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How to Make Papa Frites ~ Homemade French Fries in oven

Published: May 20, 2020 ยท Modified: Oct 23, 2023 by Madalaine ยท This post may contain affiliate links ยท

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These homemade French Fries, or papa frites, are baked in the oven until they're crispy crunchy and (what we chanted in culinary school) G-B-D!  Golden Brown Delicious! 

Papa Frites is a fun and fancy name for homemade french fries. They're a great snack or side for dinner. Easy and so good! | www.lakesidetable.com

How to Make Papa Frites (Homemade French Fries in oven)

Make your own Papa Frites and be sure to use a simple trick (explained in the recipe notes) that makes these the best crispy homemade fries ever! My family loves it when I turn this into a one-pan meal by adding heaps of bell peppers & smoked sausages on top of them.

Ingredients

  • 4 large russet potatoes
  • 2 tablespoons baking soda
  • olive oil
  • 3 bell peppers red, yellow, or orange*
  • 1 pound rope sausage
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 cup various fresh herbs parsley, thyme, oregano (chopped)
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400ยบ
  2. Papa Frites - A simple trick makes the best crispy homemade fries ever! | www.lakesidetable.com
    Cut the 4 large russet potatoes into long wedges.  6 per potato. Cut 3 bell peppers and 1 large andouille sausage into 2 inch chunks.  Put the peppers and sausage on a cookie sheet, drizzle them with olive oil and set aside.
  3. Add the baking soda to a pot of boiling water.  Carefully put the potato wedges into the boiling water for 2-3 minutes.  Remove them from the water with a slotted spoon and put them into the large bowl.

Papa Frites Recipe Notes:

To get extra crispy oven-baked French fries, add baking soda to the water that you parboil the potatoes in. Then when they come out of the water, toss them in a large bowl to create a starch slurry coating on them. This coat will make them extra crunchy while they bake in the oven.

Papa Frites - A simple trick makes the best crispy homemade fries ever! | www.lakesidetable.com
This is the trick right here!

How to get extra crispy fries

Serve these chunky crispy home fries with some sausage, roasted red bell peppers, and a side of homemade mayo (aioli) and you've got yourself a real treat.  It's casual and fun!  

Just pile it all up on a big plate in the center of the table. Let everybody help themselves with tongs and if they want to eat with their fingers... go for it!

Want the real trick to crispy Papa Frites?  I learned this from a friend of ours, Ian.  He's an English chef down in Mexico who gives impromptu cooking classes in his kitchen from time to time.  He's a great guy and an excellent chef.

Papa Frites - A simple trick makes the best crispy homemade fries ever! | www.lakesidetable.com
This is Ian working his magic. He has the best stories and amazing recipes! Thank you, Ian!

He puts baking soda in the water he boils his potatoes in.  Genius!  The baking soda breaks down the exterior of the potato.  When you pull them out of the water and rough them up a little, you get a bit of a potato slurry on the outside of the potato wedge.  

This makes them super crispy and gives them a beautiful golden brown color too.

Papa Frites Video

Here's a little how-to video on making these tasty little spuds. 

Papa Frites: Meal in One

About 15 minutes before they're done, transform this dish into a One Meal Platter by loading it up with chunky sausage bites, strips of colorful bell peppers and a handful of fresh chopped herbs and garlic.

Other Potato Recipes You'll Love

These two are a couple of our family's favorite recipes. The one-pan lemon chicken has small roasted potatoes, lightly wilted spinach, and a roasted garlic sauce that's divine. The KFC gravy is delish on mashed potatoes or as a dip for these Papa Frites!

