Best Easy Fast Food Style Fries Recipes
QUICK & CRISPY HOME FRIES
In order to get a crispy crust like the fries at your local diner you need to precook and cool them. When you pan fry a cold starch, it gets a beautifully crispy surface.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Side Dish Potato Side Dish Recipes
Time 45m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Arrange potato pieces evenly on a microwave-safe plate. Microwave on high until just tender, about 4 minutes. Let cool to room temperature. Cut potatoes into bite-size chunks.
- Heat butter and olive oil in a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. When butter melts and starts to turn brown, swirl the pan and add the potatoes. Shake pan to arrange in an even layer. Season with salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, and onion powder.
- As potatoes brown, toss them and keep turning them every few minutes until they are crusty and crispy-edged and a rich reddish-brown color, 10 to 12 minutes. If potatoes seem to be cooking too quickly, reduce heat to medium. Serve topped with chopped chives.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 612.5 calories, Carbohydrate 101.1 g, Cholesterol 15.3 mg, Fat 19.8 g, Fiber 7.4 g, Protein 12.1 g, SaturatedFat 5.6 g, Sodium 146.9 mg, Sugar 3.8 g
EASY HOMEMADE FRENCH FRIES
Golden and crispy on the outside, the perfect softness on the inside! Growing up, you either got your serving when you could, or another person was gonna finish off the plateful! A must with burgers or hotdogs!
Provided by Momma Zakaria
Categories Potato
Time 15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Peel the potatoes and slice them 1/4 inch thick into either flat rounds or traditional french fry shape.
- Heat vegetble oil in large frying pan until it is good and hot. Add potatoes, cooking until they become golden, then flipping them. Cook until they are the color you desire.
- Remove and place on a paper towel covered plate or lined bowl. Salt to taste, or use your favorite seasoning.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 118.3, Fat 0.1, Sodium 5.4, Carbohydrate 27.4, Fiber 2.5, Sugar 1.2, Protein 2.5
HOMEMADE CRISPY SEASONED FRENCH FRIES
My family loves French fries and with 4 children the bag fries from the store just weren't enough and became too expensive. So I tried batter - after all it makes chicken, shrimp, and onion rings crispy so why not potatoes. Now even my husband can't get enough of these French fries. They even stay crispy when you reheat in the microwave.
Provided by Cassie
Categories Side Dish Potato Side Dish Recipes
Time 25m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Slice potatoes into French fries, and place into cold water so they won't turn brown while you prepare the oil.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. While the oil is heating, sift the flour, garlic salt, onion salt, (regular) salt, and paprika into a large bowl. Gradually stir in enough water so that the mixture can be drizzled from a spoon.
- Dip potato slices into the batter one at a time, and place in the hot oil so they are not touching at first. The fries must be placed into the skillet one at a time, or they will clump together. Fry until golden brown and crispy. Remove and drain on paper towels.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 192.5 calories, Carbohydrate 37.8 g, Fat 3.1 g, Fiber 2.8 g, Protein 3.9 g, SaturatedFat 0.4 g, Sodium 751 mg, Sugar 1.2 g
RACHEL'S SUPER EASY & FAST HOME FRIES
Time-consuming home fries on my watch? Never! I had leftover potato "meat" from making potato skins so I made home fries with them, from 8 small potatoes without skins so that probably equals about 4 regular potatoes and 6 small ones. If you plan ahead on making home fries for breakfast, then you can pre-bake potatoes for this. Please note that cooking time does not account for baking the potatoes! This assumes that you have leftover baked potatoes and are using them this way. Raw or boiled potatoes will not work. This makes 1 large serving, if you plan on making enough for your family pre-bake more potatoes. NOTE: The amounts shown aren't an exact science, more to give you an idea and show that home fries can be made quickly :)
Provided by the80srule
Categories Breakfast
Time 16m
Yield 1 serving, 1 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- In a large skillet or frying pan, melt the butter and add a couple shakes of Season-All, mix well.
- Add the potatoes and move them around with a spatula until they are coated with enough of the seasoned butter. Add more Season-All if it looks like there's not enough.
