WEEKEND TREATS

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Perfect French Fries

50 MIN

MEDIUM

This mouth-watering recipe is ready in just 50 minutes and the ingredients detailed below can serve up to 8 people.

Ingredients

• 5 pounds russet potatoes
• Vegetable or peanut oil, for frying
• Sea salt

Method

Peel and rinse the potatoes. Then cut them into sticks by cutting the potato in 4 or 5 vertical pieces, and then cutting each piece into sticks.

Place them in a large bowl and cover with cold water. Allow them to soak, 2 to 3 hours. (You can also stick them in the fridge and let them soak overnight.)

When you're ready to make the fries, drain off the water and lay the potatoes on 2 baking sheets lined with paper towels. Blot with paper towels to dry them.

Heat a few inches of oil in a heavy pot to 150°C. In 3 or 4 batches, cook the potatoes until soft, 4 to 5 minutes per batch. They should not be brown at this point! You just want to start the cooking process. Remove each batch and drain on new/dry paper towels.

Once all the potatoes have been fried at 150°C, turn up the heat until the oil reaches 200°C. When the oil's hot, start frying the potatoes in batches again, cooking until the fries are golden and crisp. Remove the potatoes from the oil and drain on paper towels.

Sprinkle with sea salt and dive in!

IMPORTANT: Please be careful when frying with hot oil. Keep the pot on the backburner so little kiddos won't get hurt.

And as always have a chilled day from the Viking