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French Fries

created by @big38

French Fries

Ingredients

4 items
Scale recipe
—Russet potatoes
Cooking water
2400gwater
24grice vinegar (1%)
24gsalt (1%)

Directions

01

Cut potato to finger width sizes. Wash off starch, then soak 30min.

02

Cook in boiling water for 10min until potato almost breaking apart. You don’t have to be so exact with the percentages, add a few tablespoons of vinegar and salt to season.

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03

Pat dry, optionally lightly crush potatoes with your hands to create rough edges, and leave in fridge overnight.

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04

Fry 300°C 5min. Looking for a golden yellow color without browning and overcooking. Once chilled, freeze in fridge overnight or until needed. Tip: oil temp significantly reduces when you add a batch of fries, tune it up to 400ºF to compensate for the temp drop.

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05

Fry 400°F until golden brown.

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Notes

The perfect fries are ultra crunchy outside and melty inside. Not too thick but not too thin like fast food ones, finger width is the perfect size. Freezing in the last step is crucial as it breaks down the potato and make the fries fluffier. Having some broken sides and rough edges create crispier edges since there’s more surface area.