best way to make chips (americans read: fries)

[LeekClock]

I've been living in Belgium for 7 months now. They think they have the best method of cooking fries here - they claim to have invented them, in fact. However I don't think that their method (frying them twice) is very good. Here's mine:

• Wash a few (preferably floury-textured) potatoes
• Leave the skin on
• Chop into relatively thick discs, then chop these disc shapes into two or more pieces, to create almost crescent-shaped chips (sort of like this)
  
• Parboil the potatoes until they are softer, but not so soft that they will easily fall apart. Use a fork or something to see if they are ready
• Strain all the water off
• Gently ladle them into a pan of very hot oil (or in a deep fryer i guess, although I don't have one and don't need one to make the best chips ever)
• Spice them as they cook with "potato spices" - that's basically just rock salt and paprika. Other ingredients listed on my particular packet are pepper, rosemary, basil, thyme, basil, nutmeg and oregano. You can add those if you want but don't go overboard.
• Cook until golden brown, turning occasionally.
• Remove them when done with a straining ladle thingy, and place them onto a plate that's lined with 3 or 4 sheets of kitchen towel, to soak up excess oil.
• Leave them spread out on the plate for a while so that they dry a little and become crispy and delicious.
• Taste. Add additional salt if necessary.

Ultimate chips victory


I would post a picture but I ate all mine already because they were awesome

[Bigglesnoots]

I'm sorry, Mister Leek Clock Sir, but frying them twice actually does make it perfect.


and just for the record we did invent them >:C

[LeekClock]

Frying them twice just makes them stodgy and oily. Boiling them the first time instead of frying them softens the structure of the potato and gives them a greater surface area, allowing the oil to fry them more thoroughly and make them more crispy and delicious. Scientific fact!!

[Bigglesnoots]

Hoe vettiger, hoe prettiger.

Seriously Leek, you disappoint me D:

[LeekClock]

If it's fattiness you like then these are just as good; they soak up plenty of oil. They just taste better for it! Try it.

[joliet_jane]

Making home-made chips of any knid sounds really good to me.  What type of oil should be used?  I usually use vegetable oil.

[LeekClock]

I used sunflower oil. Vegetable oil would be good too.

[HeinekenClock]

I prefer just throwing five or six frikandellen in the deep fryer.
Mayonaise, ketchup and onions. HMMMMMMMMM.

[buttplug]

I miss having a deep fryer. I used to just cook up huge batches of fries for the family.

I've had them with mayo before, and it was ok. I jsut feel really bad eating a deep fried food and then dipping it in mayo. I just throw a little salt on it and dip them in ketchup.

[salmonberryclock]

doesn't sound too hard, actually

[TropicanaClock]

What do you uk fellas calls chips then? like pringeles, cheetos, doritos.

[LeekClock]

Crisps!

[AlbinoClock]

I have potatoes. I will do this later.

[Munglai]

I would do this but my potatoes already have their hearts set on becoming gnocchi.

[AlbinoClock]

So I tried this last week and fucked it up. Too many potatoes, too much oil. They came out an oily uncrisp mass. I will try this again some other time with smaller quantities.

[Kodiakclock]

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[LeekClock]

You just need enough oil to cover them. Wait until they brown a little on both sides, then let them dry out and get crispy on some kitchen towels

[Marlin Clock]

Sounds delicious, but tell those Belgians that they're damned liars and that they owe Paris, Texas an apology _poogle_

[Sgt.Pepper]

Time to bring out the big fucking bad o' potatoes! thanks for the tip they were sweet!