French
Fries are simple and delicious. It can be made easily with only few
ingredients. This is one of the most popular dishes in the United States,
commonly being served as a side dish to entrees and being seen in fast food
restaurants. The best fries are double-fried first at lower temperature to cook
them through, then drained and allowed to cool before being dipped into hotter
oil to crisp them up to golden perfection.
Potatoes
– ½ kg
Salt
-1 tbsp
Vinegar
– 1 tbsp
Water
as required
Oil
for fry
Method
Peel
the skin off the potatoes and trim off the potatoes and rinse it in water. Trim
off the edges to get equal sized fries.
Then
slice the potatoes vertically and then cut into medium sized sticks. Do not cut
into thin slices otherwise the fries will become very hard outside.
Once
you cut the slices of potatoes, then immediately transfer it into cold water to
prevent from discoloring.
Leave
the potatoes in water for minimum 2 hours or you can refrigerate it overnight.
It helps to remove the excess starch from the potatoes, and it stays crispy
when we fry them.
Heat
water in a bowl and add salt, vinegar mix it once and then add the potatoes.
This method helps to soften the potatoes. Let it soak it for 10 minutes.
After
soaked the potatoes from water and pat it dry with kitchen towel or paper towel
to remove the excess moisture completely.
To
get the perfect shop based French fries we need to fry it two times. For the
first time we need to fry the potatoes at low temperature for 3 to 4 minutes.
This time we don’t need any color change.
Fry
it small batches, do not over crowded them, leaves space between the potatoes
and fry it for 3 to 4 min. Take it from the oil and keep it on wire rack.
Continue the same with rest of the batches. After its done, let it cool for 10
to 20 minutes.
After
frying once we can freeze it and fry it again whenever you want. Once the fries
are cooled completely it’s time to do the second frying. Fry these potato sticks until it gets slight
golden brown in color.
Drain
the excess oil and place it on a wire rack. Season it with salt. Crispy and
nice fries are ready to serve with tomato sauce.
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