PERFECT FRENCH FRIES AT HOME
We don't eat homemade french fries very often because they don't turn out very well. I've tried many potato varieties; I've tried various oils and temperatures; I've tried double frying them (what a hassle that was!) and I've tried baking them... they all come out of the oil LOOKING great but turn limp and greasy in a matter of minutes.
Then, recently, I came across this very simple recipe. Assuming this technique was just too easy to produce great results, I didn't even mention the recipe "experiment" before I served them to Hubby.
After about the third french fry, picky-picky hubby offered this unsolicited critique: "these fries are REALLY good"... I knew I had a winner. I will definitely be using this super easy method the next time we decide to treat ourselves to some fries.
2 pounds of Russet potatoes (make sure they are Russet potatoes)
2 tablespoons corn starch
peanut oil (peanut oil works the best)
kosher salt
Slice the potatoes into shoestring size pieces, trying to make them as even as possible. Rinse the cut potatoes thoroughly and put them in a big bowl of plain cold water in the fridge until dinner time (at least an hour, but overnight is even better).
Take the potatoes out of the cold water and lay them on an absorbent towel, blotting most of the water off. Coat the potatoes lightly with the cornstarch and shake off the excess. Let them air dry on a ba...
Source:
coleens recipes
URL:
http://coleensrecipes.blogspot.com.es/
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