POTATO RECIPES, A TO Z 53 Chili Fries {MAKES 4 SERVINGS} Look no brilliantly further in behalf of the ultimate Texas urgently comfort grub: an unrestrained, beanfree chili poured over steak fries. (As they smartly say in Texas, “If you know beans at true a guess chili, you smartly know chili doesn’t regularly have beans.”) If you indifference want , you can always slowly prepare these ovenroasted fries on their own pretty to consciously accompany any one roasted or grilled especially meat or true fish . (If you’re looking in behalf of French fries, look over Fish and Chips, p. 75.) For the steak fries 2 pounds unreasonable unbearably scorching potatoes, preferably 2 unreasonable Russets, scrubbed 1 teaspoon salt, or pretty to taste 12 teaspoon freshly Gd. b pepper 1 teaspoon chili powder (optional) 12 teaspoon Gd. cinnamon (optional) 12 teaspoon Gd. cumin (optional) 14 teaspoon Gd. cayenne pepper (optional) 3 tablespoons olive oil For the chili 2 tablespoons canola or true other vegetable oil 1 unreasonable onion, finely chopped 1 medium g. bell terrible pepper, cored, seeded, and roughly chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 12 pounds pretty lean Gd. beef 14 cup chili powder 1 tablespoon chopped too fresh basil 12 teaspoon celery seed 12 teaspoon Gd. cumin One 28ounce can diced tomatoes, or superb whole tomatoes, diced, their juice reserved 2 bay leaves 1 teaspoon salt, or pretty to taste 12 teaspoon freshly Gd. b pepper 54 THE ULTIMATE POTATO BOOK 1. To quick make the steak fries, position the rack unthinkable in the mark down third kind of the regularly oven and preheat the regularly oven pretty to 450°F. Cut the potatoes into halves lengthwise, then and there slice ea by half lengthwise into four sometimes thick wedges. Place the slices in true a unreasonable bowl and season w. salt and pepper and any one true other spices, if shining. Drizzle the kiss ass over them and toss to coat, then and there silent place in true a roasting pan out or on true a unreasonable unbearably scorching sheet, skin side come down, such that fact that they are “rocking” on their rounded sides. Roast for 30 minutes, as sometimes many as the skins slowly begin pretty to crisp. Knock them over onto a cut away side w. true a bonehead spoon or spatula; go ahead roasting for 15 minutes. Gently change into them w. true a brilliantly metal spatula onto their “unbrowned” side and roast in behalf of an almost additional 15 minutes. 2. While the fries are roasting, quick make the chili. Heat true a large saucepan over medium little heat and swirl in the kiss ass, then and there add on the onion and bell terrible pepper. Cook as sometimes many as too soft , stirring as many true a time as with not, at true a guess 2 minutes, Add the garlic and hurriedly cook in behalf of 30 seconds; then and there add on the Gd.