Perfect Crispy French Fries
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It stays crispy even after it gets cold!
Ingredients
Method
Fry #1
Fry #2
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Ingredients
- 2 lb. (3 – 4) floury potatoes
- 2 tbsp. white vinegar
- 1 tbsp. cooking salt / kosher salt
- 1 litre (quart) canola/vegetable oil
Perfectly crispy french fries. Image Credit: Shutterstock
Method
- Cut: Peel the potatoes. Cut into 6 mm / 1/4" French fries using a serrated knife.
- Keep cut fries submerged in a bowl of water to prevent them from going brown while you cut the remainder. (No need for actual soaking beyond this.)
- Rinse: Transfer potatoes to a colander and rinse under tap water for 15 – 20 seconds.
- Simmer: Place fries in a large pot with 2 litres/quarts of cold tap water, vinegar and salt. Bring to a boil over high heat then immediately reduce stove to low so the surface is rippling gently, not big bubbles. Cook for 10 minutes then carefully remove using a slotted spoon into a colander (do not tip into colander, fries will break).
- Dry 5 min: Spread the fries on 2 tea towel-lined trays. Leave to steam dry for 5 minutes.
- Pot: Pour 3 cm / 1.2" of oil into a pot that is at least 10cm/4" high (
for safety, need at least 7 cm / 3" from oil surface to rim of pot.) - Separate the fries into 3 Batches (for cooking).
Fry #1
- Heat oil to 205°C/400°F over medium-high heat.
- 10 sec. pause: Lower 1/3 of Batch 1 fries into the oil using a slotted spoon. WAIT 10 seconds, add another 1/3 of the fries, wait 10 seconds, then add the remaining Batch 1 fries.
- 50 sec fry: Fry for 50 seconds, moving them around once or twice. Then remove with a slotted spoon onto 2 paper towel lined trays, spread out in a single layer. The fries will still be white and floppy.
- Repeat Fry #1 with Batches 2 and 3, ensuring the oil is back at 205°C/400°F before cooking.
Fry #2
- 30 min cool: Leaves fries to cool for 30 minutes.
- Line a large bowl with paper towels – for draining and tossing.
- Heat oil to 205°C/400°F. Fry half the French fries for 4 minutes, moving them around twice, or until golden brown and crispy. Drain in the lined bowl, then repeat with the remaining fries.
- Sprinkle fries with salt or seasoning or choice. Toss and serve!
- Fries will stay crispy even once cool.
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