There might be nothing better than a hot, salty plate of homemade french fries. Yes, there are many ways to make french fries without deep frying, but there’s something about cooking potatoes in hot oil that just makes them totally perfect. These russet french fries are soft and fluffy in the center, crispy on the outside, and include the potato peels for extra flavor and delicious texture. Enjoy homemade french fries with your favorite meals. I particularly love french fries with fried chicken. Buttermilk Fried Chicken Tenders, Nashville Style Hot Chicken Sandwiches and Copycat Chick-fil-A Sandwiches or Nuggets are all made better with a side of fries.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Ingredients in Homemade French Fries
Just two ingredients are required!
Russet Potatoes: these are by far my favorite for making french fries. The texture of the finished fries is fluffy and soft on the inside and super crispy on the outside. Oil: You can use your favorite oil for frying. I prefer peanut oil for most deep frying, but vegetable, safflower, or canola will work too.
That’s it! French fries really aren’t that complicated, right?
How to Cut Fries
Cutting fries by hand takes a few minutes, but it’s pretty easy! Simply cut each potato into ½ inch wide planks. Then cut each plank into ½ inch wide slices. It’s important to try to keep them all the same width so that they’ll cook at the same rate. If you plan to cook french fries often, you may want to invest in a french fry cutter. This gadget turns whole potatoes into perfectly portioned fries.
How to Make French Fries
Tips for Making Perfect Homemade French Fries
Soaking is very important. We want to remove much of the natural potato starch before we cook them. If you skip this step you’ll end up with dense, soggy fries rather than fluffy, crispy ones. Fry them twice. You might notice that we are frying the potatoes two times. This is also very important! The first fry at a lower temperature cooks the potatoes. The second fry is at a higher temp to make the outsides crispy.
Dipping Sauces for Homemade French Fries
The only thing better than fresh, homemade fries is having something really delicious to dip them in! What’s really fun is to have multiple dipping sauces to enjoy with your fries. Try some of these flavorful homemade dipping sauces.
Homemade Fry SauceHomemade KetchupBrown Gravy – you can even make Poutine!Homemade Chick-fil-A sauceHomemade Yum Yum sauceHomemade Ranch DressingRaising Cane’s Sauce
Other French Fries Recipes
Oven Baked French FriesAir Fryer French FriesRutabaga Fries (a low carb option)Air Fryer Sweet Potato Fries
Baked French Fries
Not interested in deep frying today? No worries, I’ve got you! You can bake your fries on a sheet pan in the oven at 350°F for about 30 minutes. For a full baked french fries tutorial, check out my Oven Baked Fries recipe. I can’t wait to hear about your adventures in french fries! Make sure to pin this recipe for more people to enjoy. © Little Sunny Kitchen
