The only reason to fix this dish is to impress the girls, and take my word, you'll be the talk of the beauty parlor for hours to come. This is truly in the Frenchy manner....and all kidding aside, those pantie-waists can cook. And if you do it per spec, it puts our fries to shame.
Great to serve for a weekend dinner party (serves four).
Eight medium white potatoes, skinned
Ice water in bowl
Peanut oil/Canola oil blended
Sea salt
Slice raw skinned potatoes to resemble Micky D fries. Place in ice water bowl. Let sit for 30 to 45 minutes. In the meantime, heat oil in jumbo frypan to 135 degrees....low.....just enough heat to make a little noise when you flick water on it/light fry.
Remove potatoes from bath. Pat dry. Fry/stir on low at 135 degrees for five to six minutes. Remove and set aside to drain/cool/rest.
Prepare entree. Ten minutes before plating, heat oil oil to 175, place fries back in grease. Cook 'till light golden-brown, lightly crisp, but not limpy. Shake on granulated sea-salt, shake, serve.
This sounds strange right?..... Me too. But the Frenchy's have a reason for the prep. Soak out=remove the starch. Fry low=tender. Fry off=crispy. We owe them a lot actually. They came to our rescue at Yorktown, then shipped over the Statue of Liberty, then taught us how to cook. Thank goodness Benjamin Franklin loved Continental babes, and was the darling of French aristocracy. Things could've turned out much differently. We could now be Western England, and they could now be Western Germany...
Oh well.....would you like fries with that....
