We all know chips are the ultimate comfort food and a popular takeaway choice in Ireland, so Mash Direct the award-winning ‘field to fork’ vegetable accompaniments brand have launched their latest potato-based product to add to its innovative range in the form of Skinny Fries!
Made with Mash Direct’s signature farm fresh potatoes, the Skinny Fries are prepared immediately after harvesting to ensure freshness, flavour and to retain the natural texture and nutritional benefits of the produce!
The Skinny Fries product offers Mash Direct’s famous home-grown potatoes thinly cut, coated in a light crispy batter and fried for a perfect texture. Oven-cooked in just 15-20 minutes from chilled, the product is gluten-free and also boasts three green traffic lights for being low in saturated fat, salt and sugar, and is full of natural veggie goodness. Mash Direct’s Skinny Fries are the perfect mid-week meal or perfect as part of a ‘Fakeaway’ meal at home at the weekend without feeling all the guilt! Mash Direct’s Skinny Fries are the perfect accompaniment for sausages, fish, or simply on their own!
Lance Hamilton, Chief Commercial Officer at Mash Direct said ‘it’s always exciting to launch a new iteration of our fabulous home-grown potatoes, especially when it’s a classic such as Skinny Fries.
We are always innovating to meet consumer demand, and offering our consumers quick and convenient solutions to satisfy the family at mealtimes’
Like the rest of Mash Direct’s innovative vegetable accompaniments range, their Skinny Fries are 100% Gluten-Free and free from artificial colourings and flavourings.
Mash Direct’s 250g pack of Skinny Fries contains 2 servings and are available to purchase from selected retailers from 4th February at an RRP €2.49.
Skinny Fries Recipes
Katsu Curry Chips
Serves: 4 | Difficulty Level: Medium | Cook Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
2 packs of Mash Direct Skinny Fries
2 packs of breaded chicken goujons
½ red onion, finely sliced
1 red pepper, finely sliced
½ small bunch of coriander leaves
For the Curry Sauce:
400g tin of coconut milk
50ml double cream
1 tbsp butter
1 white onion, peeled and finely diced
2 large carrots, peeled and finely diced
2 tsp crushed garlic
2 tsp grated fresh ginger
1tbsp curry powder
2 tsp honey
2 tsp yellow miso paste
2 tsp light soy sauce
1 vegetable stock cube
Method:
Pre-heat your oven and place your Mash Direct Skinny Fries and breaded chicken goujons on a baking tray and cook as per pack instructions.
For the Curry Sauce: On a medium heat, melt your butter and gently fry your diced onion and carrot till softened, around 5 minutes.
Add your garlic, and ginger and cook for a further 1-2 minutes.
Add your coconut milk and cream and bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer
Add in your honey, soy sauce, curry powder, miso and stock cube and stir in till the stock cube is dissolved.
Leave the sauce to simmer for around 10 – 12 minutes. Blitz your sauce in a food processor and pass it through a sieve to achieve a smooth consistency.
Portion up your Skinny Fries onto plates, cut your chicken goujons into slices and arrange on top of your Skinny Fries. Pour over your desired amount of sauce and top with your sliced onion, red pepper, and coriander leaf.
Takeaway Style Burger and Fries
Serves: 4 | Difficulty Level: Easy | Cook Time: 25 – 30 minutes
Ingredients:
2 packs of Mash Direct Skinny Fries
500g beef mince
1 small white onion
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
Pinch of salt & pepper
Vegetable oil
4 cheese slices
Pickles
Tomato
Red onion
Baby gem lettuce
4 brioche burger buns
Optional: 1 pack of Mash Direct Beer Battered Onion Rings to serve.
Burger sauce:
20g Pickle/burger relish
70g Mayonnaise
30g Ketchup
10g American mustard
This makes enough to use again.
Method:
Preheat oven and cook Mash Direct Skinny Fries as per cooking instructions on pack.
For the burger sauce: mix mayonnaise, ketchup, American mustard, and pickle relish in a bowl. Taste the sauce and season according to personal preference and leave in fridge till assembly. Alternatively, you can also buy burger sauce from most supermarkets.
For the burgers: peel and grate the onion and mix with the beef mince, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper until well combined.
Shape the burger mix into 4 small burger patties and flatten down till quite thin – about 10cm in diameter and 0.5 cm in thickness.
In a large frying pan heat 2 tbsp vegetable oil over a medium heat, if your pan is small cook the burgers in two batches. Add patties to the pan and brown on one side for around two minutes.
Turn your burgers and cover the top of the frying pan with a large lid or a metal bowl, covering the entirety of the pan. Cook the Burgers for a further 5 minutes.
Remove your lid and top each burger with a slice of cheese. Cover the pan again and cook for a further 2 minutes. Remove burgers from the pan and leave to rest on a chopping board for 2 minutes. The burgers should be fully cooked through with no pink.
While the burgers are resting, slice your tomato, red onion, and pickle. You can half your brioche buns and toast under the grill if desired.
Assembling the burgers: Place your burger on the base of the sliced brioche bun and top with tomatoes, pickles, onions, baby gem lettuce and burger sauce. Place the top of the brioche bun on top, you can secure with a skewer or kebab stick. You can also add Mash Direct Beer Battered Onion Rings on top.
Lightly season your Skinny Fries with salt and serve with your favourite condiments.