Sunday, July 15, 2012

Baked Parmesan Truffle Fries

These fries are something I've been craving and researching for a very long time! I first had to find the perfect truffle oil. And that was no easy task! There are so many varieties. I didn't want a low quality truffle oil, but I also didn't want to remortgage my house to buy a high grade version. Then I had to decide if I wanted white or black truffle oil. I decided on the white because it's a milder taste. Sometimes black truffle oil can taste like what burnt rubber tires smell like. Well, that's if you could taste a smell. But I guess you can taste smells because one of the ingredients in this white truffle oil is 'truffle aroma'. I wonder how they captured the aroma and put in the bottle? This oil was pretty good for the price...only $10 for 3.38 fl.oz

Baked Parmesan Truffle FriesMy next step was to find a great recipe. Again, no easy task. There are a ton of truffle fries (or is it 'fry') recipes out there. I know I wanted baked fries with parmesan cheese on top, so that narrowed it down a bit. But I also wanted a very 'easy to make' recipe. You would be so surprised at how so many cooks make this so difficult. I found this recipe **Click Here** and it seemed to be the easiest. I tried it and loved it...then I tried it a second time, but I made it even easier because I didn't soak the potato slices in water for 30-60 minutes. And since I didn't soak them, there was no need to pat them dry. So I saved 2 big steps. The fries turned out exactly the same as when I did those extra 2 steps. I also saved a cooking step because I didn't turn the fries over during baking. What a pain that is, turning each individual fry...or is it 'fries'? 
These fries were perfectly browned and crispy, as you can see in my photo above.

 Maybe the key to my success was that I used this round, black, non stick, pizza pan. And I baked them in my convection toaster oven at 425 degrees for only 35 minutes. Not 50 minutes as stated in the above recipe! They would have been totally burnt if I baked them for 50 minutes!  All I had to do was give the pan a 1/4 turn every 10 minutes so they would brown evenly.

So now I can EASILY have baked truffle fries whenever I crave them!
Which is a good thing because there aren't any restaurants near me that serve these...what's up with that, Long Island?

12 comments:

  1. Love it!! I hear ya about the truffle oil. Personally I don't care for the black truffle oil at all...
    It smells and tastes too earthy to me, like grit!!

    Thank you for you tips and review and I definitely will be making these, especially since we both like the "white" truffle oil!!!

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    1. Hi Sweet Lady! Yes, these were amazingly good! I'll have to buy more truffle oil very soon because I plan on making these once a week! Let me know what you think of these! Thank you for checking it out!

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  2. Well done! I just want to reach in and grab a fry (fries) out of the photo. Yummy

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  3. Lovely post Lillian, great photo and NOW I want some fries! I sometimes use roasted garlic oil on teh fries as a change of pace!

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    1. Thank you so much Kc! Yes, garlic tastes great with potatoes...especially oven roasted!

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  4. I keep looking at this recipe & craving these FF. I can't wait to get some truffle oil & make them.

    On the aroma thing, I put some fresh dill weed & fresh garlic in my fridge in a plastic bag & now my whole fridge smells like dill & garlic. We had some out of state friends stop by the other night & I let them taste a type of dried deer meat we make that was in the fridge in one of those green covered bowls, like Tupperware & it seals tight. He said it slightly tasted like dill. He had no idea we had the dill in the fridge either. Aroma is a powerful thing!

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    1. Thats very true Peggi! Come to think of it, I once put some mint Girl Scout cookies into a plastic container with some chocolate chip cookies and the chocolate chip cookies picked up the mint aroma. And even the next batch of cookies that I put into that container tasted like mint without the mint cookies being in there!

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  5. Thanks for sharing your bright idea about choosing the right oil for truffles. Try also glancing at GOURMANDIA and GOURMETRECIPE. They have lots of exciting and interesting recipes for you to choose from. Not only that, they have lots of recipe videos for you to watch while you are cooking in your kitchen. Try it!

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    1. Thank you Jhazmine...I did check out that site(Gourmandia) the last time you mentioned it. It is a very cool site! Lots of great cooking videos and recipes from Europe. Thanks for checking out my recipe! =)

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  6. When I make my Christmas candies, I have to keep the mint ones separate or everything will taste like mint!

    Hopefully I can make these Fries tomorrow. A dear friend sent me a bottle of the best smelling Truffle oil. I can't wait to try it. Never used Truffle oil before! Thank you !

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    1. WOW! What a nice friend ;)

      Come back and tell me how you liked it! =)

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