Air Fryer Potato Wedges Recipe: Crunchiness is Guaranteed!

Air fryer potatoes wedges are one of my favorite potato recipes. 

Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, I’ll tell you all the secrets to preparing them to perfection.

With our recipe you will get perfect wedge potatoes, crispy outside and soft inside!

Homemade Air Fryer Potato Wedges Simple Recipe

This is one of the classic side dishes, perfect for accompanying meat-based main courses such as roasts.

We can prepare them either with the skin or without.

Everyone likes wedged potatoes, including children!

Ingredients Needed

These are the main ingredients you need for this recipe.

For the step-by-step directions and measurements, scroll down to our printable recipe card. 

• Potatoes
• Olive oil
• Salt & pepper
• Herbs (parsley, oregano)

How To Make Potato Wedges In Air Fryer

Wash and cut: Wash the potatoes under running water. In this recipe we will leave the skin on.

Cut the potatoes in half first, then cut again in half, so you will have created perfect wedges.

Soak potatoes in cold water: This is one of the secrets to making your wedges crispy on the outside and super soft on the inside.

Soaking causes the potatoes to lose their starch.

Excess starch, in fact, is the cause of all those times your chips turned out soft: to remove it, just soak them in cold water for an hour or so. 

Dry them well and season them: After drying, transfer to a bowl, add the oil and herbs and mix well.

Cooking potato wedges: Preheat air fryer to 380ºF (190ºC) for 2 minutes.

Place the potato wedges in a single layer in the fryer basket, then cook for 20 minutes, shaking the basket approximately every 5 minutes.

Serve: Serve while still hot accompanied by your favorite sauce.

Which Potatoes Are Best For Air Fryer Potato Wedges?

The best potatoes for preparing these air fryer potato wedges are definitely Red Potatoes and Yellow Potatoes.

I used the yellow ones.

They are more intensely colored potatoes than the white-fleshed ones, with firm flesh, and tend to flake a little.

How Do You Cut Potatoes Into Wedges?

To make potato wedges, the potato should be cut in half lengthwise and then make three more cuts for each half, again lengthwise.

Try to cut the wedges as thick and equal in size as possible.

Watch the short video tutorial

Recipe Variations:

Parmesan wedge potatoes: A delicious variation of these potato wedges.

To prepare them after cooking for 15 minutes, transfer the potatoes to a bowl and add grated Parmesan cheese and mix well.

Let them cook for another 5 minutes until they are well golden brown.

Paprika wedge potatoes: Before cooking, add paprika powder and stir.

The paprika will give a beautiful color to your potato wedges.

Use sweet potatoes: If you prefer sweet potatoes to regular potatoes, you can use them to make potato wedges.

You will probably need 5 to 10 minutes longer in cooking.

How To Serve:

These delicious potato wedges are perfect to accompany your main course, like this amazing vegetarian empanadas.

If you’re looking for a new way to jazz up your weekly dinner routine, look no further than potato wedge served with turkey smash burgers.

But also simply to serve as an appetizer.

Serve with your favorite dip. Mayonnaise, ketchup, BBQ sauce or whatever you like!

I served them with a delicious sweet chilli mayonnaise. 

Make a delicious sweet chilli mayonnaise: In a bowl put 4 teaspoons of mayonnaise and 1 teaspoon of sweet chilli auce, and mix well.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why do you soak potatoes in water before air frying?

To prepare super delicious and crispy wedges, in my opinion this is a very important step.

Let the potatoes soak in cold water; this is to remove the starch in the potato.

This will help to have a crispier wedge on the outside and softer inside

How long should you soak potatoes before air frying?

The minimum time to soak the potatoes is one hour.

As soon as they are soaked, the water tends to become opaque: this phenomenon is explained by the release of starch from the potatoes.

After rinsing them several times and soaking again, the water in the potatoes should appear clear: this means that most of the starch has been released from the potatoes.

Why are my fries not crispy in the air fryer?

Probably because the potatoes were not dried well.

You must dry the potatoes completely by patting them dry with paper towels, otherwise you risk getting mushy fried potatoes.

Another mistake to avoid is overcrowding the basket.

If you overfill it you block the hot air that should be circulating by enveloping the food, so this results in wrong cooking.

Do not forget to shake the basket several times while cooking the potatoes this will contribute to even cooking of all the food.

What is the secret to making them crispy?

The trick is to soak the fries in cold water to remove the starch.

Otherwise, you may get mushy fries.

Do the potatoes need to be boiled first?

No.

You do not need to boil the potatoes first.

How to store leftovers?

My advice is to eat them right away.

They will keep in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days, but they get soggy in the refrigerator, so I recommend heating them in the air fryer at 400 for 2-3 minutes or until crispy again.

Recipe Tips

• Use the right potatoes.
• Keep potatoes in water for a minimum of 30 minutes.
• Dry the potatoes perfectly.
• Cut the potatoes all the same thickness and size.
• Do not overcrowd and shake the basket.

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