- On medium-high heat, let the potatoes sit for about 4-5 minutes or until one side is browned and crispy.
- Turn the potatoes over and let them cook 4-5 minutes on this side too, add more Season-All if need be.
- Serve and enjoy! Add more Season-All, plain salt, or pepper to taste.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1192.7, Fat 47, SaturatedFat 29.4, Cholesterol 122.1, Sodium 388.4, Carbohydrate 178.2, Fiber 22.4, Sugar 8, Protein 21.1
CHEF JOHN'S FRENCH FRIES
I don't think most people realize that any decent French fry needs to be twice fried. The first frying in done at a lower temperature, which softens the potato and prepares the starchy surface for the second frying's crispification.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Side Dish Potato Side Dish Recipes
Time 50m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Soak potatoes in a large bowl of water for about 30 minutes. Pat dry thoroughly with paper towels.
- Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Gently add the potatoes in the hot oil for about 5 minutes, stirring and flipping the potatoes occasionally. Remove potatoes from oil with a slotted spoon to drain on paper towel and to cool completely.
- Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Fry the potatoes again until golden brown, 5 to 6 minutes. Blot with a paper towel. Sprinkle with salt to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 471 calories, Carbohydrate 18.6 g, Fat 44.1 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 2.2 g, SaturatedFat 5.6 g, Sodium 6.4 mg, Sugar 0.8 g
FRENCH FRIES
The effort is worth it for these perfect homemade fast-food-style French fries! By soaking the raw fries in cold water, you remove some of the starch, a technique I recommend for other interesting preparations in which you want the vegetal rather than the starchy component of the potato. (Try soaking potatoes in several turns of fresh, cold water and then stir-frying in a blistering wok with Sichuan peppercorns someday. Massively addictive!) Once destarched, the perfect French fry concept is straightforward, if laborious. As with making the best home fries, you want to start with an already-cooked potato. The interesting deviation here is that you parcook the potatoes in acidulated water first, give them a second blanching in hot oil and then freeze the fries at this stage. Once frozen, they are yours to cherish for months at whim - ready your clean, hot fry oil and sizzle away.
Provided by Gabrielle Hamilton
Categories snack, finger foods, project, appetizer
Time P2DT1h30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Working quickly, remove the fries from the cold water, and drain off as much water as you can without breaking the fries. Discard the water, and place the fries in a large, wide, heavy-bottomed pot. Cover with 2 1/2 quarts of clean, cold water, and add the vinegar. Bring to a low boil for 6 minutes. The fries should be cooked through but not falling apart. Remove the fries with a slotted spoon or spider onto a baking sheet fitted with a paper-towel-lined rack. Cool and dry the potatoes on the rack.
- Once the potatoes are cool and dry, prepare your deep fryer. Heat the 3 quarts of canola oil in a large Dutch oven (at least a 5 quart). Attach a candy thermometer to the side of the fryer, and heat until the gauge reads 395. Working in three batches, add the fries to the oil, and cook for 1 1/2 minutes. Using a slotted spoon or spider, remove the fries and place on another baking sheet fitted with a paper-towel-lined rack. Repeat with the rest of the fries until all of them have been blanched in the oil for 1 1/2 minutes.
- Let the fries cool and dry on the rack for 1 hour, and then gently place them in a large, plastic food-storage container, being careful not to break the fries. Cover, and freeze overnight. Cool, strain and reserve the canola oil.
- The following day, reheat the reserved canola oil in the Dutch oven. Attach a candy thermometer to the side of the fryer, and heat the oil until the gauge reads 395. Working in three batches, add the fries to the oil, and cook until the fries are light golden in color, about 4 minutes. Agitate the fries with a slotted spoon or spider during the cooking process to ensure even cooking. Adding the fries will have lowered the temperature of your fryer but adjust as needed in order to maintain 375. (It is better for your fryer to be below 375 rather than over it.)
- Remove the fries from the oil into a metal bowl lined with paper towels. Season all over with kosher salt, and serve at once.
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