Crispy Homemade French Fries
These Crispy Homemade French Fries are a special treat that can be made from scratch following a few straightforward steps!
How to Make Homemade French Fries
Making fries from scratch may seem intimidating but is truly not that difficult. In fact, you can have perfectly golden brown fries with a crisp exterior and fluffy potato interior whenever you want by following a few straightforward steps and using the key ingredients shared below.
Key Ingredients
- Russet Potatoes
- Vegetable Oil
- Salt
Preparation
- Prep Potatoes – fill a large mixing bowl with ice and water. Set aside. Cut potatoes into 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick sticks. Place cut potatoes into bowl with iced water and soak for 30 minutes to help remove excess starch.
- Boil Potatoes – bring a large pot of water to a boil, season generously with salt and parboil the potatoes for 5-6 minutes.
- Dry Potatoes – transfer parboiled potatoes to a paper towel lined baking sheet. Allow to air dry for 10 minutes.
- First Fry – in a heavy-bottomed pot, heat up oil to 300F. In batches, fry the potatoes to cook through for 5 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel lined baking sheet.
- Second Fry – increase the heat of the oil to 375F. In batches, add the fries back into the oil and fry 4-5 minutes or until golden brown. Transfer to paper towel lined baking sheet and season generously with as salt. Serve immediately while still warm.
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Homemade French Fries
Ingredients
- 3 large russet potatoes, washed and peeled
- vegetable oil, for frying
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Fill a large bowl with ice and water. Set aside.
- Cut potatoes into 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick sticks, based on thickness preference. Add potatoes into bowl with iced water and soak for 30 minutes.
- As the potatoes soak, line a large baking sheet with paper towels. Set aside. Next, bring a large pot of water to a boil and season generously with salt.
- Drain potatoes, carefully add into pot with boiling water and parboil for 5-6 minutes. The goal here is to soften the potatoes a bit but not cook them through. This will help create fries with a crisp exterior and fluffy interior once fried.
- Transfer parboiled potatoes to a paper towel lined baking sheet. Evenly space out the potatoes and air dry for at least 10 minutes.
- In a heavy-bottomed pot over medium high heat, add enough oil to fill up 2/3 of the pot. Heat oil to 300F.
- In batches, fry the potatoes to cook through but not brown, about 5-6 minutes. Transfer to paper towel lined baking sheet.
- Heat oil to 375F. In batches, add the fries back into the oil and fry until golden brown, about 4-5 minutes or longer as needed.
- Transfer cooked fries to paper towel lined baking sheet to drain excess oil. Season with salt to taste and serve immediately as is or with your favorite sauce. Enjoy!
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