Shoestring Fries

• 200 g potatoes like Maris Pipers or something, waxy ones fall apart less
• 2 litres rapeseed oil

Find yourself three things. A container or large bowl, a source of running water, and a sharp knife or Japanese mandolin.

Slice or mandolin each potato into the smallest and neatest little matchsticks you can achieve. You do not want these to be any thicker than 2 or 3 mm. Submerge your lit