How to Make a French Fry Board
Charcuterie boards move over, we jumped on the fry board train and we’re in love! How much fun is a giant tray of french fries with multiple dipping sauces? All I can tell you is this family is all about the latest snack trend. I’ve seen a few variations of snack boards around the internet, but this one is right up my alley. I love a good dipping sauce for fries. So, are you ready to learn How to Make a French Fry Board?
I’m a planner, so I decided to make a list of what our favourite dipping sauces are and then pair them with fries. We ended up with about six different types of french fries and seven sauces, well if you count vinegar as a sauce. We do in this house, it’s one of our favourites. French fries drizzled in vinegar and sprinkled with salt is always a hit!
Here’s what we served
Fries
- regular french fries
- seasoned french fries
- wedges
- curly french fries
- sweet potato crinkle cut french fries
- waffle fries
Sauces
- House Dip
- Sriracha Spiced Mayo
- Hot Mustard Sauce
- Easy Barbecue Sauce (or your favourite version)
- Green Peppercorn Sauce (from a packet)
- vinegar
- ketchup
How to Make a French Fry Board
I start by prepping the sauces so that each can sit and marry for a few hours so they can reach maximum flavour. The longer the better, but you’ll want to give each dip at least an hour to develop. They’re all easy, the House Dip, Sriracha Spiced Mayo and Hot Mustard Sauce only need to be whisked together. The Easy Barbecue Sauce is cooked and simmered and we also like to use a green peppercorn sauce from a packet, but any form of gravy would work. Then we just used vinegar and ketchup right from their own containers.
Now for the fries, preheat your oven to the specified temperature on the packages. Place the fries with the same temperature and time range together on a pan. You’ll likely need two pans to be able to cook everything at once. If something needs to cook at a higher temperature you should be able to get away with starting them about 10 minutes sooner than the rest, just keep an eye on all the pans.
While the french fries are cooking, spoon a bit of each dip into a small serving dish, so you can pop them onto the board, when ready. I use one of the pans straight from the oven and it helps to keep everything hot for a little bit longer. This isn’t really a board for picking at, this is more of a get it while it’s hot appetizer, just make sure to warn everyone that the pan is HOT!
Other options for Dips
I wanted to share a few other options for dips because everyone has their favourites. I’m Canadian so gravy is right at the top for me, but it was fun to test out new recipes and research a few other options.
- gravy
- mayonnaise
- honey mustard
- malt vinegar
- chili sauce
- cheese sauce
- marinara
- milkshakes (and you get a drink too, extra bang for your buck!)
- sweet and sour sauce
- french fry sauce (mayo & ketchup base)
- ranch dip
- garlic aioli
- sweet chili sauce
- barbecue sauce (we made our own, but your favourite bottled version is always ok!)
- tartar sauce
- honey
- hot sauce
If you have other dipping sauces that I haven’t listed, please comment below so we can all share in the french fry wealth! This was such an easy and fun way to indulge in some tasty appetizers. And it’s one that the kids can participate in and right now, I think we’re all looking for extra ways to share the love! I hope you enjoy this!
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French Fry Board
Move over charcuterie, french fry boards may just be the new trend. Different fries along with multple dipping sauces makes for one delicious and fun appetizer for all ages.
INGREDIENTS
- 1/2 bag of six different fries (curly, regular, seasoned, waffle, crinckle cut, sweet potato, wedges)
Barbecue Sauce
- 2 finely chopped onions
- 3/4 cup ketchup
- 3/4 cup water
- 3 tbsp vinegar
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp prepared mustard
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
Sriracha Spiced Mayo
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp Sriracha chili sauce
- 1 tsp lime juice
- 1/8 tsp onion powder
Hot Mustard Sauce
- 1/4 cup spicy brown mustard
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp corn syrup
- 2 1/2 tsp honey
- 1 tsp yellow mustard
- 1/2 tsp vinegar
House Dip
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 tbsp dill weed
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp white pepper
Other Dipping Sauces
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/2 cup vinegar, malt or regular
- 1 pckg green peppercorn gravy
INSTRUCTIONS
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A couple hours or the day before you plan to serve your french fry board, make all your dips, except the gravy.
Barbecue Sauce
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Saute onions until soft, add remaining ingredients and let simmer for 15 minutes. Cool and store in the fridge.
Sriracha Spiced Mayo, Hot Mustard Sauce, House Dip
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Stir together all respective ingredients, store in an airtight container in the fridge.
French Fry Board Assembly
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Cook the french fries according the package directions. Keeping similar temperatures/times together on the same pan. You'll likely use more than one pan to bake all the french fries.
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While the fries are baking. Make the gravy according to package directions.
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Spoon dips into very small bowls for serving.
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When the fries are done, push them into sections on one of the hot pans, nestle the dips amongst the french fries. Serve immediately. Make sure to warn your guests that the board may be hot. Wrap the pan's edges with extra tea towels to prevent any burns.
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