How to make French fries crispy

In daily life, adults and children are conquered by the taste of French fries. French fries sold outside are not only expensive, but sometimes they are not satisfying. People who like to cook will make French fries at home. In fact, French fries are very simple to make, but there is a common problem with homemade French fries, that is, they are not as crispy as the French fries sold outside. Many people don’t understand why this is the case.

How to fry French fries to make them crispy?

Prepare ingredients: 2 potatoes, starch, cooking oil, and salt.

Preparation method:

1. Pick old potatoes

First of all, when choosing potatoes, you must not choose blindly. You should choose old potatoes because old potatoes have less water, so the fried potatoes are crisper. If the tender potatoes have too much water, they will not be easy to fry crispy and will taste bland.

2. Cut into uniform sizes

Wash the surface of the potatoes, then peel and cut them into pieces. At this time, you must be careful not to cut the potatoes too thick or too thin, otherwise they will either not be fried well or will not taste good. Also, soak the cut potatoes in clean water for 30 minutes to prevent the potatoes from being too powdery.

3. Potatoes should be cooked before frying

Add an appropriate amount of water to the pot and bring it to a boil, then put in the prepared potatoes and salt. At this time, be sure to check whether the potatoes are cooked. If they are not cooked, the potatoes will not be fried crispy. After the potatoes are cooked, take them out and drain the water or put them directly in the sun to dry.

4. Freeze cooked potatoes

Sprinkle the dried potatoes with an appropriate amount of starch, and then put them in the freezer of the refrigerator to freeze. Sprinkling starch is to prevent the potatoes from sticking together and to absorb excess moisture on the potatoes.

5. Fry the potatoes twice

Pour cooking oil into the pot, and when the oil temperature reaches 60% hot, put in the frozen potato strips. Fry them over medium heat for 3 minutes, then take them out and wait until the oil temperature rises again before putting them back in. This way, the potatoes that have been fried twice will be more golden in color, and the potato strips will also be more transparent.