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Fast Food French Fries

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Difficulty: medium

Categories: Side, Fried

Tags: deep fried, medium difficulty, recipes using potato, recipes using vegetable oil, recipes without cooking time, recipes without servings, side dish

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3AFast_Food_French_Fries)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3AFast%20Food%20French%20Fries&oldid=4535336

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds russet potatoes, cut slightly larger than julienne
  • Salt
  • Freshly-ground black pepper
  • Neutral oil for deep frying

Directions

  1. Place potatoes in a large container of clean water. Rinse repeatedly until water runs clear.
  2. Spin potatoes in a salad spinner until dry. Deep fry at 350°F until tender and limp but not browned. Drain on a cooling rack.
  3. Heat oil to 375°F, and fry potatoes for 4–5 minutes.
  4. Drain fries on a cooling rack, and sprinkle heavily with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  5. Serve hot.