The Original McDonald's French Fry Recipe?

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 two large russet potatoes.

Slice the potatoes using a mandoline to achieve quarter-inch by quarter-inch sticks, about four to six inches long.

In a large bowl, combine 1/4 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons corn syrup, and 1.5 cups hot water; whisk until dissolved.

Add the sliced potatoes to the sugary mixture and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Heat 6 cups of Crisco shortening in a large pot to 375°F (190°C).

Remove the potatoes from the sugary bath, drain them, and carefully add them to the hot oil.

Fry the potatoes for a minute, then remove them from the oil and cool them in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.

After cooling, return the fries to the hot oil for a second fry until golden brown.

Remove the fries from the oil and toss them with regular table salt while hot.

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