Hi Guys, I'm Laura Vitale and on this episode of Laura in the Kitchen I want to show you
how to make homemade French fries.
So many of you have been asking for this and I kind of been debating making this recipe
because I mean it is kind of is a recipe but not really, it's more like a method that I
am showing you, which is kind of like what I think is the perfect way to make French
fries to get them to that crispiness on the outside and like fluffiness on the inside.
Now, the ingredients that you are going to need are two, you are going to need potatoes
and oil to fry them in.
I am using vegetable oil which I have here coming up to temperature to 310 degrees Fahrenheit.
As for the potatoes, I am just using russet potatoes that I have peeled and these are
really big ones that I cut into like fries shape.
You can use a mandolin for this, you can use and actual French fry cutter.
I just used a knife because I don't have any fancy equipment like that.
Now what I have got here is my French fries, my potatoes I have them soaking in cold water
and I have had them in here for about a half an hour.
What that does, you can see the water is not very clear, it's kind of foggy, because it
is releasing it's starch.
Now, the more starch the potato releases in the water, the crispier the potatoes are going
to be when you fry them up.
So!
I have had these in here for about a half an hour and I am going to take those out and
I am going to put them on a single layer on a baking sheet because it is absolutely crucial
that you dry your potatoes completely before frying them otherwise it can be such a hazard
and you can get really hurt because the water will bubble up everywhere and that would be
really really bad.
So just take a minute to lay them nice and flat and I am just going to take a kitchen
towel.
I've got one right over here.
I am going to take a couple of minutes to make sure they are really nicely patted dry.
Let's see.
Ya!
These look great!
Now what we are going to do is we are going to double cook the French fries.
We are going to cook them twice at two different temperature because they are going to -.that
method is going to serve two different purposes.
The first time we cook them which is going to be now, they are going to be a low temperature,
about 310 degrees Fahrenheit.
I am doing that because I want to cook these on the inside.
They are not going to be crispy, they are not going to be a golden brown all over, but
they are going to be, just going to do half at a time, as you can see it is not sizzling
and that's fine - oops stuck - but they are going to ensure that the middle are cooked
all the way through.
So I am going to let those cook for about 8 minutes or so and then I am going to take
them out and put them on a paper towel again just to drain the excess oil, then do the
second batch and then we will change the temperature.
Now, my potatoes cooked for about 8 minutes at 310 degrees.
Now I have taken them out 7 to 8 minutes.
I have taken them out and you can see they are lightly colored, but look, very, very,
very soft.
But if you take a knife, pierce it through, it pierces right out, it is perfectly cooked
all the way through, which is what we want.
Now what I did was turn the heat up quite a bit and I got my oil up to about 380.
You want it really really nice and hot.
Just like we did the first time, I am going to do this in two batches.
I am going to add my fries back in and this time you can see they are bubbling up immediately.
These are going to take absolutely no time at all, they are going to take a matter of
just a minute or so.
They are going to get a beautiful dark golden brown color and then I am going to take them
out onto the paper towel again and do my second batch and I will show you what they look like
when they are done.
Season them as soon as they come out.
I just added my second batch.
Look at these!
Mmm.
I tell you, there is nothing quite like home made French fries.
It is like that special thing, like the inside of a watermelon, like the center slices of
a watermelon, it is like the juiciest thing ever.
Home made French fries, there is nothing quite like them.
Very hot!
So good!
Not that you need the written recipe but if you want it go to LauraintheKitchen.com it
will be there waiting for you.
I am going to babysit these, serve them to my quests.
I hope you have enjoyed spending time with me and I will see you next time.
Bye.