Classic Bistro French Fries
Ingredients
1 kg Potatoes Prefer Russet or Maris Piper
Sunflower oil
Instructions
- Cut into baton shapes, about 1 cm thick. Try to keep them uniform for even cooking.
- Rinse the cut potatoes in cold water to remove excess starch.
- Soak them for at least 30 minutes (or up to a few hours) in cold water.
- Drain and pat completely dry with a clean towel or kitchen paper.
- Heat the sunflower oil to 150C (300F).
- Fry the potatoes in batches for about 56 minutes, until soft but pale.
- Remove them from the oil and let them rest for at least 10 minutes.
- Reheat the oil to 190C (375F). Fry the potatoes again for 23 minutes, until golden and crispy.
- Drain & season with salt immediately.
Notes
You don't have to soak them but it does make them a lot better!
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