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French fries (they are actually Belgian)
Ingredients
- 1-2 potatoes (any)
- 100 grams ice for every potato
- Salt (enough to kill a caterpillar)
- Water
- Cooking oil (any)
Steps
- Remove the skins from the potatoes.
- Cut long, uneven strips from the potatoes.
- Pour the water into a bowl along with the ice.
- Put the potato strips in the bowl of ice and water.
- Use your hand to stir the potatoes until the ice melts.
- Wait at this stage.
- Discard the water once every bit of ice has melted.
- Pour boiled water over the potato strips.
- Leave the potatoes soaking for around 15 minutes.
- Deep-fry the potatoes at 175°F or 80°C for around a minute.
- Once all are done, put the fries in the fridge for around an hour.
- Fry again in oil at 375°F or 190°C, stopping when they are golden brown.
- Flip the cooked fries in salt.
- The finished fries can now be eaten.