Slow Cooker
Air Fryer Potato Wedges
Description
How to cook potato wedges perfectly in the air fryer. Crispy outside, fluffy inside, and seasoned just right. Healthy and restaurant quality!
Ingredients
- 3 small russet potatoes* about 1 1/2 pounds
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt plus a few pinches
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder optional
- 1 teaspoon chili powder optional
Directions
- Scrub the potatoes (leave the peels on). Cut each in half lengthwise, then cut lengthwise again to make quarters. Cut each quarter such that you end up with 1/2-inch wedges (likely you’ll be cutting each quarter into thirds depending upon your potato). You will have about 12 or so wedges per potato.
- Place the wedges in a large bowl. Fill the bowl with cool water, swish the potatoes around, then pour off the water. Repeat once or twice more, until the water runs clear (this removes the starch from the potatoes and helps them crisp). Once you’ve rinsed the potatoes, pour very hot tap water over the top so that it covers the potatoes by at least 1 inch. Let sit 10 minutes. Do not skip rinsing or soaking or the fries will not be as crisp.
- Spread the potato wedges onto a clean towel and pat very dry. Dry out the bowl you used to rinse them, then return the potatoes to the bowl. Top the potatoes with the oil, salt, garlic powder, and chili powder and toss to coat.
- Preheat your air fryer to 350 degrees F. Add all of the potato wedges to the air fryer basket (it’s OK if that they’re overlapping; that’s the beauty of this method).
- Air fry the potato wedges for 10 minutes, then use tongs to gently but thoroughly toss and redistribute them. Continue to air fry at 350 degrees F for 5 minutes more.
- Gently toss and turn the potatoes once more, then increase the air fryer temperature to 400 degrees F. Continue air frying until the potato wedges are crisp, about 15 minutes more, tossing the potatoes every 5 minutes and checking them fairly often towards the end to ensure then do not burn.
- Transfer the wedges to a serving plate and sprinkle lightly with additional salt. Enjoy immediately.
