Straight-cut French fries are dishes often found at fast-food restaurants. However, there’s nothing better than French fries made right in the comfort of your new home at Lentor Signature. Learn how to make straight-cut French fries with our simple recipe below!
Ingredients:
- Potatoes (Russet/Idaho potatoes work best.)
- Salt and Pepper
- Vinegar
- Oil
Directions:
Preparing the Fries:
- Cut a whole potato to 6mm/ ¼ thick slices for fluffiness and crispiness.
- Stack 2 to 3 slices and cut further into 6mm / ¼ batons.
- Keep sliced fries in the water to avoid browning as you keep slicing the fries.
- Rinse and simmer fries in vinegar water.
- Once the potato is sliced into fries, place in a colander and rinse under tap water for 15 to 20 seconds.
- Once fries are rinsed, pour them into a pot with cold tap water, salt, and vinegar.
- Bring to a boil on high heat and instantly turn to low heat to make the surface ripple slightly.
- Cook for 10 minutes.
- Use a large slotted spoon to remove fries from water and into the colander.
- Carefully spread the fries out on trays and steam-dry for 5 minutes.
Pre-Cooking:
- Use a large, heavy-based pot that is 10 cm / 4 in.
- The oil depth must be 3 cm / 1.2 in.
- Use a safety headroom of about 7 cm / 2.8 headroom right above the top of the oil for safety precautions.
- Cook fries and separate them into 2 to 3 batches.
- Use a slotted spoon and carefully put ⅓ of the first batch into the oil (Always wait 10 seconds before adding more batches of fries to prevent oil overflow).
- Fry them for 50 seconds per batch while swishing the fries around once or twice.
- When done, remove fries using a slotted spoon and spread onto a paper tray. They must be pale but not crispy.
- Repeat with the remaining batches using the same ⅓ + ⅓ + ⅓ technique each batch, and make sure the oil is preheated to 205C (400F) before preparing another batch.
- Cool the fries for 30 minutes on some trays.
The Final Fry:
- When done, preheat the oil again to about 205C (400F).
- Fry for 4 minutes, until crispy and golden-brown.
- When done, remove with a slotted spoon and place in a bowl (Repeat with the remaining batches).
- And finally, add a sprinkle of salt and pepper, and serve and enjoy with your friends, family, or by yourself!
