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Thursday, July 18, 2013

Buffalo Fries

I did my Surgery rotation at a different hospital than my home hospital a few months ago. Because they had us stay in a wing of the hospital, they had to provide us some sort of food, so we got a daily stipend to use in the cafeteria. It wasn't something I recommend, eating in the cafeteria for every meal for a month straight, but they did have some pretty awesome foods.

One in particular I enjoyed was their buffalo fries. Really simple to make, but really, really good. I had forgotten about them until I was on a rotation with one of my classmates who eats terribly. As in, he eats out at every single meal, and somehow is not the size of a house. I don't understand how he isn't broke either, but that's a whole other discussion. Anyway, he mentioned he had rotated at this hospital for something else (I think it was Internal Medicine), and how he was obsessed with these fries.

So, naturally, I had to experience them again.



Apologies for the poor picture quality. This is what happens when you use your phone to take pictures and can't figure out if it's focused or not before the snapshot. One of these days I'll try a whole lot harder to make my pictures look more appetizing.

Buffalo Fries
More or less Original Recipe

Fries
Frank's Wing Sauce
Ranch Dressing

Cook the fries to desired crispness*. Allow to cool slightly, then toss in generous amount of wing sauce. The spiciness of the fries will be determined by how much sauce you throw on, so adjust according to your own tastes. Drizzle with Ranch dressing to cool the heat a bit. Serve immediately.

My Notes:
*You can either get pre-packaged fries, as I clearly did, or you can make your own by slicing up some potatoes and tossing them with a bit of cornstarch, then baking them at 350 until they're cooked through and crispy, about 20 minutes.

Amazing, and just like I remember. I may be a bit obsessed with this recipe right now. Maybe it'll stop when I run out of the wing sauce :)