French Fries
Homemade French Fries are one of the easiest side dishes to add to your dinner plans. Crispy and delicious and so simple to make!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 461kcal
Ingredients
- 2 pounds russet potatoes
- 4 cups vegetable oil
- kosher salt or seasoning salt
Instructions
- Scrub and peel potatoes.
- Cut into 1/4 inch strips.
- Cover with cold water until ready to fry.
- Drain potatoes and pat dry with paper towels.
- Heat oil in a large iron skillet or dutch oven to 350°.
- Cook fries in batches for 3- 5 minutes, just until they start to brown.
- Remove to a paper towel lined wire rack.
- Raise oil temperature to 400° and fry French fries in batches for 4-5 minutes until crispy and cooked through.
- Remove to paper towel lined wire rack.
- Season with salt and serve immediately.
Notes
COOKING VARIATIONS:
- If you only want to fry the potatoes once, heat oil to 375°.
- Fry potatoes in batches for 8 - 10 minutes or until cooked through. Fries will not be as crispy, but still delicious. Season with salt.
- Oven Fries are also delicious but not quite the same as fries cooked in hot oil. For oven fries coat the cut potatoes with vegetable oil or olive oil. Season with salt and bake at 425° in a single layer on a large baking sheet for about 15 minutes. Flip the fries about half way through.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 461kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 24g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 272mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 2g