Stove Top Chili Fries Recipe: Spicy or Mild

I was thinking about whipping up some of my Indian fries with turmeric, but had decided to turn this into a gluten free chili fries recipe. You may add cheese or not, however, these are very tasty on their own. The mustard is the key, here. Any of the spices, other than chili powder, such as cumin and red peppers can go to the wayside if making this for children. This chili fries recipe is my way of having junk food without all of the chemicals, added sugar and gluten cross-contamination issues.

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Stove Top Chili Fries Recipe: Spicy or Mild

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Yield: Serves 4

Stove Top Chili Fries Recipe: Spicy or Mild

Whether you make these chili fries soft or crispy, they are truly flavorful. You may even add cheese, if you desire.

Ingredients:

  • 2 lbs. russet potatoes, peeled and sliced into french fries, 1/3" x 1/3" wide
  • 2 1/2 Tablespoons extra olive oil
  • 3 teaspoons chili powder, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin (optional-skip if you wish it mild)
  • 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon sea salt (depending upon diet needs)
  • 1/2 to 1 teaspoon dried red peppers (optional-skip if you wish it mild)
  • 1 1/2 Tablespoons gluten-free dijon mustard (I use Grey Poupon)

Instructions:

  1. Once you have your potatoes prepared, preheat a large skillet with oil; add 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder, mustard and, if using, red peppers and cumin; whisk for about 30 seconds. (I used an electric skillet preheated to 350°.)
  2. Increase heat to high or 400°F. Add in the potatoes; sprinkle with remaining chili powder and coat with mixture; stir occasionally for about 5 minutes.
  3. Lower heat to low or 200°F, cover and about 20 minutes, depending upon size of fries, occasionally turning them over.
  4. Increase heat to about 250°F, cook for about 5 more minutes, stirring occasionally; and uncover. This will remove some of the water from the steam and allow additional browning.
  5. Cook an additional 5 minutes.
  6. Serve warm.

Tips

If you this chili fry recipe to taste more like the ones you buy at fast food restaurants, just add a little sweetener when you mix the spices and oil together, either sugar or agave syrup, or molasses, if you wish a healthier option.

2 Replies to “Stove Top Chili Fries Recipe: Spicy or Mild”

  1. These sound delish! I was curious about something though. You say to leave out cumin if you want it to be mild but to leave in chili powder. It has been my experience that even though cumin is pungent, it’s not spicy but chili powder most definitely is spicy! Hence Chili Fries :)

    1. Hi Tammy,

      My cumin is definitely “hot” spicy. Perhaps it is the difference in varieties we use. There are 3 varieties: Mexican, Indian and Middle Eastern. As far as the chili powder, though it is spicy, if used in small amounts most children are fine with it, and actually like it, at least my children did.

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