You Want Fries With That?

I have been MIA, and I really don't have an excuse why, other than I am lazy, so here I am again. 

Hey! 

So, here's those fries I instagrammed eleventybillion months ago. They are still awesome, though.

I don't know if you know this, but Rally's fries are the best fries ever to exist on the planet. #amirite?

UNTIL NOW.  I know the secret! I know the secret! Well, at least that's what I am telling myself.  It's all about the double fry.  Yep, you heard me. Twice fried. Better than Rally's fries #almost 

A magical invention, the Fry Baby Daddy (what?)

Quit hatin'. So we like As Seen on TV crap. As a side note: The Stufz was disappointing, but still worked.

You really don't have to use these as seen on TV items, I just am a sucker for a $10 gag gift.s. Pocket hose? The Clapper? You know who you are (everyone reading this has a ASOT item they truly, truly love, so stop denying it).

 Anywho, I cut these fries with my "Perfect Fry" but you can use a really sharp knife. These are scrubbed really good, but you can peel your potatoes if you want. I like a little skin on them. My mom always told me the nutrients were in the potato skin - but maybe that was just so I would eat everything on my plate. I was just feeding 2 people, so I used 3 large russet potatoes.

 Anyway, even if you don't have the magical Fry Baby Daddy*, you can use a dutch oven or stock pot with oil (PEANUT OIL. TRUST.) I used about a 3/4 a gallon of peanut oil.  Heat to 325 degrees. If you are using a pot, you will need to use a thermometer. If you don't own one, I bet if you went to buy a thermometer, you could use a bed bath and beyond coupon and spend a couple dollars more to buy this device, just sayin'.

Anyway - when your oil is ready, add your potatoes to the oil (be careful, that oil is on fia). For 5-7 minutes, cook at 325 degrees.  Pull out and dump onto a paper towel lined plate to drain the grease.  When all your potatoes are done, crank the heat up to 350.  When it's ready then put the already cooked fries BACK IN the oil for 3 minutes.

Drain again on some fresh paper towels on a plate - then while still pretty hot, sprinkle with sea salt or kosher salt.These potatoes are crispy on the outside, and nice and tender and creamy on the inside. 

Then, make your handsome husband/partner/bff/enemy grill some burgers and serve along side. A perfect side dish! Also, whoops about the beautiful laundry basket in the background. We use Tide with Downy, if you wanted to know. Just keepin it real.

Here's the full recipe:

Double Fried Freedom Fries

Serves 4

6 russet potatoes

1 gallon peanut oil

kosher salt or sea salt

Heat oil in fry daddy or dutch oven to 325 degrees.

Cut potatoes into strips, or your choice of fry shape

Place potatoes (usually about half) into oil.

Deep fry for 5-7 minutes.

Drain on paper towel lined plates

Repeat until all potatoes are cooked once

Increase oil heat to 350.

Put par cooked potatoes back into the oil for 3-4 minutes

Pull out - sprinkle with sea salt or kosher salt

Let me know if you tried these and if you liked them as much I do!

Update:  If you are using a large pot to make these, to fish the fries out when they are finished cooking, use a metal slotted spoon. Be really careful with the oil, it will burn you and it is no fun, even just a little.