Homemade Crispy Seasoned French Fries

  4.5 – 697 reviews  • French Fries Recipes

Over a bed of quinoa, there is a dish with sweet potatoes, onions, mushrooms, and chopped nuts. During the colder months, this dish is ideal as a warm dinner or side.

Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 25 mins
Servings: 8

Ingredients

  1. 2 ½ pounds russet potatoes, peeled
  2. 1 cup vegetable oil for frying
  3. 1 cup all-purpose flour
  4. 1 teaspoon garlic salt
  5. 1 teaspoon onion salt
  6. 1 teaspoon paprika
  7. 1 teaspoon salt
  8. ½ cup water, or as needed

Instructions

  1. Slice potatoes into French fries and place them into a large bowl of cold water to prevent them from turning brown.
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  3. Heat oil in a heavy saucepan or large skillet to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  4. While the oil is heating, sift flour, garlic salt, onion salt, paprika, and salt into a large bowl. Gradually stir in enough water to make a slightly thick batter that can be drizzled from a spoon.
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  7. Drain fries and pat dry; dip into the batter one at a time.
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  9. Lower fries carefully into the hot oil in batches to prevent them from clumping together. Fry until golden brown and crispy on all sides, about 7 to 10 minutes.
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  11. Drain fries on a paper towel-lined plate.
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  13. Serve hot and enjoy!
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  15. We have determined the nutritional value of oil for frying based on a retention value of 10% after cooking. Amount will vary depending on cooking time and temperature, ingredient density, and specific type of oil used.

Reviews

Veronica Ryan
Made as directed, with the exception that I didn’t have Onion Salt, so I used Onion Powder and added salt to the fries at the end. I have a deep fryer, so I fried them in that for 6 minutes each batch and they were perfect! Would definitely make these again!
Crystal Jones
Used red potatoes and cooked 7 mins per batch. Came out nice, crispy and flavorful
Mackenzie Schneider
They Were The BOMB
Jade Jimenez
these are awesome taste like five guys burger and fries only the thing is they clump but still awesome
Michael Gallagher
ok
Brian Bailey
my son made them they were delesios
Angela Fernandez
Omg omg these are to die for! I followed the instructions plus the advice in the comments. Added a lot more salt and parboiled the potatoes for a few minutes. As I only had a small pot I had to fry in several stages leaving the first batches soggy so I double fried them. Perfect!!!
Thomas Mccoy
great
Ann Taylor
i love it
Ashley Williams
She was right about the batter sticking. What a mess. Taste was okay.
Adam Rojas
Really good! I added some cayenne Pepper to it as well.
Maria Harper
It was nice, crispy, and tender
Miguel Miller
These were really good. The only drawback would be is you need to be prepared to take a long time to cook these because you literally have to cook them like 1 at a time or they clump badly. 20 minutes we only had about 10 french fries which unfortunately our burgers were done so then we just gave up & let them clump. We just served on 1 plate & let everyone break up clumps. I did marinate my slices potatoes in worscterschire, Greek seasoning & all season salt then removed the fries and put them in freezer bags to chill for a few hours before fry time. They were crispy h delicious!!
Nancy Powell
Nice and crispy! Will do again.
Thomas Jacobs
These fries were so VERY AWESOME!!!!
Andrea Moore
Woohoooo!! I am the french fry hero of my family! This recipe solves the soggy homemade fry problem. My family said these were probably the best fries they have ever had. Fries stay crispy for a long time and also retain heat very well. Put them in an oven at low temp (~170 deg) and they are perfect for at least an hour. Seasoning is just right. You can play with the spices to get bolder flavors but the basic recipe is spot on. One tip: keep a small amount of the dry mix to add in near the end. The batter tends to get runny from the water on the fries and a little dry mix will thicken it some. It is a little more work than just homemade fries, but very much worth it.
Jeremiah Acosta
They were super greasy and took forever and honestly had no flavor even after using almost all the salt in the house. And then when you salted them after frying they seemed too salty. Such a waste. I just left most my fries plain and fried them, then a little salt and pepper, those were wonderful. I would not waste your time. I am super bummed because allrecipes.com is my go to recipe site. They should remove this one.
Dustin Reyes
I made the recipe just like it said but used my fryer. I dropped the fries in one at a time but then stirred around after a few seconds and they didn’t stick together. It’s messy and takes a while but they are delicious!! I also used 1 cup of beer and a little water.
Jean Martin
Yum! It takes quite a bit more water to get to proper consistency, just a heads up
Frank Williams
Followed as written. I am in love with this recipe and it is now my go to fry recipe!
Jason Rivers
This was a very easy recipe. I started out dipping the fries in the batter, then had the idea to use the leftover batter for a crispy chicken patty in a sandwich. Everything turned out tasting very good (both fries & chicken patty) and no batter was wasted.

 

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