Caribbean🍚 Starches

Caribbean Pepper Fries

Name: Caribbean Pepper Fries
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: ~1 lb crinkle-cut fries (frozen, oven-ready); 1 tbsp vegetable oil; ~3 scallions; ~1 bell peppers; 2 Scotch bonnet peppers; ~3 cloves garlic; ~½ onion; ~¼ cups Parmesan cheese; ~½ tsp salt; ~¼ tsp black pepper

⏱ 20 min

A classic Trinidad and Tobago style pepper fries made the healthier oven-baked way. Crinkle-cut fries are tossed with sautéed Scotch bonnet peppers, scallions, bell peppers, garlic, onion, and Parmesan cheese for a fiery and flavourful Caribbean street food experience.

Low-cal

Adapted from a video by caribbeanpot

Incredible Pepper Fries

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Ingredients

crinkle-cut fries (frozen, oven-ready)~1 lbest.
vegetable oil1 tbsp
scallions~3est.
bell peppers~1est.
Scotch bonnet peppersgreen ones, chopped, seeds included2
garlic~3 clovesest.
onion~½est.
Parmesan cheese~¼ cupsest.
salt~½ tspest.
black pepper~¼ tspest.

Steps

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1
Prepare the crinkle-cut fries according to package directions using the oven method without added oil.
2
Chop the scallions, bell peppers, green Scotch bonnet peppers (keeping the seeds), garlic, and onion.
3
Heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a wok or wide non-stick pan.
4
Add all the chopped vegetables to the hot oil and sauté for about 4 minutes, stirring to soften and release flavours.
5
Season with salt and coarse black pepper.
6
Add the baked fries to the vegetable mixture and toss everything together until the fries are warmed through and coated with the flavour.
7
Turn off the heat, sprinkle generously with Parmesan cheese, and toss gently to combine without burning the cheese.
8
Serve immediately and enjoy your Caribbean pepper fries. Be warned—the peppers pack serious heat and will clear your sinuses!

Caribbean Pepper Fries

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