Who needs a little comfort food these days? Yeah, me too. I had some leftover russet potatoes the other day and I knew exactly what I was going to make with them. Thick cut, perfect for dipping and dunking, Oven Baked Steak Fries. These tasty potato wedges get surprisingly crispy in the oven without any extra steps, like soaking or drying, making them an incredibly simple side dish…or main dish, if you’re like me. 😅
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What Are Steak Fries?
Simply put, steak fries thick potato wedges. Usually they’re deep fried like French fries, but I don’t like dealing with all that scary hot grease, so I baked them instead. They were still surprisingly crispy, and wayyyyy easier than dealing with getting (and keeping) a vat of hot oil to the proper temperature, and dodging splattering oil that is trying to kill you.
“Just made these for lunch and they are delicious!!! I used a steak seasoning I found at Lidl. I’m trying my best to save the rest for my son but I may end up making him his own pan. Great recipe! Next time I’ll have the come back sauce ready for dipping.”
Sonia
Ingredients
Here’s what you’ll need to make these homemade oven baked steak fries:
- Russet Potatoes: This is my favorite type of potato to use in this recipe. They have a good balance of starch and water, which helps them get crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. Any type of potato can be used, but the texture won’t turn out exactly the same.
- Cooking Oil: Use any cooking oil you like, such as olive oil or vegetable oil. This helps the seasonings stick to the potatoes and makes them crispy in the oven.
- Paprika & Steak Seasoning: I use both seasonings to add an extra “steak” element to these fries. Steak seasoning, a.k.a. Montreal steak seasoning, is one of my new favorite seasoning blends. It’s a chunky blend of salt, pepper, red pepper, garlic, and sometimes other spices. The chunky nature of this blend gives you little pops of flavor and also adds a little bit of delicious crunch. I love this stuff!
Where to Buy Steak Seasoning
You can get this at any major grocery store. It’s usually in the spice aisle near the other seasoning blends or grill seasoning blends. McCormick brand makes one, and that brand is in most major U.S. supermarkets. The one I used today was purchased at Aldi. You can see a photo of the bottle if you scroll down to the step by step photos section of the post.
Serving Suggestions
If it’s within your budget, these fries are perfect for serving with steak! But that can be a pretty expensive cut of meat, so I usually go for glazed ham steaks or baked chicken breasts instead. Smash burgers are another no-brainer, as are sloppy joes! But above all else…I need something to dip these fries in. My comeback sauce is always a hit, but I can never have just ONE dip…so ketchup and ranch are always on the table too.
How Are the Leftovers?
Like most types of fries, these steak fries are definitely best right out of the oven. The will get less crispy the longer they sit, and if kept in the refrigerator overnight the texture will be more along the lines of baked potato. Did that stop me from devouring the leftovers? Absolutely not.
Oven Baked Steak Fries
Servings 2Ingredients
- 1 lb. russet potatoes ($0.60)
- 1 Tbsp cooking oil ($0.04)
- 1/2 Tbsp paprika ($0.15)
- 1/2 Tbsp steak seasoning ($0.15)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425ºF. Wash the potatoes well. Cut each potato into wedges, approximately 12 wedges per potato. (Quarter the potato lengthwise, then slice each quarter into three wedges.)
- Add the potato wedges to a bowl with the cooking oil, paprika, and steak seasoning. Toss the potato wedges until they are well coated.
- Spread the seasoned potato wedges out over a parchment lined baking sheet, making sure they're in a single layer. Transfer to the preheated oven and bake for 35 minutes, or until they are well browned and crispy. Flip the steak fries once, after about 20 minutes of baking.
- Serve immediately.
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Equipment
- Enamelware Sheet Pan
- Parchment Paper
Nutrition
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How to Make Steak Fries – Step by Step Photos
Preheat the oven to 425ºF. Start with one pound of russet potatoes (this is two 1/2 lb. potatoes). Wash your potatoes well, because they grow under ground. In the dirt. You get the point. Cut each potato into 12 wedges. To do this I began by cutting each potato into quarters, lengthwise. Then cut each quarter into 3 wedges.
Add the potato wedges to a bowl with 1 Tbsp cooking oil, ½ Tbsp paprika, and ½ Tbsp steak seasoning.
This is the steak seasoning I used. I got this at Aldi, but McCormick brand can be found in most grocery stores. It’s just a chunky mix of salt, pepper, garlic, red pepper, and maybe a small amount of other spices.
Toss the potato wedges until they’re well coated in oil and spices.
Spread the potato wedges out onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, making sure they’re in a single layer.
Bake the steak fries in the preheated 425ºF oven for about 35 minutes, or until they’re well browned and crispy. Make sure to flip them once during baking, after about 20 minutes.
Serve with your favorite sauces!
Made these last night to go with our sloppy joes and it was a hit with my husband. I also made the steak seasoning that accompanied this recipe.
Will definitely use this recipe again. The only tweak I did was adding Cajun seasoning to the steak seasoning to make it more spicy.
This recipe frustrates me because it’s the only normal fry recipe on the site except the garlic one, but it doesn’t say “here’s how to make a homemade equivalent of our seasoning”. Sometimes we’re here on Budget Bytes because we need to use what we have in the house.