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Twice Fried French Fries

Double Fried French Fries

Twice Fried French Fries

Course Side Dish
Cuisine French
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 4
Author Stephanie Jackson

Ingredients

  • 3 lbs russet potatoes
  • sunflower oil for deep frying
  • coarse salt to taste

Instructions

  1. Cut potatoes into sticks. Keep in cold water until needed.
  2. Drain and dry potatoes with a clean kitchen towel or paper towels.
  3. In a medium sauce pan heat sunflower oil to 320F.
  4. In batches cook for 5 minutes to blanch them. Remove fries and place on a cooling rack. (they will not be fully cooked)
  5. You can place paper towels under the cooling rack. Do not put fries on paper towels.
  6. Increase oil temperature to 375F.
  7. In batches return fries to the oil and cook until golden and crisp.
  8. Place fries back on the cooling rack.
  9. Salt fries as soon as they come out of the oil.

Recipe Notes

When frying ANY food do not place on paper towels. This will make the food soggy. That is why we use a metal cooling rack.