Your best homemade french fry techniques?
We love fries with meat meals but don't have a lot of freezer space for the frozen type. I'm not too keen on the deep fryer due to fear of the hot grease. Does anyone have any recipes/techniques ...
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Old-Biscuit wrote:
We microwave whole potatoes for a couple of minutes to start the cooking process.
Let them cool off (we do the microwave early)
Cut potatoes into wedges
Put some olive oil and whatever seasonings you want in a flat dish
Dredge the wedges in oil/seasonings
Place on a cooking sheet
450*F pre-heated oven
30-35 minutes (or until your crispness level)
I like this idea, and will give it a try.
I was going to suggest that you cut raw potatoes into wedges, and the bake them. This does not require any freezer space.
Many do not realize that the frozen fries are pre-cooked in oil. They will become crispy due to being cooked twice. Home cut fries will not be really crispy unless cooked once, then let the oil get hot again, then cook a second time with hot oil to make it crisp!
I like to season my fries with Lawerys season salt, or another flavored salt or garlic powder after cooking. Or sprinkle on Lawerys or garlic powder before baking the potato wedges.
My mom used to fry up sliced potatoes in bacon grease when I was young, and serve them with eggs for breakfast. It was not until I was about 20 that I found out that the potatoes had been baked the night before, so they could be cooked quickly in the fry pan.
Good luck!
Fred.
