Only a few people on the planet have not tried this mouth-watering side dish. Delicious fried potatoes are loved by both children and older people. French fries, of course, are harmful, but many are very beloved, despite this.
Fast food points supply uninterruptedly those who wish with a portion of this dish. And few people are embarrassed that health fighters do not cease to exhort people who use this popular product that they eat heavy and unsafe food. First of all, the danger lies in substances produced from oil, in which golden sticks are fried. The oil undergoes multiple heating and rarely changes in the dishes in the kitchens of such food points.
Minimize harm
But what if you try to cook french fries at home? Taking the best peeled and fresh vegetable oil, you can cook yourself a decent amount of potatoes. And then treat your beloved relatives and guests with this homemade dish. And with all this, the dish will not be as harmful as they say. After all, you have real potatoes and fresh butter in a clean bowl.
What is good for us to fry
French fries in a thick-walled home pan or in a slow cooker will turn out no worse than the one you are used to buying sometimes. First, prepare all the products and appliances:
- Frying pan with deep sides.
- Paper towels.
- Plain clean kitchen towel.
- Vegetable oil - up to 400 milliliters.
- Salt.
- And most importantly - potatoes! They need about 5-7 pieces. Take the nodules of the same size, then it will be easier to cut neat thin bars for home fries.
Step-by-step instruction
- First of all, make sure your oil can be used for frying. The fact is that there are species that are intended exclusively for use in cold dishes. These oils are usually seasoned with salads or make mayonnaise sauces based on them.
- Washed and peeled potatoes cut into thin cubes with a sharp knife and cutting board. Make sure that the total thickness of each potato stick is about a centimeter. Too thin straws can dry out very much, and those that are more than a centimeter can easily remain moist inside. To maintain a pleasant color and remove excess starchy substance, dip future french fries in cold water.
- Then dry the sticks on a spread kitchen towel.
- Spread a paper towel on a tray or a large flat dish.
- Preheat the oil in a deep bowl to bubbles.
- Once the oil has warmed up, put the potato wedges in it. Put in one layer so that the potatoes float freely in fat. For a more even toast, stir the product with a slotted spoon or wire rack. French fries are fried for about 7 minutes at medium temperature. To determine readiness, you need to try a bar.
- Remove the finished potatoes with a slotted spoon and immediately put them in a colander. So excess oil will be easier to drain through the openings of the dishes.
- Sprinkle potato sticks with salt right in the colander, shake them so that the salt is evenly distributed.
- Now pour the finished fresh potatoes on a tray covered with a paper towel. Help yourself to the dish right now before it cools down. Chilled and slightly softened french fries will not be so tasty.
How to warm up
But sometimes even at home it can happen that the potato has cooled down. The reasons may be different, maybe you just did not calculate your strength and cooked more potatoes than you needed at that time. If there is a need for heating this product, then it would be wiser to do it using a conventional oven. Heat it and place the straws from the potatoes inside, sprinkling a baking sheet on pre-greased oil. In such a simple way, you can save crispy properties and taste.
What to do for those who should not eat fried fats for medical reasons? Is it really impossible for them to treat themselves to some similar and equally tasty dish? Of course you can! Let's prepare a more dietary version of homemade french fries. This is not difficult.
French fries in the oven
Instruction:
- Potatoes are cut in a long, neat straw, 0.5 centimeters wide, and washed in cold water.
- After drying with paper towels or napkins, the whetstones are placed on a baking sheet covered with baking paper.
- Now align the potato straws and sprinkle with salt and seasonings on top. You can use the so-called "Tasty salt", which is sold in supermarkets. It contains various aromatic herbs and spices. All potato sticks should get a serving of salt. Position the sticks so that they have at least a millimeter of space around them. In contact with the "neighbors" potatoes may stick together during cooking.
- Cooking french fries will be in a preheated oven with a temperature of 170 degrees. Cooking time - no more than 10 minutes.
Such a dish does not contain fatty foods, and you can even eat it for those who follow calories.