| French fries are really easy to cook and you can deep | | | | fryer up to 360 degrees F, then add the potatoes to |
| fry or bake them. Serve homemade French fries with | | | | the oil again and cook them until golden brown. |
| your favorite chicken, steak or fish recipe, or make | | | | Drain the French fries on paper towels and add salt |
| them as a treat. Making French fries is cheaper than | | | | before serving. If you are going to cook fish or another |
| buying them and they do not take long to prepare. | | | | type of protein, cook the potatoes first, else they will |
| French Fries in the Deep Fryer | | | | absorb the fish flavor. |
| If you want to deep fry your French fries, choose | | | | French Fries in the Oven |
| some suitable potatoes. Idaho russet potatoes are | | | | You can bake French fries and they will be just as |
| great because they are economical and starchy. You | | | | crispy and delicious as deep fried ones. Baking is a |
| can either leave the skin on the potatoes or peel them. | | | | healthier cooking method than deep frying because |
| Square off the ends of the potatoes and then cut | | | | you are not submerging the fries in oil. Wash the |
| them downwards into strips, using a sharp knife. Try to | | | | potatoes and cut them into quarter inch thick strips. |
| get them all more or less the same size. | | | | Remember that the smaller you make the French fries, |
| As you work, submerge the potatoes in cold water so | | | | the fast they are going to cook. Spread a tablespoon |
| they do not go brown while you are cutting the rest. | | | | of canola oil over a baking pan or use cooking spray. |
| Preheat the oil in your deep fat fryer or in a deep pot | | | | Arrange the potatoes on the baking pan in one layer |
| to 320 degrees F. | | | | and sprinkle some salt and pepper over the potatoes. |
| Pat the potatoes dry with paper towels and line a | | | | You can also add a teaspoon each of rosemary and |
| baking dish with parchment paper. Drop the potatoes in | | | | thyme to give the fries extra flavor. |
| the hot oil to blanch them. Do not overload the frying | | | | Sprinkle some grated cheddar or Parmesan over |
| basket - the potatoes should be able to cook without | | | | them too, if you want. Bake the fries for twenty to |
| sticking to each other. When the potatoes have been | | | | thirty minutes in a 425 degrees F oven or until they are |
| cooking for three minutes remove them from the oil. | | | | golden brown. |
| They will be starting to turn golden brown. | | | | You can stir them using a long-handled spoon halfway |
| Arrange them on the parchment paper, and then | | | | through the cooking time, to mix them up a bit so they |
| refrigerate them until cook, so they develop | | | | cook more evenly. Let the oven-baked fries cool for a |
| starchiness on the outside. Turn the fat in the deep | | | | couple of minutes, then serve them hot. |