Recipe Box, Best French Fries Ever
Short and simple today as I am recovering from 4 days of chaos fun with my children and grandchildren
They had a very good time, with weather stollen from summer…
As usual, there was a lot of cooking going on
And what’s more kid friendly than French fries?
These are the best French fries ever
As in the history of French fries
Maybe even potatoes
And we’ve made a lot of potatoes!
But these are…
All the kudos go to HHjr, he’s the main cook on beach weekends, endless energy in the kitchen
Okay, here’s the secret…
You soak them
and then cook them twice 😵
Totally worth the effort
Totally!
There are lots of versions of this recipe out there and this one is adapted from The Pioneer Woman. She has a great explanation of why this process is so successful here
Best French Fries Ever!
Ingredients
- Idaho potatoes
- sea salt
- peanut oil
Instructions
- Wash potatoes, and cut into even sticks, skin on. Keeping the size of the fries as uniform as possible will aid in even cooking.
- Soak potatoes in a bowl of cold water to cover, for a minimum of 1 hour.
- Pat potatoes completely dry with paper towels.
- Heat oil to 275-300 and fry potatoes in batches until they have softened but not started to brown or crisp.
- Drain potatoes.
- Increase heat to 400.
- Return partially cooked fries to oil and fry until brown and crisp.
- Drain again on paper towels and sprinkle immediately with sea salt.
They don’t even need sauce but serve some on the side if you like
Enjoy!
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Jenna, kudos to your son for being the chef on beach weekends. The fries look amazing, and I have been reading about this method. What a wonderful weekend to share with the grands…Happy Wednesday
Fun to see your grands. Great weather for all of us lately.
Those fries sound delicious. I didn’t know about that method.
I’ve never heard of this way to fry fries. You know I told you recently how much I love these salty-flavorful treats! I’ll give it a try!
I love french fries and will definitely try these, and OH those grandkiddo pics!!!!!!! LOVE!!!
Yum! I love French fries. Looks like a lot of fun with your family 😄
Thanks Deb, it’s always fun but takes us days to recover 🙂 >
We love french fries at our house. I soak them but never tried cooking them twice! I can imagine they are wonderful. Thanks for the information!
It’s really not much more time consuming, you will be amazed at the difference! Thanks Lynn! >
I totally agree with you Jenna about double frying the potatoes, it is worth the effort. While I’m sure there was a little chaos, I’m know that you and your family must have had a wonderful time together.
thanks Karen, I couldn’t believe how good they were! >
I’m a professed Frenchfryoholic Jenna, I’m in! (I’ve tried the double fry method and it totally works 🙂 Love seeing the kids having fun on the water and that adorable smile!
OMG-that first Grand pic is the best! I’m still smiling:@)
This sounds so good, Jenna! I love french fries and this recipe sounds amazing, definitely trying this!
They look delicious – all the pics made my mouth water!! I bake my fries, but they do taste better fried!!
I usually do too Patti, but these are worth the splurge every now and then. They are better than anything I’ve ever had in a restaurant- >
What a wonderful day the grands had and all the good food you were cooking up. I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to stop eating those fries……….
Hi Jenna,
Your Potatoes are making me so hungry, now I will have to have these fries! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome recipe with us at Full Plate Thursday and you have a great week!
Miz Helen
Who doesn’t love a good fry?! 🙂
I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, tips, and tricks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/
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Thanks Jess! >