a bowl and beat it lightly.
  5. Add heavy cream and grated nutmeg to this.
  6. Mix and add salt and pepper. You can add any other spices if desired.
  7. Mix everything thoroughly again.
  8. Rub the form in which we will bake French fries with crushed garlic.
  9. Lubricate the top with butter.
  10. Peeled raw potatoes should be grated or cut into thin circles. Personally, I rub on a cabbage shredder. But, be careful and careful not to get hurt!
  11. Distribute the grated potatoes evenly in shape.
  12. Pour the cream, egg and spices on top of the raw potatoes.
  13. Sprinkle with grated cheese on top. I sprinkle it with cheese just before putting it in the oven. But you can first bake the main ingredients a little, and only then (10-15 minutes before the end) take out the potatoes and sprinkle with cheese. This way you won't have a crispy top.
  14. We send the form to an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 45 minutes. French potatoes should be baked until golden brown.
  15. Decorate the finished dish with herbs on top as you wish.

By the way, for meat lovers, there is another way to cook this recipe. You need to do everything the same as in the above step-by-step cooking, but with the addition of pork and onions.

  1. Wash the pork and cut into strips.
  2. Peel the onion and cut into half rings.
  3. After greasing the mold, spread the meat evenly over the mold.
  4. Then lay out a layer of onion and a layer of potatoes.
  5. We send it to the oven and bake for 5-10 minutes longer.

You can use mayonnaise instead of egg cream. It will be delicious, but not as good as with cream. With mayonnaise, you can either simply coat the dish on top, or you can cook it in the same way as cream: with an egg and spices.

If you are a mushroom lover, then you can cook delicious French fries with cheese and spices, with the addition of mushrooms. You will need to do the same as in the original recipe above: but add the mushrooms. They will need about 500 grams.

  1. Wash the mushrooms and fry in a pan with onions until tender.
  2. Put the mushroom layer after the potato layer.
  3. Top with cream and sprinkle with cheese.
  4. We send to the oven for 50 minutes.

So we cooked insanely delicious French fries in the oven. As you can see, there are different recipes and which one to cook depends on your taste preferences. But, as for me, every person at least once should try the most magnificent French-style potatoes with cheese without meat and mushroom additives. So you can get to know the real delicate taste of the potatoes that are prepared in France, without even visiting this country. Please your loved ones with "I Love to Cook"! Bon Appetit!

This dish has various names. Some call potatoes in French in the oven, others call meat in French with potatoes. But in any case, we are talking about a hearty and tasty dish that is quickly prepared, does not require gourmet products and unnecessary effort. The traditional combination of potatoes and different types of meat will complement the delicate cheese flavor. Favorite spices are emphasized.

In the oven, the dish looks appetizing and presentable thanks to its golden crust. By applying imagination, you can expand the composition of the ingredients. But more on that later.

French-style potatoes are prepared in the oven from available products. You will need:

Step by step video recipe

  • 1.5 kg of potatoes;
  • 800 g of meat;
  • 1-2 onions;
  • mayonnaise or sour cream;
  • 200-250 g of hard cheese;
  • seasonings and herbs to taste.

The amount of meat may be less. It depends on the possibilities and how satisfying you want the dish to be.

If the meat is fat enough, you can do without sour cream and mayonnaise, or choose a product with a low percentage of fat.

Pork, chicken, veal, turkey are suitable. If we take pork, it is better to choose the neck. From chicken meat, a ham is suitable. You can pre-boil the veal if you are not sure what it will cook.

How to handle and cut food

For French fries, it is best to first prepare all the ingredients and then shape the dish. The process will take no more than half an hour. If you are expecting guests, then you can start a couple of hours before their arrival, and you will have time for everything.

Wash the potatoes, peel them, cut them into strips or slices. It already depends on your imagination and preferences.

So that the potatoes are well baked, it is better to cut them no more than 4 mm in thickness.

Leave the sliced ​​potatoes in the water so they don't turn black. Moving on to the meat. We cut it into small pieces or like into chops. In the latter case, the product must be beaten off a little. Salt and pepper the meat. Add spices for meat dishes or kebabs if desired. A mixture of hops-suneli, marjoram, basil is suitable.

The meat will turn out to be tender and will acquire an unusual taste if you marinate it in soy sauce for a short time.

Leave the pork to marinate a little. Cut the onion into half rings or cubes. The carrots are not listed in the recipe, but if you want to add colors to the dish and vary the taste a little, rub the carrots and mix with the onions.

Onions can be pre-fried slightly until golden brown. Three cheese on a coarse grater and leave aside. We'll need it last.

