How to Make French Fries

Learn how to make homemade French fries. Who doesn’t love French fries? With this easy recipe you can make the best crispy fries ever!

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Ingredients:
4 large Russet potatoes
Oil for frying
Salt and pepper for seasoning
Cold water
Ketchup
Mayonnaise

Directions:
1. Peel the potatoes, then, cut each potato lengthwise into 4 or 5 pieces, then cut each piece into sticks. Each stick should be about 1cm (1/2-inch) thick.
2. Rinse potatoes under cold water, then place potatoes in a large bowl and cover with water. Let soak for 30 minutes.
3. Pat dry with a clean kitchen towel.
4. Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 275-300F (135-150C).
5. Gently add the potatoes to the oil, in batches, and fry for about 3-5 minutes, until soft, but not golden, stirring and flipping the potatoes occasionally. Remove from oil and drain on a paper towel. Let cool.
6. At this stage you can freeze the potatoes and keep them until ready for use.
7. Heat oil to 400F (200C). Fry the potatoes again, in batches, until golden brown, about 7-8 minutes.
8. Remove from oil, transfer to a paper towel to drain. Season with salt and pepper.
9. Serve with ketchup and mayonnaise.

Notes:
• Best potatoes for French fries: do not use waxy potatoes, use starchy potatoes only. Russet potatoes are ideal for French fries.
• Frying potatoes twice is the best way to obtain the crispiest result.
• How to freeze French fries: after frying potatoes once, transfer them to a plate/tray and freeze them for 40 minutes. Then transfer to them to a freezer bag and freeze them for up to 3 months. When ready to serve, remove them from the freezer and fry them in batches at 400F° (200C°) until golden brown.

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Haven’t had a refrigerator since November because of the pandemic. Snow storm hits and I’m running out of food to feed my family. Been stuck for a week and wasn’t able to stock up on food because of my refrigerator situation. Had 3 russet potatoes and some oil. Thanks for posting this video, made my family French fries for dinner!

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[elisaferreira]

I followed this recipe and the fries were perfect! They were so crunchy and my family loved it. Will definitely do it again :)

[valeriesanchez]

After rinsing the starch i like to place in the freezer so the cold absorbs all the remaining water in the potatoes.
Makes them very crunch when frying.
Also works great when making potato chips.

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[Voldemortsssister]

This is too much work but it's completely worth it.. I tried it and now I'm addicted

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[ninadj]

Honestly it all depends on the quality of the potatoes you have

[abepaulx]

I wondered why you fried it twice and I was a bit apprehensive about sprinkling powdery chili powder at the end but i followed this recipe exactly as instructed.
My fries really did turn out well. Better than what I normally make. Thank you.

[benscorner]

I’ve made this recipe 3 times and every single time have come out perfect! 😀

[sal.]

Just made these now with my local supermarket white potatoes (UK) and they came out amazing! After the first stage of frying and once it had cooled down slightly, i placed my chips in the fridge for 5 minutes and then fried them for the second time.

[Legocatshouse]

I made these for my family tonight. They came out so well.

Even my son, who is a very selective eater ate them. It made me so happy. ❤

[thecookingschool]

My 9 years old son makes me prepare this for him most Saturday’s. With him helping to make the cheese sauce. This has even become my best potato chips method of frying, very crispy. With this channel, I have discovered how to make easy fun meals with my child. Thanks.

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I love flexing my cooking skill on my mom when i learn new recipes

[gabrielpowers]

An easier way that works is to cut and rinse like in the video. Then fry them in a deep fryer at 230F for about two minutes. Then turn up the heat on the fryer to 360F and just let them keep cooking. You get the blanch at the start and the oil heats up in time for the finish that way. Saves a lot of time.

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Hey now I am cooking this I want to eat this with my mini burgers . I know this will be perfect. I saw this and I have tried it many times and it turned out perfect

[timetotoast]

Finally, a French fry recipe when they don’t burn the fries

Edit: THIS IS THE BEST RECIPE EVER!! I tried it with my mom, She was mostly confused of what to do but I showed her the video. I think we might’ve cooked it a little too much, but this tasted like heaven, this is the best day of my life. Thanks for the video!!

[redkick]

omg thank you for the recipe it took me 40 min to make the fries but it was worth it and crunchy.