Home Made French Fries

Last night I was faced with a quandary about what to have as a side with the Gorgonzola cheese topped burgers I was preparing.  I had some red potatoes about to go bad and realized how easy it would be to just make homemade french fries.  They were amazing and easy.  What is lovely for me about this is that I am the worlds worst at cooking frozen french fries in the oven.  Who needs those anyway?

Now, based on what all I have stated in my last post as my food goals, these certainly miss on the healthy part.  But if I am going to eat fries, why not made out of local potatoes?

So, to make them.  Wash a mess of potatoes.  Cut them into slits as long as the potato allows.  I also cut some into wedges.  Put about an inch of oil  (canola, olive, etc) into a pot.  Turn heat up to 3/4's of the way hot.  When the oil is moving and popping place one piece of potato in the oil.  If it bubbles a lot the oil is ready.  If not wait for a couple of minutes and then try again.  When the oil is ready put an amount of fries in the oil that would almost fill up the pot.  The key here is to make sure all the fries are touching oil on most sides.  When they have browned to the color you like put them in a bowl with a paper towel or napkin.  IN a bowl place the drained fries.  Top with kosher salt, paprika, (optional garlic powder, onion powder, pepper)  Shake them around good.  Delicious!