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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.

Peel the potatoes using a vegetable peeler or knife.

Remove the eyes of the potatoes.

Cut the potatoes into long strips and then into fries.

Place the cut potatoes in a bowl and add water to soak.

Soak the potatoes for around 20 minutes in cold water.

Drain the potatoes using a colander and shake off excess water.

Dry the potatoes with a kitchen towel to prevent oil splashes.

Heat a frying pan over medium high flame and add enough cooking oil to fry the fries.

Check if the oil is ready by dropping in a potato; it should float.

Blanch the potatoes in the hot oil for around 3 minutes until cooked but not browned.

Remove the blanched potatoes with a skimmer and place them on paper towels to drain excess oil.

Let the oil heat for around 30 more seconds before the next round of frying.

Bring the flames to high and let the cooking oil get hot for around a minute.

Carefully place the blanched fries into the hot oil and fry for around 1 minute until golden brown and crispy.

Fry for an additional 30 seconds if needed for extra crispiness.

Transfer the fries to paper towels to drain excess oil immediately after frying.

Sprinkle salt on the hot fries so it melts and toss them to coat.

Plate the fries and serve with ketchup.

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