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Recipe tags: Bake, Easy, Fry, Stove Top, Vegetarian

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Vegetables

Low Potassium Style Fried Potatoes

Recipe created exclusively for DaVita.com by DaVita dietitian, Sara, RD, CSR, CDE, from California.

Portions:  4                   

Serving size: 8 pieces (4" x 1/2" each)

Ingredients

• 2 medium potatoes, peeled
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1/8 teaspoon ground white pepper
• 8 teaspoons ketchup

Preparation

1. Slice each potato into 16 pieces approximately 4" x 1/2" each.
2. Soak cut potatoes in a gallon of tap water for 2 to 4 hours to reduce potassium.  Drain and pat dry with paper towels.
3. Heat oil over medium heat in a skillet.  Add potatoes to hot oil and cook for 10 to 12 minutes until golden brown.
4. Remove fried potatoes to a paper towel to absorb extra oil.
5. Combine cumin, paprika and white pepper in a small dish or shaker. Sprinkle over hot potatoes and toss.
6. Serve 8 fries with 2 teaspoons ketchup.

Nutrients per serving

• Calories: 156
• Protein: 2 g
• Carbohydrate: 21 g
• Fat: 7 g
• Cholesterol: 0 mg
• Sodium: 134 mg
• Potassium: 181 mg
• Phosphorus: 54 mg
• Calcium: 10 mg
• Fiber: 1.7 g

Renal  and Renal Diabetic Food Choices

• 1 starch
• 1 vegetable, medium potassium
• 1 fat

Carbohydrate Choices

• 1

Helpful hints

• Soaking potatoes is very important to reduce potassium.  Potatoes are very high in potassium.  Consuming high potassium foods in advanced kidney disease may cause high blood potassium levels, muscle weakness and heart failure.
• Dry potatoes well before adding to hot oil.
• If no salt added ketchup is substituted for regular ketchup sodium will be reduced to 7 milligrams per serving.  (Avoid brands containing potassium chloride).

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  Venida M. says:

I know that I have to leech the potatoes before cooking, so I prepare the potatoes by soaking them @ least 2-4 hrs. before Im ready to eat. Also appreciated the last reviewers' comment about adding onions and green peppers, and will definitely try it.

Reviewed: May. 26, 2009, 3:15 PM  -  Inappropriate review?   

  Bonnie b. says:

I am starving for some have to wait 4 hours !!

Reviewed: Aug. 24, 2008, 10:27 PM  -  Inappropriate review?   

  eric h. says:

my wife added onions and green peppers! ummm fried potatoes, it was a great surprise

Reviewed: May. 05, 2008, 10:49 AM  -  Inappropriate review?   

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