Forming the dish

We take the shape of the depth and size we need, grease the bottom with vegetable oil. We lay out the products in layers - first meat, then onions with or without carrots. Then we take out the potatoes from the water, blot them with a paper towel, salt a little and also put them on a baking sheet.

Spread potato circles or straws over the entire surface of the mold. Draw a net of mayonnaise on top.

You can make a sour cream and mustard sauce in equal proportions and use it instead of mayonnaise.

While the oven is warming up to 200 degrees, sprinkle the dish with cheese. We put our potatoes to bake for 40-50 minutes. If you get less cheese, then it is better to rub and put it on top 10-15 minutes before the end of cooking.

Potatoes are served hot as a main course. You can decorate it with herbs, make a vegetable salad, or simply chop vegetables.

French fries without meat

Meatless Potatoes Recipe is an easy way to quickly cook an unusual dish in the oven. There is no type of meat in the list of ingredients itself, but if you wish, you can serve any meat dish separately with such potatoes.

French potatoes are a fairly simple dish to prepare, but despite all the modesty, it turns out to be tasty, beautiful and great for a festive table.

French fries - a classic recipe
Don't know what to do so as not to mess around and surprise the guests? Cook French fries in the oven using the basic recipe.

Required products:

  • spices to your taste;
  • a kilogram of potatoes;
  • 100 grams of cheese;
  • two cloves of garlic;
  • two glasses of milk or cream;
  • about 50 grams of butter.

Cooking process:

  1. Remove the skin from the potatoes, rinse well and cut into thin slices.
  2. Put the milk on the stove, season with the selected spices, not forgetting, of course, to add salt and bring to a boil.
  3. When the process goes, put the prepared circles in the milk and cook them over medium heat for about 10 minutes.
  4. Put half of the potatoes into a baking dish, cover it with chopped garlic, and then the remaining potatoes and butter cubes. Sprinkle with grated cheese on top and cook at 180 degrees for about 25 minutes.

Required products:

  • a kilogram of potatoes;
  • spices to taste;
  • 0.15 kg of cheese;
  • one onion;
  • a slice of chicken fillet;
  • four tablespoons of mayonnaise;
  • two tomatoes.

Cooking process:

  1. All of these ingredients from the list must be cut, potatoes and tomatoes into slices, onion rings, and fillet as you like.
  2. Prepare the form, put the potatoes there in the first layer, then the chicken, onions, tomatoes on top, coat everything with mayonnaise and finally - sprinkle with grated cheese. Note that all layers need to be seasoned with spices such as salt and pepper.
  3. Put in the oven for 35 minutes, turning on the heat at 180 degrees, and serve as soon as possible.

Quick French fries in a frying pan

Required products:

  • 150 grams of cheese;
  • half a kilo of potatoes;
  • about 100 grams of mayonnaise;
  • spices as desired;
  • one onion;
  • 0.3 kg of meat.

Cooking process:

  1. We cut the selected meat into plates, it is advisable to beat it off a little more for softness, season with spices, and turn the potatoes into thin circles.
  2. First put the meat in the pan, then the potatoes, which need to be salted, the onion rings, and the top is thoroughly coated with mayonnaise, sprinkle with grated cheese. You can add a little water to the ingredients to prevent the meat from burning.
  3. Cover the pan with a lid, set it to a low heat level and bring it to readiness for about 70 minutes, it may take a little more.

Cooking with minced meat in a slow cooker

The recipe for cooking in a multicooker includes all the same products that are used when baking in the oven.

The dish turns out to be very juicy if cooked with minced pork.

Required products:

  • one onion;
  • any seasonings to taste;
  • 0.4 kg of minced meat;
  • two tomatoes;
  • 600 grams of potatoes;
  • 4 tablespoons of mayonnaise;
  • about 100 grams of cheese.

Cooking process:

  1. Let's start making potatoes with minced meat by preparing the latter. Minced meat must be sprinkled with spices, you can also immediately mix with onions or use it separately.
  2. Place the chopped potatoes in the bottom of the bowl, then the minced meat and onion rings. Do not forget to lightly salt and pepper it and grease the whole layer with mayonnaise.
  3. Now it's the turn of the tomatoes, which are also cut into rings and coated with mayonnaise. Finishes everything - finely grated cheese.
  4. It is necessary to cook this dish for 50 minutes in the "Baking" mode and do not take it out immediately, but let it stand for another 10 minutes.

Potatoes in the oven with pork

Oven potatoes with meat are another very satisfying cooking option. You can take absolutely any meat to your taste.

Required products:

  • 0.2 kg of mayonnaise;
  • 400 grams of pork;
  • seasonings;
  • a kilogram of potatoes;
  • two onions and the same number of garlic cloves;
  • about 0.15 kg of cheese.

