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March 9, 2024Difficulty
Easy / Beginner
Prep time
5 Mins
Total time
30 Hrs
Makes
4
Description
Perfect French Fries that are crispy on the outside, soft on the inside. Make these homemade french fries or Finger chips recipe with a many ways and customize it with your favorite sauces and spices or toppings.
Instructions
PREPPING POTATOES
- Take the potatoes and wash well in water. also peel them.
- Then slice the potato in slices having 1 cm thickness. Before slicing, you can remove the top and bottom part of the potato to get a square or cube shaped potato.
- Then begin to cut them in sticks having 1 cm width. Wash these potato sticks for a couple of times in water to get relieve of the extra starch.
SOAKING POTATOES
- In a bowl take 3.5 mugs cold water and place the potatoes in it. Keep this bowl outside or in the refrigerator for 30 mins to 45 mins. In a hot and sticky climate keep the bowl in the fridge.
- After 30 mins or 45 mins, drain the potatoes in a colander.
RINSING AND DRYING POTATO STICKS
- Wash the potatoes in clean fresh water using a colander or mesh strainer. Drain all the water.
- Then place them on clean kitchen cotton napkin.
- Fold the napkin over and press, stroke and dry the potatoes. The potatoes have to be fully dried before you begin to fry them.
FIRST FRYING
- Heat Oil in a pan over medium-low or medium heat. For heavy pan, keep medium heat and for a lower heavy pan, use a medium-low heat. The oil should have a temperature of 135 degrees Celsius( 275 degrees Fahrenheit).
- Now, working in batches, add the potatoes to the oil. Don't overcrowd the pan with the potatoes. The oil will sizzle and bubble less when you fry the potatoes at this temperature.
- Stir at intervals while frying them for uniform cooking.
- Fry/blanch in oil for about 3 mins or until the potatoes are cooked, but not brown from outside. They should just get a crust from outside without any major color change. Light browning of the edges is fine. Remove with a slotted spoon.
- Place the half fried potatoes on paper kitchen Napkins. Stack 3 to 4 paper Napkins. Press some paper Napkins from top also to absorb redundant oil. Let the half fried potatoes cool down at room temperature.
- Note that after removing this batch, you can fry the alternate batch of potatoes. By the time you fry the alternate batch of the potatoes, the first batch will cool down. So indeed though you have to fry doubly, you ’re using the same batch of oil all the way through.
SECOND FRYING
- Now increase the heat to a medium-high or high. Again then for a heavy pan, use a high heat and for a lower heavy pan, use medium-high heat. The oil should be hot on medium-high to high heat having a temperature of 180 to 185 degrees celsius( 356 to 365 degrees Fahrenheit).
- Add the first batch of once- fried potatoes to the hot oil. The oil will sizzle and bubble quickly and as soon as you add the potatoes.
- Stir frequently while the potatoes fry to cook them evenly. Fry french fries for 3 mins or until crisp and golden. The edges should come golden. Remove with a slotted spoon.
- Place french fries on paper napkins again to remove the redundant oil.
MAKING AIR FRIED FRENCH FRIES
- After drying them completely, mix and coat the potato sticks with 2 tablespoons oil. Take a batch and line the sticks evenly in the air-fryer basket. You can also line the potatoes on a parchment paper in the basket.
- Before air- frying, preheat the air-fryer at 180 degrees Celsius( 356 degrees Fahrenheit) for 5 to 6 mins.
- Place the air-fryer basket with the potato sticks in the air-fryer. Air-fry for about a total time of 10 to 12 mins.
- Half way through after about 5 to 6 mins, shake the basket or turn over each fry with tongs or a spoon. Air fry again for 5 to 6 mins until golden.
- Remove the air-fried fries in a bowl. Work in batches this way and make air-fryer french fries.
Tags: #FrenchFries #CrispyFries #PotatoFries #HomemadeRecipe #FingerChips #SnackTime #ComfortFood #FastFood #Delicious #SideDish
Ingredients
- Potatoes - 630 grams (or) 3 medium-sized or 2 large
- Oil for deep frying – as required
- Cold water - 7 Cups
- Red chili powder - 1 teaspoon (or) paprika or cayenne pepper as required – optional
- Salt - as required, can use black salt or edible rock salt
- Dried rosemary - 1 teaspoon (or) dried oregano or mixed herbs – as required
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