McDonalds French fries recipe ( McD )

Many people wonder why when to make fries at home it is not crispy as the ones in fast food restaurants like McD or KFC? This time I’m going to share the secret of fries that are crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. The process is a bit complicated but the results are worth it.

To make delicious fries we need to use the right potatoes. The best potatoes for french fries are Russet-Burbank potatoes or also known as USA potatoes. These potatoes are preferred because of their low water content. Local potatoes have a high water content and are not suitable for frying. Most local supermarkets sell this type of potato.

To get french fries that are crunchy on the outside but soft on the inside, potatoes need to be fried twice. Once with low temperature hot oil, and again with high temperature hot oil so that the outside of the potatoes is crispy. This is the process that fast food restaurant fries go through in the factory. In this recipe I will share the steps that need to be taken to produce fries like those at your favorite McD!

Ingredients for McD French Fries

1kg Russet-Burbank Potatoes ( USA Potato)
Some oil for frying
2 tablespoons of Ghee
Salt to taste
Beg plastik zip-lock ( If there is)

Method

1. Remove the potato skins and cut into 1cm thick slices. Make sure each piece is the same thickness, although the lengths may vary.
2. Wash the potato pieces with water to remove excess starch from the surface of the potatoes. This is an important step and will take some time as we need to wash several times until the water is clear.
3. Let the potatoes dry for 5-10 minutes, if you wish to pat dry with a kitchen tissue, you can.
4. The next step is the first round of frying, for this recipe we need to fry the potatoes 2 times. Use enough oil, minimum 4cm in pan. Heat the oil to 130C or over low heat only. Note that the oil should not bubble a lot. Our goal is to cook the inside of the potatoes slowly.
5. Mix so that the potatoes do not stick. The oil will appear to bubble a lot, this is actually water vapor released from inside the potato instead of hot oil. Use low heat only for the first fry.
6. When the potatoes start to look pale yellow and translucent, remove from oil. Another sign of potatoes and can be removed is, the small pieces of potatoes began to look like they were about to crumble. Potatoes are cooked inside but not crispy outside.
7. Make sure all the remnants of the fry are removed from the oil. The practice of filtering oil after frying will make our oil last longer.
8. Potatoes will look soft and fragile and we have to be careful not to crush them. Let these potatoes cool and stop emitting steam.
9. When the potatoes cool down, put in a plastic bag. Then store in the freezer for a minimum 5 hours and if possible 24 jam. This process is very important so that the remaining water in the potatoes will come out during freezing.
10. Once frozen, fries will be firmer and easy to fry later. Be careful when putting the potatoes in a plastic bag so that the potato pieces do not break. The potatoes are ready to be frozen in the freezer.
11. After 24 jam, The potatoes are completely frozen and ready to be fried for the second time.
12. Heat the oil, there must be at least 4cm of cooking oil. If you want something tastier, you can add it 2 tablespoons of Ghee. This will further enhance the flavor of the fries.
13. For the second fry , we need a much higher heat. If you have a thermometer, preheat to 160C.
14. Add the potatoes and stir so that they do not stick and cook evenly. When we freeze potatoes in the freezer, a layer of starch and fat forms on the outer surface of the potato which will produce a crispy and crunchy outer layer. This layer will be produced when we fry a second time at a high temperature. Fry until golden brown like this. We can literally hear the ‘crispness’ potato.
15. French fries need to be salted to taste immediately after frying to make sure the salt sticks to the potatoes. How much salt to put depends on the taste of each.
16. The fries are now ready to be served as a snack or with your favorite dish like steak, chicken chop, burgers and others.