This is a simple French fries seasoning mix to add extra flavour to plain hot chips. Try it on homemade French fries, or store bought frozen fries. Also terrific on wedges or roast potatoes!
This is a simple spice blend that is a copycat of those jars of seasoning for fries sold in the spice aisle at supermarkets. It adds more flavour to French fries than using just plain salt, as well as a lovely warm red colour.
This is a fairly small batch recipe but you probably won’t use it all in one go so store leftovers in an airtight container between uses.
Spices in fries seasoning
Here are the spices you need to make this fries seasoning:
Salt – I like using table salt for this seasoning as the grains are finer than cooking salt/kosher salt so it sticks better to the surface of the fries. Salt flakes also works well, though I like to crush it slightly with my fingers for better surface dispersion.
Onion powder can be substituted with more garlic powder, and vice versa.
Oregano can be substituted with thyme
Parsley can be substituted with basil
Paprika – I usually just use plain though sometimes if I’m feeling really wild I might use smoked paprika 😂
Cayenne pepper – entirely optional, to add a touch of warmth to the spice blend.
Simple mix the spices together, then sprinkle as much as you want on your fries.
Leftovers will keep indefinitely but be sure to store in an airtight container so the spices stay dry. It’s so irritating when moisture gets into a spice blend and it goes all clumpy so you can’t sprinkle it properly!
Love to know what you think if you try it – leave a message below! – Nagi x
PS No video today, I thought the recipe as straight forward enough! But if you want to see it on fries, you will see it in the Homemade French Fries video.
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Fries Seasoning
Ingredients
- 1 tsp table salt (Note 1)
- 1 tsp onion powder (or more garlic powder)
- 1 tsp garlic powder (or more onion powder)
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/4 tsp dried oregano
- 1/4 tsp dried parsley
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper , optional
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Mix the ingredients together.
- Sprinkle on fries to taste.
- Store any leftovers in an airtight container or jar in the pantry. Also great on roast potatoes, vegetables and proteins (use for cooking or sprinkle as a finishing salt).
Recipe Notes:
Life of Dozer
Ah yes. That day I was trying to get a shot of Dozer jumping into the pool for the cookbook and he refused to get his locks wet. 😖
I put this on store bought fries and tasted 10x better.
Thanks Nagi! I tried this tonight with the plain frozen fries and it turned out good. I added the lemon pepper like you suggested 🙂 Great!
Absolutely scrumptious. Made a quadruple batch. Thank you very much!
Hi Nagi! The original chicken salt was apparently developed here in Adelaide in the 1970s and was intended as a seasoning for rotisserie chicken. It shouldn’t contain any chicken products, so should be good for vegetarians.
I made this tonight, cut up the potatoes in cubes, fried them in the pan with some oil and sprinkled this seasoning over whilst Absolutely delicious! Have now made a batch to keep on hand. Much better than All Purpose seasoning from the shop- this is less salty, with more flavour.
I can’t wait to try this with your French fry recipe! I love that the ingredients you use in your recipes are common, as we usually have everything already in the pantry!
Looking forward to your cookbooks (I’ve ordered a few!)
Is this your version of ‘chicken salt?’
Hmmm, not really 🙂 That would need chicken stock powder and I found it wasn’t very nice raw! It’s more like a savoury spice blend that suits fries. It’s really good! N x
Now living in Cph I miss chicken salt! However, I’ll definitely be giving this recipe a go. Cheers Nagi, and all the best with your book x