  • One pan lemon chicken & potatoes
  • KFC Potato Gravy
Papa Frites is a fun and fancy name for homemade french fries. They're a great snack or side for dinner. Easy and so good! | www.lakesidetable.com
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Papa Frites (Homemade French Fries)

Papa Frites - A simple trick makes the best crispy homemade fries ever! | www.lakesidetable.com

Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine American, English
Prep Time 8 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Servings 6 people
Calories 358 kcal
Author Madalaine

Ingredients

  • 4 large russet potatoes
  • 2 tablespoons baking soda
  • olive oil
  • 3 bell peppers red, yellow, or orange*
  • 1 pound rope sausage
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 cup various fresh herbs parsley, thyme, oregano (chopped)
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400ยบ

  2. Cut the potatoes into long wedges.  6 per potato. Cut the peppers and sausage into 2 inch chunks.  Put the peppers and sausage on a cookie sheet, drizzle them with olive oil and set aside.
  3. Add the baking soda to the boiling water.  Carefully put the potato wedges into the boiling water for 2-3 minutes.  Remove them from the water with the spider or the slotted spoon and put them into the large bowl.
  4. Sprinkle the potatoes with salt and gently rough them up a bit by tossing them around the bowl until you start to see them slurry up.
  5. Oil the other cookie sheet with a generous amount of olive oil.  Lay the potato wedges out on the oiled cookie sheet.  
  6. Put the potatoes on the top rack and the peppers/sausage tray on a lower rack.  Flip each potato wedge after 10 minutes and sprinkle ยฝ of the garlic and herbs over the potatoes and the other ยฝ over the peppers and sausage.  Bake for 10 minutes more or until they turn golden brown and crispy.
  7. Serve with aioli.  

Recipe Video

Recipe Notes

*I like the red, yellow or orange bell peppers, not green. ย I find green peppers give people gas and they can taste bitter.

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Nutrition Facts
Papa Frites (Homemade French Fries)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 358 Calories from Fat 180
% Daily Value*
Fat 20g31%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 9g
Cholesterol 54mg18%
Sodium 1745mg76%
Potassium 869mg25%
Carbohydrates 31g10%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 13g26%
Vitamin A 1865IU37%
Vitamin C 85mg103%
Calcium 32mg3%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Comments

  1. Nancy M. says

    September 26, 2017 at 7:24 pm

    Yum! Will try these as soon as I can! I love the story about the shooting !! How fun! Sure reminds me of Texas!

    • Madalaine says

      October 04, 2017 at 7:31 am

      I hope you do and let me know how you like them!

  2. Joan Osborne says

    June 12, 2020 at 9:22 am

    These sure sound good. I love GB & D.

    • Madalaine says

      June 12, 2020 at 7:39 pm

      Me too! GBD rules! lol

  3. Surya says

    June 19, 2020 at 4:24 am

    5 stars
    Nothing better than homemade french fries!

  4. Carol G says

    June 20, 2020 at 6:55 am

    Next time I make my homemade fries I will use this method especially adding the baking soda to the water, who knew?! Thanks for the great tip.

  5. Carol G says

    June 20, 2020 at 6:57 am

    I make homemade fries all the time and never knew this about adding baking soda. Thanks for the great ttip.

    • Carol G says

      June 20, 2020 at 6:59 am

      Oops sorry for adding 2 comments. My cat walked across the keyboard and I thought she erased my first comment

      • Madalaine says

        June 21, 2020 at 1:42 pm

        hahahahaha! Sounds like our cats are A LOT alike!

  6. Nerlande says

    June 23, 2020 at 4:46 pm

    5 stars
    Iโ€™ve always loved French fries and these sounds so yummy

  7. Martha says

    June 27, 2020 at 11:39 pm

    4 stars
    Meat and potato lovers dream!! I love the idea of salty crispy real baked โ€œsteak fries/wedgesโ€ with the crispy skin still on full of vitamins (my mother always told me the majority of the vitamins are in the skin!) and I love olive oil and sausage; Iโ€™m afraid I am
    accustomed to using much less oil and a vegan version of the sausage so there is likely less meat fat to crisp it up. I would cook this for someone else!

  8. Andrew P says

    July 28, 2020 at 1:19 pm

    Definitely going to try the baking soda trick!

    • Madalaine says

      August 02, 2020 at 9:42 am

      Yay! So happy it was helpful!

  9. Amia says

    December 30, 2024 at 2:35 pm

    5 stars
    Can't wait to try making these!

    • Madalaine says

      February 23, 2025 at 10:16 pm

      let me know when you do!

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