Mmm… french fries, who doesn’t love french fries! Top them with feta and oregano and you’ve got addictively delicious Greek fries! If my kids could eat Greek meatballs and fries every day of the week, they would. And my mother-in-law gladly enables this excess during our summer visits.
If you prefer to bake your Greek fries rather than fry them, that works just as well. What really matters with this recipe is the toppings. The illustrated process steps below will show you how to fry them, if baking, simply skip to the topping section.
Ingredients
- About 4 cups oil for frying
- 8 potatoes (count 2 per person)
- Salt to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon dried Greek oregano
- 2 ounces crumbled feta
Preparation
For frying
- Peel the potatoes
- Fill a large frying pan with enough oil to half an inch deep
- Heat the oil over medium-high heat
- While the oil is heating, cut the potatoes into fries
- Once the oil is hot enough, salt half the potatoes in a large bowl and toss to overly season the fries
- Add the potatoes to the oil. Don’t over-crowed the pan. You will need to fry the potatoes in 2 to 3 batches, salting each batch right before placing them in the oil
- Fry each batch for for about ten minutes until golden brown
- Remove the fries from the oil onto a paper towel lined tray
For the toppings
- Load your fries onto a serving plate
- Crumble the feta overtop
- Season with dried Greek oregano
- Serve while hot