Cooking process:

  1. First, let's prepare the meat, it needs to be cut into not too thick layers, season with spices and rub well with crushed garlic.
  2. Cut the onion and potatoes into rings and proceed to laying out.
  3. First, the meat is sent to the form, then the onions are greased with mayonnaise, potatoes, which must be salted, pepper and also covered with mayonnaise.
  4. Cover the contents with a layer of grated cheese, a net of mayonnaise and cook for 60 minutes in the oven at 180 degrees.

Cooking with the addition of tomatoes

Required products:

  • two onions;
  • spices;
  • 150 grams of cheese;
  • about a kilogram of potatoes;
  • two tomatoes;
  • 100 grams of mayonnaise.

Cooking process:

  1. Chop all vegetables into rings and mugs, season with spices to taste, such as salt, pepper or a mixture of herbs.
  2. Put in a mold in any order you like best, not forgetting to coat with mayonnaise, but not every layer, but only after the onion and tomato. But note that the last must be grated cheese. Put in the oven for 45 minutes at 180 degrees and serve.

French fries with mushrooms

Required products:

  • mayonnaise packaging;
  • 600 grams of potatoes;
  • a slice of cheese weighing about 200 grams;
  • spices to your taste;
  • 0.3 kg of mushrooms.

Cooking process:

  1. Cut the mushrooms into slices, put in a pan and fry until golden brown, so that all the moisture released has evaporated.
  2. Turn onions and potatoes into thin rings and put in a mold. You should have the following sequence: potatoes, onions, mushrooms and again potatoes. All components must be sprinkled with spices, and the last layer is still well coated with mayonnaise and covered with grated cheese.
  3. a kilogram of potatoes;
  4. 0.2 liters of cream;
  5. two cloves of garlic;
  6. three tablespoons of mayonnaise.
  7. Cooking process:

    1. Combine mayonnaise with cream, chopped garlic and seasonings, this will be a dressing.
    2. We peel the potatoes, rinse them, turn them into round slices and send them to the mold.
    3. Pour the contents of the prepared sauce and cook for 40 minutes at 200 degrees.

    French style potato gratin with cheese

    Required products:

  • 50 grams of butter;
  • about 700 grams of potatoes;
  • three cloves of garlic;
  • spices to your taste;
  • half a glass of milk;
  • 0.3 kg of cheese;
  • small package of cream.

Cooking process:

  1. We prepare a container for baking, coat it with oil and spread the potatoes in an even layer, which were cut into thin slices in advance, salt.
  2. Bring the specified amount of cream to a boil, add seasonings and crushed garlic to them, make the lowest heat and cook for about five minutes, then pour in the milk and keep it on the stove for another couple of minutes.
  3. Cover the potatoes in a mold with the resulting mixture, and wrap the dish with foil. We cook in a preheated oven for about 30 minutes, turning on the temperature 180 degrees.
  4. After the allotted time, remove the foil, sprinkle the ingredients generously with grated cheese and leave in the oven for another 10 minutes until a beautiful ruddy color is formed.

Ingredients:

Potatoes - 6 pieces
butter - 50 g
garlic - 1-2 cloves
thyme - 1 sprig
water - 1 glass
salt, freshly ground pepper - to taste


How to make aromatic French fries:

    Peel the potatoes and wash them thoroughly. Cut each potato in half across.

    On the rounded side, cut the oval side so that it is flat. This will keep the potatoes in a stable position in the baking dish.

    Melt the butter in a deep frying pan, add a sprig of thyme and chopped garlic. Then, when the oil is well heated, place the potatoes in the skillet.

    Leave it to brown until golden brown. You do not need to fry the other side. Carefully remove the potatoes from the pan and transfer them to a baking dish, browned side up.

    Pour in boiling water. Cover the tin with foil and place in the oven for half an hour. The dish should be baked at 180 ° C.

    Put the finished potatoes on a dish and sprinkle with salt. Serve this baked potato as a side dish.

French fries with cream and cheese

Ingredients:

Potatoes - 8 pcs.
cream - 200 ml
cheese - 150 g
onion - 1 pc.
garlic - 3 cloves
canned corn - 100 g
sweet red pepper - 1 pc.
mustard - 2-3 tbsp. spoons
vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. spoons
parsley greens - 0.5 bunch
nutmeg to taste
paprika to taste
salt, ground pepper - to taste

How to cook potatoes with cream:

    Boil thoroughly washed potatoes in the skins. Cut the bell peppers and onions into cubes. Chop the garlic.

    Preheat a frying pan, pour in vegetable oil. Place the onions, garlic, peppers and corn in a skillet.

