Make Restaurant-Style French Fries at Home

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: frozen fries

Sweet potatoes are more nutritious; frozen fries are budget-friendly.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier; canola oil is often cheaper.

Choose Maris Piper potatoes or Russet potatoes if in the US.

Peel the potatoes and place them directly in cold water to prevent oxidation.

Cut the potatoes into uniform sticks, about 0.5 cm thick, removing any round sides.

Rinse the potatoes in cold water, changing the water 2-3 times to remove excess starch.

Add ice cubes to the water to keep the potatoes cool and help them become crispy.

Blanch the potatoes in oil at 130°C for 3-5 minutes until cooked through but not crispy.

Remove the potatoes and place them on a paper towel to absorb excess water.

Let the blanched potatoes cool for 5-10 minutes before frying.

Heat the oil to 180°C and fry the potatoes until golden brown.

Remove the fries from the oil and place them on a paper towel.

Season immediately with sea salt and oregano.

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