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Peri Peri Oven Baked Carrot Fries

These Peri Peri oven baked carrot fries are gonna knock your socks off! The homemade Peri Peri Sauce is the key to making these carrot fries more flavorful. Just marinate slice carrots in the sauce, bake, and enjoy!

Total Time

1hr

5.0

2 Ratings

Author: Cotter Crunch

Servings:

Ingredients

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3 cups

Carrots , sliced

•

to taste

Salt

•

to taste

Ground Black Pepper

•

to taste

Fresh Cilantro

Peri Peri Sauce

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Red Chili Peppers

or Bird's Eye

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Jalapeño Peppers

or Mild Peppers

•

3 cloves

Garlic

•

1/3 cup

Red Onions , chopped

•

1/2 cup

Fresh Cilantro

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4 Tbsp

Fresh Oregano

or Basil

•

1 tsp

Smoked Paprika

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1/2 tsp

Sea Salt

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1/4 tsp

Ground Black Pepper

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4 Tbsp

Olive Oil

or Avocado Oil

•

to taste

Lemon Juice

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1 tsp

Crushed Red Pepper Flakes

•

1 pinch

Cayenne Pepper

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3 Tbsp

Red Wine Vinegar

Cooking Instructions

Cut the Carrots (3 cups) into 1/2-inch thick and 4-inch long slices. Remove the tops. Put carrots in large ziplock bag or container.

Chop off the tops of Red Chili Peppers (5) and Jalapeño Peppers (2) . Remove stems from Fresh Cilantro (1/2 cup) and Fresh Oregano (4 Tbsp) .

Place in food processor or blender with Red Onions (1/3 cup) and Garlic (3 cloves) .

Add the Cayenne Pepper (1 pinch) , Crushed Red Pepper Flakes (1 tsp) , a splash of Lemon Juice (to taste) , Olive Oil (4 Tbsp) , Ground Black Pepper (1/4 tsp) , Sea Salt (1/2 tsp) , and Smoked Paprika (1 tsp) .

Blend on high until creamy. You might have to keep it on high or low for a good 3 minutes.

Next, add your Red Wine Vinegar (3 Tbsp) and blend again. Taste to see if it needs more Salt (to taste) and Ground Black Pepper (to taste) .

Place 1/2 cup of the sauce in the bag with the carrots. Let it marinate for 10 to15 minutes. Keep the other 1/2 cup for dipping.

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

Once carrots are marinated, place on greased baking sheets, spreading the carrots out evenly. Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven.

10.

Flip carrot fries over with a spatula and bake another 15 to 25 minutes or until crispy edges. If you want extra crispy, broil last minute.

11.

Remove from oven. Let them cool slightly or serve hot with the extra peri peri sauce or even a mayo/aioli of choice. Garnish carrot fries with extra Fresh Cilantro (to taste) and red pepper flakes if desired.

Nutrition Per Serving

CALORIES

213

FAT

14.2 g

PROTEIN

2.8 g

CARBS

20.8 g