    Cook for five to seven minutes. Then pour in the cream and boil the mixture. Add mustard, grated cheese and finely chopped herbs to the skillet.

    Peel the boiled potatoes, cut in half. Pull out the core carefully. Crush the potato pulp and mix with the cheese mass.

    Add salt, pepper, paprika and nutmeg. Put the potato halves in pre-prepared foil boats.

    Use a small spoon to fill the potatoes with the cheese filling. Bake the stuffed French fries at 200 ° C for ten minutes.

French fries with mushrooms

Ingredients:

Potatoes - 500 g
champignons - 300 g
green apple - 1 pc.
hard cheese - 200 g
butter
olive oil
garlic - 2 cloves
dill - 0.5 bunch
green onions - 3-4 branches
nutmeg - a pinch
salt to taste

How to cook potatoes with mushrooms:

    Cut the peeled and washed potatoes into quarters, sprinkle with nutmeg and stir.

    Wash the mushrooms and cut into slices. Cut the apple into eight to ten pieces. Chop the garlic through a press.

    Grate the cheese with a coarse grater. Prepare a baking dish. To do this, rub it with garlic and butter.

    In a separate bowl, combine mushrooms, potatoes and apple, drizzle with olive oil and salt. Mix well.

    Place the apple and mushroom potatoes in a baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese on top. Place the dish in the oven for thirty minutes and bake the dish at 180 ° C.

    Sprinkle with herbs before serving.

French fries are perfect for people who like to eat well and don't want to spend a lot of time cooking. It takes about 30 minutes to prepare vegetables, and the dish should be baked in the oven for 40-60 minutes. A nice touch is the fact that it is made up of simple ingredients.

Cooking French fries consists of several stages. First you need to chop and prepare potatoes, meat, onions and cheese. After that, the stage of forming the dish begins. All ingredients are laid out in the form in stages: first meat, then onions, potatoes, sauce and cheese. Each of the points has its own characteristics, so now we will look at the step-by-step instructions for creating a delicious dish. For cooking you will need:
  • Potatoes - 1.2-2 kg;
  • Any meat - 350 g;
  • Onions - 2 pcs.;
  • Mayonnaise (or sour cream) - 120 g;
  • Hard cheese - 200 g;
  • Vegetable oil - for the form;
  • Salt and black pepper to taste;
Take potatoes and rinse them well under water. Then remove the peel. Rinse the potatoes again and place them in a pot of water. Take out one potato and cut it into medium-thick slices (approx. 3 mm). Place the chopped potatoes in water to prevent browning. Chop the remaining vegetables in a similar way. Rinse raw meat thoroughly. It is worth noting that you can also use boiled meat - as a result, the dish will turn out to be even more tender. Then place it on a board and use a sharp knife to cut it into medium pieces (3-4 cm). When ready, place the minced meat in a separate container. Peel the onion and rinse it. Then rinse the knife in cold water and start slicing the onion. This is done so that the eyes do not water so much. You can chop the onion any way you want, but not too coarsely. Then chop the second onion and place all the chopped onions in a separate container. If you want, you can also chop some carrots - they will go well with onions. Take cheese and grate it on a round-hole grater. Then put the resulting shavings in a separate container. It is recommended to wrap it in plastic wrap so that the cheese does not weather. Take vegetable oil and brush it on a mold or leaf. It is recommended to use a kitchen brush for this. Put the meat on the bottom of the sheet, put the onion on top, then add the pepper and salt. You can add other suitable seasonings if you like (dried herbs work well) and garlic. Drain the sliced ​​potatoes from the pot. Place it on a towel and pat it dry, then return it to the container. Season the potatoes with salt, pepper and mix well. Then place on layers with meat and onions. It is worth noting that the circles should be evenly distributed in shape. Put mayonnaise on the potatoes and spread with a tablespoon. You can use sour cream instead of mayonnaise. You can also mix the mustard and sour cream in equal proportions and put the resulting sauce over the potatoes. Preheat the oven to 190-200 ° C. Sprinkle the cheese shavings over the dish and place the dish in the oven. The dish will take 40-60 minutes to cook. Look into the oven from time to time and check if it is cooked. Potatoes with meat should bake well, and cheese should melt and be covered with a golden crust. When everything is ready, use the oven mitts to remove the mold from the oven. Allow to cool slightly before serving (about 5-7 minutes). Then take a spatula and cut the potatoes into portions. It is customary to serve it hot as a second course. It does not need any additions, since in itself it is very rich and satisfying. Be sure to put some drink on the table.

As you can see, cooking French fries is very easy. You can buy and cut all the ingredients in advance, and just put the dish in the oven when guests arrive. Next time, instead of meat, try using fish. Pink salmon or pangasius work well. Bon Appetit!