| Level: | Intermediate |
| Total: | 20 min |
| Prep: | 10 min |
| Cook: | 10 min |
| Yield: | 6 to 8 servings as a side dish |
Ingredients
- 3 large Russet potatoes, well scrubbed
- 24 ounces vegetable, canola, or peanut oil
- Sea salt and malt vinegar
- Crab boil seasoning (recommended: Old Bay)
- Truffle oil
- Parsley
- Freshly chopped garlic
- Hot sauce
- Grated Parmesan
- Red chile flakes
- Fresh herbs
Instructions
- Leaving the skin on, cut the potatoes into long thin strips and put in a large bowl of clean water to remove some starch, prevent them from sticking together, and stop the oxidizing process.
- In a cast iron skillet fitted with a thermometer, or a small fryer, heat the oil until it reaches 275 to 300 degrees F. Remove the potatoes from the water and pat dry. Working in small batches, fry the potatoes until they go from shiny to matte, 3 to 5 minutes (this is also called blanching). Drain well on paper towels. Re-heat the oil until it reaches 350 degrees F and fry the potatoes again, also in small batches, until they are golden brown and crispy on the outside but soft and chewy on the inside.
- Remove from the oil, drain well, and toss with sea salt and malt vinegar, or any other seasoning you prefer. You can also fry fresh herbs such as rosemary, sage, and thyme with the potatoes. Serve hot.
Reviews
Very nice, except I burned mine lols
Excellent! However, “golden brown” is burnt. “Golden” is perfect, and when you shake the basket and it sounds like the “rustling of leaves”, they are done.
These fries were delicious❤️❤️❤️❤️
Anyone here did a try using Air Fryer instead of deep frying it in oil? Just curious about the outcome & texture of the fries. Please share
Good recipe. I soak the potatoes in cold water with salt and malt vinegar for at least an hour before frying.
Texture was amazing!
These were Great!! I skipped the soaking in water part.
Awesome recipe! My wife and kids loved them! Would recommend to anyone no matter their cooking skill. Very easy to make.
These were AMAZING! I made mine with 5 Idaho potatoes and they turned out great. I soaked my cut fries in the ice water for about 30 minutes, then dried them on paper towels lined on a baking sheet, and stuck them in the refrigerator while I waited for the oil to heat up. I also did as the previous reviewer did with the final fry at 375 for about 3-5 minutes also. I’ll never buy frozen fries again!
Really good recipe. Easy. I did everything like the recipe indicated with one exception. On my deep fryer I cooked @ 375 on the final fry. I took only 3 minutes or so. Don’t be concerned about the brown coloring either, your not burning them, it’s the russet. My wife and kids said, “Better than five guys fries”. 4 potatos made a ton of fries. Fried in 3 batches.