Chili Cheese Fries

🧂 Ingredients

• 3 Russet potatoes
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 15 oz. canned chili

  no beans
• 1/2 cup cheddar cheese

  shredded
• 3 green onions

  chopped

Instructions

• 1 Start by pouring about 1/4 inch of oil in a cast iron skillet and heat it over a
  medium-high flame on the stovetop. Again, you want the oil to reach right about
  325ºF before adding the potatoes.
• 2 While you're waiting on your cast iron skillet to heat up, wash the potatoes and
  use a small paring knife to cut out any bad spots.
• 3 Next, cut use a large chef's knife to cut your washed potatoes lengthwise into
  1/4" wide strips.
• 4 Then cut each strip into uniformly-sized 1/4" matchsticks.
• 5 Toss your French fries with the salt, pepper and about 1 tablespoon of olive oil
  in a large bowl.
• 6 Once your oil has reached 325ºF, drop the seasoned potato slices into the cast
  iron skillet, and cook them over a medium-high heat until crispy and tender,
  about 15-25 minutes. Keep them stirred with a wooden spoon, and adjust the heat
  as necessary to keep that temperature right around 325ºF.
• 7 While the French fries are cooking, heat the chili up in a microwave-safe bowl
  on high setting in the microwave for a few minutes, until hot and bubbly.
  Alternatively, you can also heat it in a medium saucepan over a medium heat on
  the stovetop.
• 8 Once your French fries are crisp and tender, remove the skillet from the heat
  and drain out as much oil as possible. I like to hold the French fries to the
  side of the skillet with a paper towel while tipping the pan over to the
  opposite side and letting the grease flow right on out.*
• 9 Finally, go ahead and pour the hot chili over the fries. Generously sprinkle the
  shredded cheese and green onions over top of chili, as well as any other
  toppings you may use.
• 10 Serve and enjoy with a big dollop of sour cream!
• 11 Start by getting your fire going. You'll want to let it burn down to hot coals
  before you cook your French fries.
• 12 Once your coals are ready to go, pour about 1/4 inch of oil in your skillet and
  set it on your campfire grill over top of the coals to pre-heat.* You want to
  get your oil up to about 325ºF.
• 13 Wash, slice, season and cook the potatoes exactly as described in the stovetop
  chili cheese fries instructions above.
• 14 While the French fries are cooking, pour your chili into a the small Dutch oven
  and place it on top of the campfire grill to heat up, until hot and bubbly.
• 15 Once your French fries are crisp and tender, remove them from the heat and drain
  out the oil. Then pour on the hot chili, shredded cheese and toppings as
  described above.

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