Air Fryer Potato Wedges With Garlic, Paprika, and Crispy Edges
By Emma Collins
Prep
40 min
Cook
20 min
Total
60 min
Servings
4
Level
Easy
Total prep time is approximately 1 hour, with most of that time spent soaking potatoes as you prepare other dish ingredients. This recipe calls for using an air fryer to prepare potato wedges at 400°F until they are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The wedges are seasoned with garlic and paprika.
Three medium potatoes, cut into wedges, are soaked in ice water for 30 minutes. Drain and dry thoroughly before seasoning. Olive oil helps spices, including salt, garlic powder and paprika and, optionally, cayenne pepper, cover the potatoes and brown them. Other ingredients in the recipe include fresh parsley and recommendations to serve the cooked potatoes with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
The key indicator of readiness is having a single, uncrowded layer of wedges that are browned around the edges. Stir the wedges halfway through cooking to brown other surfaces. The main problems when cooking potato wedges are excess moisture in the wedges, preventing a crisp texture, and unevenly sized wedges, preventing even cooking.
Serve these wedges alongside burgers, sandwiches, grilled chicken or steak, chicken wings, or sliders. Leftover wedges will keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days. To reheat, cook in the air fryer at 375°F for 5 to 7 minutes until crispy again.
Why this recipe works
- Fits into a 60-minute meal plan because the 30-minute ice bath provides time to cook the potatoes while doing other meal prep.
- Contains common seasonings such as salt, garlic powder, and paprika that you probably already have at home and don't need to buy a bottled sauce or seasoning blend for.
- Limited cleaning to bowl, towel, and air fryer basket because potato wedges are seasoned with oil and spices before cooking.
- Achieves a crispy exterior and tender interior in 20 minutes or less in an air fryer for unbreaded, nonoverlapping wedge potatoes.
- Allows you to add your preferred level of spiciness because cayenne pepper is optional, but you can add flavor and seasoning to the potatoes with paprika and garlic powder.
- Good side dish or snack for burgers, sandwiches, grilled chicken, steak, fried chicken wings, and sliders. One batch makes enough for a weeknight side or snack.
Ingredients
- •3 medium potatoes (sliced into wedges)
- •1 tsp salt
- •1 tsp garlic powder
- •1 tsp paprika
- •½ tsp cayenne pepper (optional, for a kick)
- •1 tbsp olive oil (1-2 tbsp)
- •fresh parsley or dried parsley
- •fresh Parmesan (for serving)
Instructions
- 1
Peel the potatoes, if desired, and cut them into evenly sized wedges.
- 2
Place the wedges in an ice bath for 30 minutes to remove excess starch.
- 3
Drain the wedges and pat them completely dry with a clean towel.
- 4
Drizzle the olive oil over the wedges and toss to coat.
- 5
Sprinkle the wedges with salt, garlic powder, paprika, and cayenne pepper, then toss evenly.
- 6
Arrange the wedges in a single layer in the air fryer basket.
- 7
Air fry at 400°F (200°C) for 20 minutes, shaking the basket halfway through for even cooking.
- 8
Sprinkle with fresh Parmesan and serve immediately.
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