6 lg potatoes, any kind
olive oil flavored cooking spray(or whatever you have)
1 Tablespoon garlic salt
2 teaspoons cumin
3 teaspoons paprika
Preheat oven to 400. Spray an 11x7" or roasting pan really well with the cooking spray. Mix together the 3 spices, set aside. Scrub the potatoes really well, (don't peel) and cut into about 1" cubes. Parboil them(this means boil them for 8 minutes or so until they are partially cooked, be careful not to boil them much longer than 8 minutes or they will be too soft.) Then drain and shake around in the strainer a bit(bang them about just a little.) Place potatoes into pan, then spray the tops of the potatoes with the cooking spray. Sprinkle half of the spice mixture over the potatoes. Stir the potatoes around, spray them again and sprinkle the rest of the spice mixture. Put in oven for about 20 minutes, then remove, spray the potatoes again and turn them over. Bake another 15 minutes or so until they are crispy. If you have a broiler and would like them done a little quicker, you can broil them at this point for 15 minutes or so to get that crispiness.
Crispy, but not hard, is the point. Be generous with the spray and respray every time you turn the potatoes, this is important. These are incredible hits with everyone I have ever made them for, however, they do not reheat well. 3 points for one cup of these. Serve with ketchup for the kiddos :) And one more tip: I know they are getting done soon when they start to make a high pitched noise and the surfaces are sizzling!(Pictured with steamed zucchini and garlic butter fish.)
