Homemade French Fries

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  • Time icon
    Total Time
    2hrs 5mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    6
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    2791
based on 12 ratings

Learn the secret to making the best homemade french fries from russet potatoes right at home! These are easy to make ahead of time and fry or bake in the oven for a quick snack or side dish idea!

Inspired by: https://thecozycook.com/homemade-french-fries/

recipe updated 21 Feb. 2022

Ingredients

  • Russet potato icon
    Russet potato
    10
  • Vegetable oil icon
    Vegetable oil
    1.9 L
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Cutting board
  • kCook icon Dutch oven
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl

Step preview

  1. Slice the potatoes into ½ inch thick sticks
  2. Soak the potato slices in cold water for a minimum of one hour, and up to overnight
  3. Rinse the fries twice with cold water
  4. Lay the fries on paper towels or a clean dishcloth and pat them as dry as possible
  5. Add oil to a deep fryer or dutch oven
  6. Heat oil in a deep fryer or dutch oven to 300 degrees F
  7. You’ll need to fry in about six batches, begin with a quart of oil and add more as needed
  8. Fry for about 5-6 minutes
  9. Place the cooked potatoes on a paper towel lined plate and fry the rest of the remaining batches
  10. Increase the heat to 400 degrees F
  11. Fry each batch a second time until they are crisp and golden-brown, about 5 minutes or so
  12. Remove them and place them on dry paper towels
  13. Sprinkle with salt as soon as they come out
  14. Serve with ketchup or fry sauce and enjoy!
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