Breaded Potato Wedges
Spanish dish with russet potatoes, cut into 10 wedges, cayenne pepper, smoked paprika.

- prep 9 min
- cook 21 min
- total 30 min
- serves 4
- intermediate
- Spain
Ingredients
- 2 pounds russet potatoes, cut into 10 wedges
- 2 tbsp salt
- 2 tbsp black pepper
- 1 ½ tbsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- ½ cup cornflakes
- 3 eggs
- 2 tbsp garlic
- to taste oil for deep-frying
Steps
- Combine the eggs with seasoning.
- Dip the potatoes into the egg mixture then dredge in the cornflakes.
- Let rest 2–3 minutes.
- Heat the oil to 350°F.
- Fry the wedges, in batches if needed, 3–4 minutes or until limp.
- Drain on a cooling rack set above a baking pan.
- Heat the oil to 375°F.
- Fry the wedges again, until golden brown and crispy.
- Drain again on the same rack.
- Serve warm.
Adapted from “Breaded Potato Wedges”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.