Title: Homemade French Fries
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Homemade French Fries
French fried potatoes in a cast iron skillet on the grill. Prep Time 25 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 45 mins
Ingredients
2 russet potatoes
5 tablespoons peanut oil
2 teaspoons Salt
1 teaspoon Pepper
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Potato selection
First, we use russet potatoes. Better browning and flavor than other potatoes. Peel the potato to have a better flavor and texture. Cook’s Illustrated 1 used wedges for speed of cooking and reducing waste, but I’m a square fry guy so I cut my potatoes into slices of even thickness, about 1cm wide (about 1/3 inch). The soak
While waiting for your grill to warm up, place the sliced potatoes in a large bowl and cover with hot tap water. This is the secret to crispy outside, creamy inside. Apparently, something about the hot water removing the starch from the outside of the fry keeps the outside from having caramelized sugars. Caramelized sugars are apparently bad in fries, causing a tough exterior. Since we only want tough exteriors on cowboys and house paint, we soak away the starch for about 10 minutes.