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Enjoy a Delicious Holiday: FRIES FOR BREAKFAST

National French Fry Day BY KATHLEEN MULROY

Serves 4 (or 2 hungry people)

INGREDIENTS
< 1 bag frozen fries (I prefer Alexa’s
but any good quality fries will do)
< ¾ cup shredded sharp cheddar
© Aleksandr Stennikov, Bigstock.com. cheese
< ¾ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
The expression “French Fried Potatoes” < Sea or kosher salt
BY KATHLEEN MULROY may have first been used in print in the 1856 < Ground black pepper
book Cookery for Maids of All Work. However, < Pinch of cayenne pepper
One of the most popular foods in the some historians believe the term began < 1 to 2 tablespoons olive oil
United States has its own special day: July to gain popularity after American soldiers < 4 large eggs
13 is National French Fry Day. It’s as good a arrived in Belgium during World War I and < Optional: l/2 lb. frozen breakfast
day as any to enjoy the yummy deep-fried tasted Belgian fries. sausage patties (I prefer vegetarian or
potatoes, whether they’re steak, string, Since French was the official language chicken sausage), cooked according to
waffle, curly, or crinkled fries. of the Belgian Army at that time, American package directions. Crumble and set
If you’re attending a county fair or a soldiers began calling the delicious fried aside on a plate lined with a paper towel
festival this summer, you might try tor- potatoes “French” fries. DIRECTIONS
nado potatoes. That’s a whole potato cut GET CREATIVE < Bake fries according to package
into thin swirls, put on a stick, then—of You can do a lot with French fries besides directions.
course—deep fried. just frying them, sprinkling them with salt, < While fries are baking, shred the
HISTORY then dipping them in ketchup. cheeses and mix them.
Potatoes are the most consumed vege- How about trying fries with ranch dress- < When fries are done (crispy), remove
table in the country, with Americans eating ing, vinegar, mayonnaise, honey mustard, from the oven, then set the oven
an average of 115.6 pounds of white potatoes or grated Parmesan cheese? temperature to 350 degrees.
each year. According to a 2018 U.S.D.A. Many folks prefer the ubiquitous fry < In a large oven-proof skillet, place
statistic, two-thirds of those potatoes are sauce, which is usually created by blend- about a third of the fries in a single layer.
in the form of French fries, potato chips, ing one-part ketchup to two-parts mayo. Top with about a third of the mixed
and other frozen/processed potato prod- Seasonings can also liven up fries. Garlic, cheeses. Repeat process twice more
ucts. Sweet potato fries have also gained a curry or onion powder; sea salt; pepper; with remaining fries and cheese.
following in recent years. and red pepper flakes are just a few of the < Put the skillet in the oven and bake
possibilities. You can also spoon chili or fries and cheese until the cheese melts
jalapenos on your fries, or pour on some and the fries are even crispier (about
“nacho” cheese sauce. Get creative! 15 minutes). Remove and turn off the
In Canada, fries are an integral part of oven. (If using the breakfast sausage
“poutine,” which is said to have originated crumbles, sprinkle them over the fries
in the province of Quebec in the 1950s. now.) Cover immediately with aluminum
Today, though, poutine is practically a foil, and put them back in the still-warm
national dish. It consists of French fries and oven.
cheese curds (sometimes grated mozzarella < Heat the olive oil in a large skillet
cheese) which are topped with a warm over medium heat, then fry the eggs
brown gravy. (keep them as separate from each other
Conflux Brewing Company in Missoula, as possible). Cook until the whites are
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Cajun Poutine. For this tasty dish, cheese sea or kosher salt and pepper to your
curds, chorizo country gravy, and Tabasco taste, then sprinkle with just a pinch of
aioli are piled on top of fries or tots (or cayenne pepper.
cauliflower). Check out CBC’s website at < Serve warm.
confluxbrewing.com or call (406)926-3589.
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