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Cheese & Bacon Dirty Fries

Recipe

Serves:  2 people | Prep time:  15 minutes | Cooking time:  45 minutes

American | Gluten Free

Ingredients

  • 800g Maris Piper Potatoes (about 3 large or 5 medium)
  • 6 rashers of Smoked Streaky Bacon, diced
  • 100g Cheese of your choice
  • 2 different coloured Peppers, diced
  • 1 small Red Onion, diced
  • 2 tsp Peri-Peri Salt
  • 1 tsp Dried Oregano
  • 1 tbsp Rapeseed Oil
  • A handful of Coriander, roughly chopped (optional)

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C. Leaving the skin on, cut your potatoes into strips and place into a large bowl of cold water.
  2. Give the potatoes a little mix with your hands to agitate them, rinse off the starch until the water runs clear and drain.
  3. Place the drained potatoes back in the bowl and microwave on high, for 7-10 minutes, until the potatoes start to soften but aren’t falling apart.
  4. Carefully remove the potatoes from the microwave and place on a large baking tray to steam dry. While the potatoes are steaming away, prep your toppings. Dice the peppers and onions, grate your cheese and slice the streaky bacon and set aside.
  5. Now, drizzle the oil and sprinkle the peri-peri seasoning over the potatoes and mix to coat everything evenly. Make sure your baking tray is large enough to give the potatoes room, if they are cramped, spread them over two baking trays instead – space around the potatoes really helps them to crisp up!
  6. Place your coated potatoes in the oven for 30/40 minutes, until they are starting to colour and crisp up. Keep an eye on them and give them a mix halfway through to get an even roast.
  7. Meanwhile, in a separate pan, fry off your smoked bacon for 5 minutes on a medium-high heat until it starts to get crispy, add your peppers and oregano and fry those off for another 2-3 minutes.
  8. When the chips are cooked and browned, pull them out and sprinkle over the cheese, pepper and bacon mix and the diced raw red onion.
  9. Return to the oven for a further 3-5 minutes to melt the cheese.
  10. Once the cheese is bubbling, remove the loaded fries, sprinkle with the fresh coriander, and dig in!