Hubby's little trick for crispy fries...
Posted by yabbitgirl on Dec 08, 2009 · Member since Apr 2006 · 14266 posts
I dunno if anyone else does this, and I don't know how he got the idea. DH loves to make fries, they're practically a national dish here. He got the idea of peeling and cutting up the fries, and then partially cooking them in water. Drain well, pat dry with a towel, and fry as normal (which here means in olive oil.) Even shallow fried, they crisp up enormously and taste like they came from a fryer place!
thanks for the tip, I love mine super crispy!
oooh I will have to try this! thanks for the tip :)
They lose some of the starch in the cooking...and shrink a bit in the frying. But they are soooo good. Make more than you think you'll want. Or rather don't--because you'll scoff the lot! ;)b
I've found just soaking them in ice cold water for 10 min works too!
I'm pretty sure I saw that trick on Good Eats, I think. Pre cooking the taters gets the water out of them, so when you fry them they crisp up. OR you can double fry them, the first time is to cook the taters, the second is to crisp and brown them.
I dunno if anyone else does this, and I don't know how he got the idea. DH loves to make fries, they're practically a national dish here. He got the idea of peeling and cutting up the fries, and then partially cooking them in water. Drain well, pat dry with a towel, and fry as normal (which here means in olive oil.) Even shallow fried, they crisp up enormously and taste like they came from a fryer place!
This is the same process my sister's inlaws follow in their sweet and savoury shop.
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That is interesting! I wonder if it would work for making crispier oven fries? :)
That is interesting! I wonder if it would work for making crispier oven fries? :)
I don't know but now I'm curious. Less starch would certainly help.
I've also noticed that fries done his way don't soak up as much oil, either.
Fries don't enter my mouth unless they snap so this is a great tip for me!! Or not....lol.
That is interesting! I wonder if it would work for making crispier oven fries? :)
There's a recipe here http://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/10573?utm_source=MyVegetarianTimes&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=mvt156 for baked fries, using a hot-water pre-soak to get extra starch out/ make 'em crispy-- haven't tried it yet, but it sounds like maybe it *does* work for baked fries too....?
That is interesting! I wonder if it would work for making crispier oven fries? :)
There's a recipe here http://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/10573?utm_source=MyVegetarianTimes&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=mvt156 for baked fries, using a hot-water pre-soak to get extra starch out/ make 'em crispy-- haven't tried it yet, but it sounds like maybe it *does* work for baked fries too....?
Yes!!! I'm going to have to try that soon! Thank you:)
Pardon the reference to "those people" but I've heard that McDonalds soaks theirs is salt water, and Burger King soaks theirs in water with salt and sugar added.
(Of course, McD's then coats them in a "beef byproduct :o")
Unfortunately, the soaking methods work by making the fries absorb more oil (calories).
But, they are yummy that way!