Tasty potato wedges in a rustic oven

In fast-food restaurants, along with the traditional "French fries", they offer the option of "rustic style". The tubers are cut into large slices, which are crushed with the skin in spices, giving the finished product an attractive color and unique taste. The sprinkling consists of food colors and flavors derived from natural paprika, sugar and yeast (they don’t give potatoes the beneficial properties). The product undergoes special processing, is frozen and stored in this form for 12 months.

During frying in boiling oil at a temperature of 130 ° C, large slices absorb vegetable fats less and have little energy value.

McDonald's Village Potato Calorie Table:

Proteins, g	4
Fats, g	15
Carbohydrates, g	42
Calories 100 g	330

Supporters of a healthy diet and opponents of "fast food" prepare potatoes "in a village" at home, which can significantly reduce energy value.

Calorie content

The calorie content of homemade potato "rustic" is reduced as follows: <

Cooking young tubers;
Boil them until half cooked;
Bake with a minimum amount of oil.

Calorie table of homemade rustic potatoes cooked in the oven:

№	The product's name	Total amount, g	Proteins, g	Fats, g	Carbohydrates, g	Calories, kcal
1	Young potatoes	1000	24	4	124	610
2	Vegetable oil	140	0	140	0	1260
3	Salt	10	0	0	0	0
4	Dried paprika	10	1.4	1.2	3.4	36.0
5	Ground black pepper	10	1.0	0.3	4.0	25.0
Total calories	1170	26	143	131	1931
Calories per 100 g	100	2.2	12	111	165

Time for preparing

Cook young potatoes according to the classic recipe without prior boiling, baking it until fully cooked at a temperature of 190 ° C for about 50 minutes.

The second half of the year in home cooking using potato tubers, laid for winter storage. Remove the peel and cook for 60-70 minutes. The calorie content of this dish is higher, since in the tubers during storage the amount of carbohydrates becomes more, and the water decreases.

Boil the potatoes for a rustic dish for a quarter of an hour, then bake at 180 ° C for half an hour.

Oven rustic potato - classic recipe

For the preparation of three portions of "rustic" potatoes.

Ingredients:

1.1 kg of young potatoes;
140 ml of vegetable oil;
9-10 g of salt;
10 g of paprika;
10 g ground pepper.

Cooking:

Wash the tubers and cut them lengthwise into 6 pieces.
Salt and stir the potatoes.
Pour 120 ml of oil into a bowl and add pepper and a wig. Set and number of spices as desired.
Dip each potato slice in the butter with spices and put in rows on a baking sheet.
Put in the oven. After 20 minutes, add remaining oil.
After 45-50 minutes, the village-style potato is ready.

Video recipe

How to bake potato wedges

To reduce the cooking time in the oven and not to dry the potatoes, boil it first.

Ingredients:

1.0 kg of peeled tubers;
10 g of salt;
100 ml of vegetable oil;
20 g of spices (paprika, a mixture of peppers, oregano)

Cooking:

Peeled potatoes cut into slices along the tuber.
Put them in a pan and fill with water.
Bring to a boil, salt and cook for 12-13 minutes.
Pour 90 ml of oil into a bowl and combine with spices.
Cover a baking sheet with a sheet of baking paper.
Drain the water from the potato and dry it on the stove.
Dip each piece of potato in dip oil and place on a baking sheet.
Bake in the oven for 30-35 minutes.

Ready-made potato "village" use as a side dish for meat and fish dishes, serve separately with fresh or pickled vegetables and various sauces.

Useful Tips

In order for the dish to turn out to be moderately friable, but the wedges remain in shape, prepare potato varieties with an average starch content, for example, Premier or Fontane. Of the amateur varieties, Sineglazka or Sante are good.

Pre-boiling potatoes is as important as freezing this product before delivery to the restaurant. This reduces the cooking time in the oven and allows you to achieve a crisp and crumbly middle.

For aesthetics, choose elongated tubers of the same size. And get a yellow-orange color by adding turmeric or curry to the spices.

Video tips

Prepare a “country-style” dish for a family lunch or dinner, when peers came to visit your children or friends and relatives appeared on the doorstep. Potato is indispensable in every kitchen, it is loved and appreciated for its usefulness, satiety and excellent taste. And the cost of homemade potatoes is several times lower, which can not be said about the price of a standard portion, weighing 160 g, in a fast food restaurant.