This is the easy version of a popular dish at our house. If I don’t use the soup mix, I concoct my own version with herbs (rosemary is great here), sea salt, hot sauce, and whatever comes to hand. Any kind of potato can be used resulting in a slightly different texture of the dish. Oil should be added just to coat the potatoes, they don’t need to be drenched. Or for a lighter version, spray the potatoes with cooking oil and delete the olive oil. This is so easy, but it’s so good.
Ingredients: [‘potatoes’, ‘ranch dressing mix’, ‘olive oil’]
Quantity of Ingredients: [“5 lbs potatoes”,”2 envelopes ranch dressing mix or 2 envelopes onion soup mix”,”3/4 cup olive oil”]
Number of Servings: 6
Steps: [‘Scrub potatoes well and leave skins on.’, ‘Halve each the long way, then cut each half into quarters to make 8 steak fry shapes.’, ‘Smaller potatoes can be cut into quarters.’, ‘Put potatoes into a large bowl and add dry soup mix and the oil.’, ‘You made need more or less oil depending on size of potatoes.’, ‘Mix all very well with a large spoon.’, ‘Spray a large broiler pan or large flat cooking pan with cooking spray.’, ‘Spread potatoes so that they are only in one layer on the pan.’, ‘Place in 400 degree oven for 1 hour.’, ‘IMPORTANT: These need to be stirred every 15 minutes to keep them from sticking to the pan and to ensure even crisping.’]