Today, every dish will surely have several ways to prepare it. And deep-fried potatoes were no exception. Thus, you can cook as ordinary sliced slices, and quite unusual potato balls.
Thin straw
Start with the easiest option. Its preparation does not require much time and products:
- 250 grams of medium-sized potatoes;
- one liter of vegetable oil;
- a teaspoon of salt.
Cooking
As mentioned above, the implementation of this recipe for deep-fried potatoes does not require much time. All you need to do:
- Root vegetables thoroughly wash and peel.
- Using a shredder (or manually), cut them into thin straws about three millimeters wide and three to five centimeters long.
- Pour cold water into a deep bowl and fold the workpiece there.
- rinse it again and pour it into a colander to get rid of excess fluid.
- Then the straws are laid out on a paper towel. This is done so that it is completely dry.
- Now pour one liter of vegetable oil into a deep fryer or deep pan and heat it to about 190 degrees (you can use one straw to check the temperature).
- The workpiece is folded in portions. Deep fried potatoes with constant stirring.
- It is necessary to get it when a golden crust appears.
- Immediately from the pan, the serving should again be placed on a paper towel. This is necessary to get rid of excess oil. Salt to taste.
Chips
Another interesting deep-fried potato recipe. It is a home-made version of many favorite snacks. For cooking you need:
- 250 grams of potatoes;
- a liter of vegetable oil;
- salt and spices to taste.
How to cook?
It should be noted that the cooking method is practically no different from the previous one. However, you should be careful with the finished product, because it turns out to be quite fragile.
- Wash and peel potatoes thoroughly.
- Using a shredder, cut it into thin plates, the thickness of which should not exceed one and a half millimeters.
- The workpiece is folded into a bowl and washed in cold water.
- After that, it is necessary to pour it into a colander and decant all the water.
- Then the ingredient is laid out on a paper towel to remove excess moisture.
- Now a liter of vegetable oil is poured into the dishes for cooking.
- Once it has warmed to the desired temperature, you can begin to fry the potatoes in deep fat. This must be done in portions.
- Ready-made chips are laid out on a paper towel. After removing oil residues, they can be served.
Deep-fried potato with cheese sauce
This dish option is quite popular and easy to prepare. To implement it, you will need:
- half a kilogram of potatoes;
- half a liter of sunflower oil;
- 50 grams of butter;
- 50 grams of sour cream;
- 50 grams of grated cheese;
- salt and spices.
Cooking process
Two types of seasoning should be used here: on Provencal herbs and a mixture of peppers. The dish is made in this way:
- potatoes are thoroughly washed and peeled, then dried with a towel;
- then it is cut into long slices and dried again;
- Now a large food bag is taken. The preparation itself and both seasonings are added to it. The container is closed, and the contents are mixed until the additive is evenly distributed;
- sunflower oil is poured into the dishes for cooking and heated to the required temperature;
- after that, you can start deep-fried potatoes on a low fire. It lasts about ten minutes. The main reference should be a blush;
- the finished dish is laid out on paper towels;
- sauce is being prepared at this time. Combine sour cream, cheese and melted butter (hot) in one bowl and mix until a mass of uniform consistency is obtained.
Potato balls
In home cooking, this option is not too common. However, in any place where it is served, it is very popular. For cooking you will need:
- half a kilogram of potatoes;
- 50 grams of butter;
- 150 milliliters of milk;
- egg;
- a glass of vegetable oil;
- a glass of flour;
- a glass of breadcrumbs;
- salt.
Cooking
This recipe is more complicated and time consuming. First you need to prepare the main component:
- potatoes are thoroughly washed, peeled, cut into small pieces (for quick cooking) and boiled in salt water for 20 minutes;
- while it is boiling, it is necessary to prepare a breading. To do this, flour, crackers and an egg are laid out in separate containers;
- the latter must be beaten until a uniform consistency is obtained;
- when the potatoes are cooked, it is necessary to drain the water from the pan, add milk there and begin to crush. This is done until a mass without pieces is obtained;
- after that, freshly melted warm oil is added to it. Everything cools down, and balls are formed from the finished mass;
- each of them must first be rolled in flour, then dip into a bowl with beaten egg and complete the preparation by coating with breadcrumbs;
- in a bowl for cooking, sunflower oil is heated;
- now you can cook deep-fried potatoes;
As soon as a golden brown crust appears on the surface, the balls must be laid out on a kitchen (if not sorry) or paper towel to remove the remaining oil.