Get Ready to Spice Up Your Snacks with Spicy Garlic Sesame Fries - The Fries that Bite Back

Who doesn't love fries? They're crispy, salty, and perfect for snacking. But what if we transform this classic comfort food into something extraordinary? Introducing Spicy Garlic Sesame Fries—a dish that balances heat, garlic goodness, sweetness, tanginess and nutty flavours. Inspired by Korean cuisine, these fries pack a punch! Hot straight from the oven the fries instantly absorb the heat from the Siracha, sweetness from the sugar and vinegar, the nuttiness from the sesame seeds, and umami from the soy sauce.

Spicy Garlic Sesame Fries - The Recipe

Ingredients

• 500 g frozen fries

• 2 tbsp white sesame seeds

• 2 tbsp black sesame seeds

• 2 tbsp neutral flavoured oil sunflower, vegetable, rapeseed for e.g.

• 2 tbsp of jarred lazy garlic

• 1 tbsp Siracha

• 2 tbsp light soy

• 1 tbsp rice vinegar or cider vinegar

• 1 tsp brown sugar

• 1/2 tsp white pepper

• 2 tsp toasted sesame oil

• Handful spring onion greens finely sliced

  
  

Method

• Preheat your oven as per your Fries package instructions

• First toast your sesame seeds in a wide shallow pan on low heat, tossing every 2-3 minutes. Do not let them burn

• Place your fries into the oven until golden and crispy as per package instructions

• Whilst the fries are cooking, sauté your minced garlic in the neutral oil on a medium heat until fragrant, about a minute, be careful not to burn.

• Add in your Siracha, light soy, rice vinegar, sugar, and white pepper. Mix to combine

• Then add the toasted sesame seeds and mix once more.

• Pour the sauce over the cooked fries and scatter the spring onion over the top. Best served immediately.