Check out this easy copycat recipe – Outback’s Aussie Cheese Fries.
Do you ever go to a restaurant, fall in love with one of their dishes and say, “I have to try that at home!”. That is exactly what I did when I ate Outback’s Aussie Cheese Fries. I as sitting there, dipping these yummy seasoned cheese fries in ranch sauce when Reece said, “You need to make these at home.” So, what do I do? I start taking smaller bites of the Aussie Cheese Fries.
What is it that I tasted?
Salt – check
Pepper – check
Garlic – check
Cheese – check
Onion – maybe…
Parmesan – No…not Parmesan
Bacon – Oh yea….check that.
So, to the dismay of Reece and Betsy (**cough, cough**), I went about trying to copy this recipe which took me several tries. Although, I must say, by my third or fourth try I was getting tired of making homemade fries, so I just started using frozen fires to try and get the seasoning correct. I know – HORRORS! How could I use frozen fries?! Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. Now, I love homemade fries way better than frozen fries, but sometimes you just don’t have the time to cut, peel, cook, fry, etc. Sometimes, you have to grab that bag of freezer fries.
But finally, on the 5th try, I think I got the recipe down for Outback’s Aussie Cheese Fries. Although, to just be sure, I think I will have to head out to Outback to find out for myself 🙂 .
Ingredients
- 4 medium potatoes
- oil for frying
- OR
- 1 bag of frozen, unseasoned, fries
- 1 tsp salt
- 3/4 tsp pepper
- 1/2 tsp onion salt
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion salt
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup shredded Monterey jack cheese
- 3 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
Instructions
- In a small bowl combine salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion salt. Mix well and set aside.
- Cut and peel potatoes into fries size. Submerge fries in water for 30 minutes. Remove the potatoes from the water, pat them dry. Add fries to preheated oil and deep fry until golden brown. Drain on a paper towel. OR - Make the frozen, unseasoned, fries as directed.
- Preheat oven to 400.
- Once fries are done, spread them out on a baking sheet and sprinkle with the seasoning you had set aside earlier.
- Sprinkle with both monterey jack cheese and cheddar cheese.
- Add the cooked and crumbled bacon on top of the fries and cheese.
- Bake for 5 minutes, or until cheese has melted.
- Serve with Blue Cheese or Ranch dressing.
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- 4 medium potatoes
- oil for frying
- OR
- 1 bag of frozen, unseasoned, fries
- 1 tsp salt
- ¾ tsp pepper
- ½ tsp onion salt
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion salt
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup shredded Monterey jack cheese
- 3 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- In a small bowl combine salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion salt. Mix well and set aside.
- Cut and peel potatoes into fries size. Submerge fries in water for 30 minutes. Remove the potatoes from the water, pat them dry. Add fries to preheated oil and deep fry until golden brown. Drain on a paper towel. OR - Make the frozen, unseasoned, fries as directed.
- Preheat oven to 400.
- Once fries are done, spread them out on a baking sheet and sprinkle with the seasoning you had set aside earlier.
- Sprinkle with both monterey jack cheese and cheddar cheese.
- Add the cooked and crumbled bacon on top of the fries and cheese.
- Bake for 5 minutes, or until cheese has melted.
- Serve with Blue Cheese or Ranch dressing.
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Yum! I am definitely trying this ?
Yea! They are DELISH! Reece, Betsy, and Mel all loved them!