French Fries Recipe

French Fries are a universally loved snack made from potatoes cut into strips and deep-fried until golden and crisp. Known for their satisfying crunch on the outside and soft, fluffy interior, they are typically seasoned with salt and often served with ketchup, mayonnaise, or other dipping sauces. Whether as a side dish, fast-food staple, or homemade treat, French Fries are a simple yet irresistible comfort food enjoyed across the globe

Peri Peri Spice Mix Ingredients

1 Tablespoon Kashmiri red chili powder

1 Tablespoon spicy red chili powder

1 Tablespoon garlic powder

1 Tablespoon onion powder

1 Tablespoon dry mango powder

1/2 Tablespoon black pepper powder

1 Tablespoon oregano

1 Tablespoon salt

1 Tablespoon sugar

Satep:1

In a mixer grinder jar , add all the peri peri spice mix ingredients and grind them well make a fine powder , you can also add all the ingredients in a jar and mix them by shaking the jar . Make sure to add powdered sugar if you’re just mixing the spices in the jar . Your peri peri spice mix is ready

French Fries Ingredients

As needed potatoes

2 Tablespoon vinegar

As needed salt

A pinch lack pepper powder

As needed peri peri mix

Step:1

To make the French fries , peel the potatoes and keep them submerged in cold water , this will prevent them form oxidizing . Now to shape them into French fries , you will need to cut both the top and bottom tips of the potato and place it vertically on your chopping board , trim all the four sides of the potato and then cut thick slices of it , they should be 1 cm thick , make sure you can all the slices evenly

Step:2

Further lay down the thick slices and again cut 1 cm wide French fries , put them in ice cold water and rinse them thoroughly . Once you have cut the fresh fries as needed set a stock pot and boil water in it , add the vinegar and salt to the boiling water

Step:3

Now add the French fries in the boiling water and blanch them for 10 minutes , keep stirring them in regular intervals using a spider so that they cook evenly . After 10 minutes , take them out of the boiling and place them ob a wire rack , if don’t have wire rack then you can place them on a paper towel lined tray

Step:4

Let them rest for 10-15 minutes and meanwhile heat the oil in kadhai to fry them later , heat the oil till it reaches 200 C if you don’t have a thermometer then heat it slightly more than you usually do for frying . After the fries have rested and the oil reaches the right temperature , drop the fries carefully in hot oil and fry them for 45-60 seconds

Step:5

After you have fried them for 45-60 seconds , remove them from the hot oil using a spider and place form the hot oil using a spider and place them on a wire rack again and let them rest for 10-15 minutes . After this first stage of frying , you can place them in a ziplock bag and freeze them to make instant fries in the future , they can easily last in the freezer for a couple of weeks

Step:6

Once the fries have rested heat the oil to 200 C again and drop the fresh fries in the hot oil , the temperature will drop to 170-175 C , maintain the same temperature while frying them , if you don’t have a thermometer to maintain the temperature just lower the flame after heating the oil really well and fry until they turn light golden brown and crispy

Step:7

When the fries turn light golden brown and crispy transfer them into a bowl using a spider and immediately sprinkle salt to taste and black pepper powder to taste and toss them well . Your regular crispy french fries are ready

Step:8

To make peri peri french fries , transfer the fries into a bowl after they turn light golden brown and crispy , then immediately sprinkle salt to taste and also sprinkle peri peri spice mix as needed and toss them well . Your peri peri french fries are ready

French Fries Recipe