Potato Wedges
Published March 5, 2025
- Total Time
- 1 hour 5 minutes
- Prep Time
- 5 minutes
- Cook Time
- 1 hour
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Ingredients
- 6medium russet potatoes (about 3 pounds), scrubbed
- 4tablespoons olive oil
- 3garlic cloves, finely grated
- 2teaspoons paprika
- 1teaspoon onion powder
- 1cup freshly grated Parmesan (about 4 ounces), plus more for serving
- Salt and black pepper
- 2tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- Desired dipping sauce or condiment, for serving
Nutritional analysis per serving (6 servings)
296 calories; 14 grams fat; 4 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 8 grams monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 33 grams carbohydrates; 3 grams dietary fiber; 1 gram sugars; 11 grams protein; 603 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Heat the oven to 425 degrees.
- Step 2
Slice each potato in half lengthwise. Slice each half in half lengthwise. Then slice each quarter in half lengthwise, so that you have 8 wedges total. Repeat for each potato. Immerse your wedges in a bowl filled with cold water for at least 15 minutes to release extra starch.
- Step 3
In a large bowl, mix together the olive oil, garlic, paprika, onion powder, ½ cup Parmesan, 1½ teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoon black pepper. Set aside.
- Step 4
Drain the potato wedges, rinse them with water and then pat each wedge with a clean towel until dry. Add the potatoes to the bowl with seasonings and toss with your hands until all the wedges are coated. Arrange on two sheet pans so that none of the wedges are touching each other and sprinkle with the remaining ½ cup Parmesan.
- Step 5
Place the sheet pans on the top and center oven racks and bake for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and flip all the wedges over. Return the pans to the oven, switching racks, and continue baking for 15 minutes more, until the potatoes are golden brown and crispy.
- Step 6
Arrange potatoes on a single sheet pan or on a platter and season with more salt and pepper, to taste. Top with chopped parsley and more Parmesan and serve hot alongside your favorite dipping sauce or condiment.
- Potatoes can be baked, then frozen on a tray. Once individual wedges are frozen, they can be added to a freezer bag or container. Reheat from frozen in an oven or microwave.
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A quick toss with corn or potato starch after drying but before roasting ensures a crispy crust and soft insides. When I worked a summer at Lake McDonald Lodge in Glacier Natl Park in MT, these were known as "JoJo's". Taste definitely exceeds prep work!
These are seriously addictive, but took more like 20-25 min a side-- I also left them in for an extra 15 minutes just for color at the end. I'll absolutely make these again & my husband is obsessed.
Heat up your cookie sheets for a few minutes before adding the potatoes. Makes a huge difference and they don’t stick.
Unless you live with an NYT food stylist be prepared to be disappointed. 425 is rediculous. Scorched “sprinkled parmesan” cementing the wedges to the sheetpan, skinning the charred undercrust on the flip. Felt sorry for the potato that gave its life for this. More detailed instrux (oil the pan, don’t sprikle when they’re already on the pan… etc might help some of us.
Recipe works perfectly, although we had guests at the time and my timing was adjusted as I needed to do other things, so it wasn't exact. Nontheless, adjusting was easy and the results were excellent, savory, crispy, creamy inside. Be interesting to serve it with some kind of creamy, spicy dressing.
also called JoJos at Kent State University in the 70s. There was an on-campus restaurant that served these and they were rediculously cheap and delicious! @RudisHuman