Metric:
1kg Russet or Idaho Potatoes
( peeled )
Vegetable
( or Canola Oil )
Salt and Pepper
Ketchup
Perfect French Fries Recipe
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TRADITIONAL FRENCH RECIPE: In France and other French-speaking countries, fried potatoes are formally pommes de terre frites, but more commonly pommes frites, patates frites, or simply frites.
The word "aiguillettes" or allumettes is used when the French fries are very small and thin.
One enduring origin story holds that French fries were invented by street vendors on the Pont Neuf bridge in Paris in 1789, just before the outbreak of the French revolution.
However, a reference exists in France from 1775 to "a few pieces of fried potato" and to "fried potatoes".
Eating potatoes was promoted in France by Parmentier, but he did not mention fried potatoes in particular. Many Americans attribute the dish to France and offer as evidence a notation by U.S. President Thomas Jefferson. "Pommes de terre frites à cru, en petites tranches" ("Potatoes deep-fried while raw, in small slices") in a manuscript in Thomas Jefferson's hand (circa 1801–1809) and the recipe almost certainly comes from his French chef, Honoré Julien.
In addition, from 1813 on, recipes for what can be described as French fries occur in popular American cookbooks. By the late 1850s, one of these uses the term French fried potatoes.
Frites are the main ingredient in the Canadian dish of Québécois descent known in both Canadian English and French as poutine, consisting of fried potatoes covered with cheese curds and gravy, a dish with a growing number of variations; this dish is generally considered to have been developed in rural Québec sometime in the 1950s, although precisely where in the province it first appeared is a matter of contention.
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Time: 20 Minutes |
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Serves: 4 People |
Ingredients:
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Directions:
01 - Wash and peel the Potatoes.
02 - Slice the Potatos lengthwise in 4 halves, and then into thin strips.
03 - Place the fries in a large bowl of cool water in order to remove some of the starch off the surface, so they don’t stick together during frying.
04 - Pour the Oil into a large, heavy bottom saucepan, and heat over medium heat until oil reaches 120C / 250F.
05 - In the meantime, line two large baking sheets with several layers of paper towel.
06 - When the Oil reaches the right temperature, carefully drop small batches of Potatoes into the hot oil.
07 - Gently stir the Fries to ensure that they don’t stick to the bottom of the pan or stick to each other.
08 - Fry until cooked though or until golden brown, about 5 to 8 minutes.
09 - Remove the Fries from the Oil using a pair of tongs or whatever you feel confortable with, and allow to cool and drain on the prepared paper towels.
10 - Sprinkle some Salt and Pepper, shake, and serve immediately.
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