When Guy was in college, he didn’t have enough money for the Buffalo wings at the local bar, so he found another way to get his fix: He’d order a basket of fries for a dollar, then get a side of hot sauce for 25 cents and toss the fries in the sauce. For another 25 cents, he’d add a cup of blue cheese dressing. So for $1.50, Guy felt like he was eating spicy Buffalo wings…without the wings! To recreate his college favorite, Guy tosses crispy waffle fries with Buffalo seasoning, then serves them with a tangy homemade Buffalo sauce. “Even when I got out of college and worked in restaurants, this was always my go-to snack—Vegas fries, baby!”
| Total: | 55 min |
| Active: | 35 min |
| Yield: | 4 to 6 servings |
| Total: | 55 min |
| Active: | 35 min |
| Yield: | 4 to 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- Pinch of granulated garlic
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons wasabi powder
- 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
- 1/4 cup hot sauce, preferably Frank’s RedHot
- 1 teaspoon grated Parmesan cheese
- Pinch of chopped fresh parsley
- Kosher salt
- Vegetable oil, for frying
- 12 ounces frozen waffle fries
- 1 tablespoon Buffalo seasoning
- 2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese
- 1/4 cup shaved carrots
- 1/4 cup shaved celery
Instructions
- Make the bleu-sabi sauce: Combine the mayonnaise, sour cream, vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper, the granulated garlic, Worcestershire sauce, blue cheese, buttermilk and wasabi powder in a medium bowl. Mix well and season with more salt and pepper to taste. Refrigerate.
- Make the Buffalo sauce: Combine the vinegar, hot sauce, Parmesan, parsley and a pinch of salt in a small bowl. Mix well and refrigerate.
- Make the fries: Heat 3 to 4 inches of vegetable oil in a heavy pot until a deep-fry thermometer registers 350°. Add the waffle fries in small batches and fry until golden and extra crispy, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
- Toss the fries with the Buffalo seasoning and top with the blue cheese. Combine the shaved carrots and celery into a nest and top the fries with the nest.
- Serve the fries with the bleu-sabi and Buffalo sauces. Reserve any extra sauces for another use.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
| Calories | 644 |
| Total Fat | 58 g |
| Saturated Fat | 12 g |
| Carbohydrates | 24 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 2 g |
| Protein | 9 g |
| Cholesterol | 79 mg |
| Sodium | 599 mg |
| Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
| Calories | 644 |
| Total Fat | 58 g |
| Saturated Fat | 12 g |
| Carbohydrates | 24 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 2 g |
| Protein | 9 g |
| Cholesterol | 79 mg |
| Sodium | 599 mg |