French Fry Recipe S3 Ep337

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.

Cut russet potatoes into quarter-inch square sticks.

Wash the cut potatoes multiple times until the water runs clean to remove excess starch.

Spread the washed potatoes out on a sheet and dry them thoroughly with paper towels.

Heat peanut oil in a deep pan to 300°F (150°C).

Drop in a couple of fistfuls of fries into the oil and par fry for 2 minutes.

Remove the par fried fries and place them on a cooling rack to drain and cool.

Freeze the par fried fries until completely frozen.

Heat the oil to 350°F (175°C).

Fry the frozen fries in the hot oil until golden brown, about 6-7 minutes.

Remove the fries from the oil and place them on a rack to drain.

Sprinkle salt on the fries while they are still warm.

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