Perfect Homemade French Fries
Ingredients
- Russet potatoes
- Salt
- Peanut oil (or whatever frying oil you prefer)
Instructions
- Wash potatoes.
- Peel potatoes (optional).
- Slice potatoes into thinner french-fry shapes. I like to cut mine where they're about the size of your typical fast-food fries.
- Place cut fries in cold water. Rinse.
- After rinsing, place cut fries in fresh cold water and allow to soak for 3-6 hours or overnight in the fridge. This step is super important - don't shortcut!
- After soaking, dry potatoes as thoroughly as possible. I like to just spread clean kitchen towels on my kitchen island, spread out cut fries onto the towels and then blot with more clean kitchen towels.
- While fries are drying, heat up oil in a pot to 275 - 300 degrees. You just need enough oil in the pot for a decent deep fry.
- Fry fries in 275-300 degree oil for about 3-5 minutes. This is the first frying - they will NOT be crunchy so don't worry about that at this point.
- After frying, place fries onto a paper-towel lined platter or dish to soak up any oil.
- Keep as flat as possible, and place fries back into the fridge for 3-4 hours (I have also placed them in the freezer for about 1-2 hours).
- When fries have cooled down, heat up oil (it can be the same as before) to 375 - 380 degrees F.
- Fry fries in the hot oil until they look nice and crispy to your liking.
- Remove fries from oil and drain as best as possible. Then place in a bowl.
- While fries are still hot, season with salt to your liking!
Notes
This is the technique to use when you want the perfect, crispy-on-the-outside, soft-on-the-inside french fries at home. Don't skip any steps!
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