French Fries - How to Make Crispy French Fries

Summary by Krater

Chef John demonstrates how to make crispy restaurant-style French fries at home using a two-stage frying method: first blanching the cut russet potatoes in oil at 275 degrees Fahrenheit, chilling them, and then frying them at 350 degrees Fahrenheit until golden and crispy.

From the video

Answers: How do you make crispy restaurant-style French fries at home?

• homemade French fries
• double frying technique
• potato selection
• oil blanching

Ingredients

• Russet potato
• Oil
• Salt
• Ketchup

What it concludes

• The secret to crispy restaurant-style fries is blanching them twice by cooking them first at a lower temperature of 275 degrees Fahrenheit, chilling them, and then frying them at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Russet or Kennebec potatoes have the ideal ratio of starch to water for making French fries.