The ultimate fries

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Preparation info
  • Serve

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Burgers: From Barbecue Ranch Burger to Miso Salmon Burger

By Paul Gayler

Published 2014

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Ingredients

  • 4 large floury potatoes
  • vegetable or sunflower oil for deep frying
  • coarse sea salt

Method

  • Peel the potatoes, rinse under cold water, then dry in a clean cloth or kitchen paper. Cut into strips about 1cm wide by 5-7cm.
  • Half fill a deep fat fryer or deep, heavy based saucepan with the oil and heat it to 150°C.
  • Fry the potatoes in the oil in batches for 5-8 minutes until they are soft but still very pale in colour. Lift out with a slotted spoon