French fries in a frying pan at home

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   Prepare all the necessary products. Take fresh potatoes, it is best if it is new potatoes. But it should be elongated and large enough - such potatoes will be easier to cut with a long thin straw. The oil can be any vegetable: olive, corn, and rapeseed oil are suitable. But it must be refined, odorless. Otherwise, the oil will burn. We don't need that at all.

2. Step 2:

   

   Peel the potatoes. Try to cut the skin very thinly. If you can't do it with a knife, you can use a vegetable peeler - it cuts the skin very thinly.

3. Step 3:

   

   Cut potatoes into long thin strips 5-7 mm thick.

4. Step 4:

   

   Soak the peeled potatoes in cold water for 10 minutes. Then drain the water and rinse the potatoes with a sieve until the water becomes transparent. So you will wash off the excess starch from the potatoes - it gives softness to the potatoes, and we need crispy potatoes on the contrary.

5. Step 5:

   

   Then dry the sliced potatoes well. You can use paper towels or dry it naturally. Keep in mind that if even a drop of water gets into the boiling oil during cooking, there will be a lot of splashes.

6. Step 6:

   

   Heat the oil well in a frying pan with a thick bottom. To prevent the oil from splashing, you can add a pinch of salt to it - the salt will absorb moisture, if there is any.

8. Step 7:

   

   Spread the potatoes in small portions and fry them over medium heat, stirring occasionally with a slotted spoon.

9. Step 8:

   

   Cook the French fries until golden brown and the potatoes are fully cooked. It took me about 12-15 minutes.

10. Step 9:

    

    Put the finished potatoes on a paper towel to remove excess oil.

11. Step 10:

    

    At the very end, salt the French fries. You can also sprinkle it with ground paprika, dried dill or garlic. Serve it right away while it's hot.

12. Step 11:

    

    The favorite dish of all children and many adults is ready. Bon appetit!