The fries - recipe how to cook French fries

French fries are one of the favorite snacks for many children and adults, which, unfortunately, many people buy fast food, but in vain - because it can be prepared, will be delicious and less harmful! At home can also be cooked delicious fries - recipe how to cook French fries at home, read this article.

Contrary to popular belief invented the fries are not Americans, and the French, who, as you know, know a lot of delicious food. Triumphal procession of this great snacks on the world began in Paris, where in 1840 an enterprising cook, whose name remains unknown, decided to slice the potatoes into thin long pieces and fry in boiling oil. It began to sell on the streets as a quick snack, whose popularity is growing day by day. After the French fries had conquered England, where it was sold along with fried fish, together with immigrants from Europe dish reached North America. In USA free popularized so that it began to assume the rest of the world by the American national dish and call "American fries". And has forgotten the fact that invented French fries are not the Americans and the French.

Interestingly, the Americans themselves French fries still call "French fries" or "fries in French".

Today potatoes are already international dish, popular in all corners of the world. Easy to make, very delicious and tasty, satisfying and cost-it simply could not win such fame among fans of a tasty meal. But, unfortunately, the food is not very useful, especially when you consider that not every institution is responsible for the timely replacement of oil. So, if you want French fries, but when there is a desire to minimize harm to the dishes, it is best to cook it at home yourself, especially because it's so simple!

Calorie French fries per 100g is about cal that is for most people the fifth part of the daily norm in cal.

The recipe for French fries

You will need: 1 kg of potatoes, 100ml vegetable oil, salt.

How to cook French fries. Peel potatoes, cut into thin strips - size visually about as fast food or a little thinner. Rinse the potatoes in a large number of cold running water (to wash off the starch, and potato during frying will not stick together), to dry until the complete disappearance of water. In a deep saucepan with a thick bottom and walls pour oil to heat it almost to a boil, put the potatoes, fry for 3-4 minutes, then get with a slotted spoon. It is better to fry the potato chunks to float in the oil and evenly browned. Cook potatoes out onto a paper towel, then put on a dish, podsleuth and serve.

Tasty tips:

• do not use potatoes - he does not possess the required taste;
  to give additional flavor notes of French fries may be using different vegetable oil instead of sunflower oil you can use olive, cottonseed, corn, and so on, any oil must be refined and deodorized;
• the lack of a deep fryer is not a reason to abandon the idea to cook French fries: suitable deep steel or cast iron pot or pan with a thick bottom, not only suitable enameled cookware and with a thin bottom;
• place the potatoes only in hot oil: you can verify the so - put it 1 piece of potato, if it immediately POPs up surrounded by bubbles of boiling oil, it is enough rosalino;
• salt the potatoes should be just before serving, otherwise the moisture released from early salted potatoes, it will not turn out crispy, but soft and tasteless.

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