Let me tell you about my new favorite toy – my deep fryer. The wonders a deep fryer can do. Zeppoles are next on my list, but let me first tell you about the garlic and herb French fries I made that were way better than Five Guys Burgers. Everyone loves French fries, if someone says they don’t – lies! Pommes Frites in New York City is one of my favorite spots, especially around 2AM on a Saturday night. They have a bunch of different sauces; Vietnamese Pineapple Mayo and Sweet Mango Chutney Mayo are a must.
Ok back to my French fries. The process is long but so worth it in the end. They are twice fried. First fry them at 250F to make sure the potato cooks through and then turn that bad boy up to 375F to make the fries crispy. Baked French fries are good too, but nothing beats these.
I adapted this recipe from Joy the Baker
Ingredients:
3 large Russet or Idaho potatoes, peeled
1 quart vegetable or canola oil
dried parsley
garlic powder
Sea salt, pepper, and ketchup
Deep Fryer
Directions:
Wash the potatoes and peel them as little or as much you like. I didn’t peel them at all. The skin on fries tastes great and it’s the tastiest part of the potato (my opinion).
Slice the potato into ¼-inch planks. YouTube might have a video on how to cut a potato. As you’re cutting them put the slices in a bowl of cool water. It helps to prevent the potatoes from browning and helps the potatoes from sticking to one another while frying.
My deep fryer tells me how much oil to put in it but if you’re using a heavy bottom saucepan fill it up with 1 quart of oil. This should fill up 1 ½ inches deep. Heat the oil up to 250 F, use a thermometer to test the temperature. See if you had a deep fryer the light will just go off when it is ready – go buy one.
When hot enough fry a small batch for 4 to 6 minutes so the potato slices cook through. While they are cooking prepare paper towels to place them on to soak up the excess oil. Remove the fries from the oil with tongs when they are cooked.
After the first step of the frying process is completed and all the fries have been cooked once turn the oil up to 375 F.
When heated, continue to add more fries in small batches until crispy – about 3 minutes.
Remove and immediately sprinkle with sea salt, pepper, garlic powder, and parsley.
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