Golden Roasted Potatoes With Chile Mayonnaise

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 large russet potatoes, about 1 pound
• olive oil
• salt
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon ground red chile (to taste)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400*f.
• 2 lightly oil a baking sheet.
• 3 peel the potatoes with a paring knife and cut them lengthwise into sixths or smaller if potatoes are big.
• 4 toss them with just enought oil to coat and season with salt.
• 5 bake until they are tender and covered with a golden crust, about 1 hour, turning them a few times so that they color evenly.
• 6 serve with the mayonnaise.
• 7 chile mayonnaise:.
• 8 stir the ground red chile with the mayonnaise. remember, the heat will increase as it sits!
• 9 variation:.
• 10 green chile mayonnaise:.
• 11 add several minced and seeded jalapenos, an unseeded serrano chile, or a large anaheim chile, grilled, peeled, seeded, and finely minced.
• 12 chipotle mayonnaise:.
• 13 for a smoky hot mayonnaise, stir in a little pureed canned chipotle chile. add chopped scallions, garlic, and cilantro, if desired, to taste.