French Fries. Homemade. Crispy fries. Tastes perfect just like store bought

How to prepare French Fries at home. Easy recipe

French fries. Homemade tastes perfect and the same as store-bought ones. The only difference in preparing french fries at home is that they are fresh and tasty. The challenge is to how to get the exact perfect crispy bites as McDowell’s fries 🍟 or any other store-bought frozen fries. Well to solve that we need to go through a process that will give us great pleasure. So read on the full blog post and try making these at home. When I first tried I was surprised to see the texture. But definitely, it requires a little extra work.

The good thing about this recipe is that we can even store these in the freezer packed in an airtight ziplock bag and it stays fresh much longer time to enjoy whenever we like to. Whenever I prepare these at home I make some extra and freeze them in a clean and air tight ziplock bags. Later when I fry these I could hardly find any difference. It is so much fun making these quick and enjoyed anytime.

Well to start with this recipe you need to choose the potatoes that are perfect for the fries. The potato I have used here are 3 medium russet potatoes – peeled, and sliced into strips.

Ingredients required to prepare French fries are :

3 medium russet potatoes – cleaned, peeled, and sliced into strips.
Clarified butter (Ghee) around 1 tablespoon
Cornstarch 2 tablespoons
To sprinkle:
Some salt,
Dry roasted cumin seeds
Red chili powder or paprika
Some Parsley
Some chaat masala (optional)

Directions to prepare French Fries. Homemade

Wash clean and peel 3 medium-sized potatoes. For this recipe, I have used russet potatoes as these are perfect for preparing fries.

Since these have high starch content and have a perfect fluffy texture these are considered great to prepare crispy fries whereas there are many more varieties of potatoes of the same category that could be used as well.

Cut them into strips. Wash and rinse it again in cold water. Pat dry the potatoes using a kitchen towel.
Spread on a baking tray and bake these in a preheated oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 25 to 30 minutes.
Note: These should be cooked completely. You should feel the rawness when you break one strip of the potato. Make sure to understand the exact baking time with your potatoes because it might be a little different depending on the thickness of the potatoes sliced and the quality of the potatoes as well.

Once done baking allow it to cool for 10 minutes. Brush with some clarified butter or any oil of your choice. Then add 2 tablespoons of cornstarch and mix. Rub cornstarch well with the potatoes using hands.

Transfer these in a ziplock bag or any container and freeze a minimum of 30 to 40 minutes.

Heat sufficient oil into a pan and fry in small batches. Fry these in medium-high heat. Do not add too many together.

Fry till golden brown in color. These get fried very quickly within less than a minute.

Sprinkle some salt, dry-roasted cumin powder, paprika, and parsley on top to add in some spicy flavor and enjoy.

Total cook time:

Pre-preparations: 10 minutes (includes Cutting and cleaning)
Time to bake: 25 to 30 minutes
Cooling time: 10 minutes
Freezing time 40 minutes minimum
Time to fry: 15 to 20 minutes in small batches
Total time: 1 hour and 50 minutes

Steps by Step method to follow along with images below:

Peel wash clean and cut 3 medium-sized potatoes.
Cut them into strips. Wash and rinse in cold water.

Pat dry the potatoes using a kitchen towel.

Spread nicely on a baking tray.

Pat dry again to soak any extra water from the potatoes. Use a kitchen towel or a cotton cloth to soak all the water nicely from the potatoes.

Bake these in a preheated oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 25 to 30 minutes.

Note: These should not be cooked completely. You should feel the rawness when you break one strip of the potato. Make sure to understand the exact baking time with your potatoes because it might be a little different depending on the thickness of the potatoes being sliced and the quality of the potatoes as well. Well, to give a clear idea I have sliced my potatoes just like the Mcdowels fries. Not too thick or thin.

Once done baking allow it to cool for 10 minutes. Brush with some clarified butter or any oil of your choice.

Add 2 tablespoons of cornstarch and mix. Rub cornstarch well with the potatoes using hands. Adding cornstarch will give them a fine crispy texture which is pretty awesome.