Crispy French Fries with Cheese Sauce - You Suck at Cooking (episode 150)
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- Crispy French fries with cheese sauce taste better than soggy French fries with nothing
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This recipe is loosely based on French Fry Daddy J. Kenji López-Alt's recipe from The Food Lab which you can find here:
www.seriouseats.com/perfect-f...
I can write out how I did it which is slightly different at some point tomorrow or the next day if you remind me.
As for the cheese sauce okay real quick...
1 tablespoon butter heated up medium low
Wangjangle in 1 tablespoon of flour until you have your roux (pronounced rouwks)
Slowly whiskjangle in a cup of milk as it clumps and you freak out then it turns smooth and you feel better
Take it off the heat and add in a cup of dismantled cheddar
add in a bit of garlic powder
and some freeze dried chives
If you feel like it
but you don't have to
It will thicken as it cools so don't cook it down too much. Just the perfect amount - Jak na to + styl
You assembled a nudist potato beach set complete with sand and props for a 6 second gag, you're a legend
Not to mention that there is steam coming from the hot tub and he meticulously positioned potato skins nearby to complete the “stripped down potato” visual. Legend indeed.
the microwaved fleshlight potato though
I also appreciated the potato Stonehenge in the end.
Probably also used a Stop Motion software for that potato speaking scene
It wasn't that impressive
I love the dedication here. No one else would make a miniature potato resort just for a bit.
He also once cut a hole through his book just for a 2 second clip
I do food reviews while I’m high on my CZcams channel cx
My buddy Eric would
"no one else would..... for a bit" sums up most of YSAC
A "bit" > you means it's NOT real ??
I love all of the educational material here, I never knew that the different cooking reactions happened because of science
You're wrong. There's nothing wrong with that, but you're wrong. It's because of *R E A S O N S*
@@countrygeneralyep REASONS
@@countrygeneral No, no, you're both wrong. It's because some dead guy wrote it in a book.
Yeah, didn't you know cooking is just science for hungry people?
@@groofay YOU MEAN THAT OLD BOOK! Psssh I could write something like that, because logic!
The "smash against the wall to peel potatoes/oranges/carrots" joke never gets old.
I've always enjoyed the ripple cut personally lol
@@user-un1wk5st5x He films himself throwing it against the wall or dropping it and just stitches the last bit to right when the food hits the wall counter or whatever else lol
@@user-un1wk5st5x Well you keep the camera rolling, and physics will keep the pieces together you just gotta remove your hand quickly if you drop a handful of items they should stay together till they hit something. Then you just take the small section where your hand isnt in frame and stitch that in, it's pretty simple and they have filters that help you keep everything in precise place shows you where things too to be from the exact last frame.
i love that reference to the editing
Down sizing from lettuce to brussls to peas
i love how he never makes any jokes when talking about frying because of how dangerous it can be
For real I see so many youtube chefs who deep fry by dropping things with their fingers millimetres from the oil and I cringe everytime. Yeah *you're* a professional chef but the army of 7 year olds you've amassed on youtube shorts aren't so don't teach them to be idiots
Boiling sugar and large amounts of oil are no laughing matter, I agree.
That's because danger is no joke!
@@python1972if you don’t tho it splashes, worst case use a spider to lower it
dangerous if you're a fuckin nerd
The fact that the microwaved potato had a hole in the middle gave me a concern about what he was planning on doing with it
The hole was to make sure irs cooked all the way through, what are you thinking of? 🤨🤨🤨
It's a cup holder for the other fries
He always isn't wearing any pants
Yeah straight up 🤨🤨
He was out of watermelons.
as someone who isnt french
this is a great introduction to their culture
Can't go wrong by starting with the food, not in this part of the world at least.
Before anyone says anything, French fries were invented in France not Belgium, the greatest lie they are spreading around, they just eat only this up there so they think they invented it 😅
France spread potatoes and French fries in all of Europe during the Revolution wars and Napoleonic wars because where the Grande armée went they brought the now famous French fries with them 👍
@@crokette8908 If only fries were French
@@ommsterlitz1805 pommes de terres frites a crus en petite trench
@@joerymertens7048 See already caught one saying this 🤣
I also love microwaved potatoes with a hole in them, almost as much as a microwaved grapefruit with a hole in it.
I must be stupid, why is there a hole in it? Is that some kind of “American Pie” reference where he’s going to violate the potato 🥔 off camera? I noticed that too but figure it was to make the potatoes 🥔 cook quicker. Then you said grapefruit and it confused me. LOL
@@jasonanonymous9028 did you notice the hotpants as well?
@@jasonanonymous9028 He's gonna take away the potatoes innocence
Jim Lahey! The man, the myth, the legend ❤
@@TheJohnSmith977 love ya babe
1:43 I hope this crisper joke was an intentional pun on the genetic modifying system also known as CRISPR
nice catch!
Really loved the scientific explanations in this video. It's always great to learn both cooking and science while watching your videos.
My family immigrated from England in the 1800s, but we still make traditional English fries every night to perform our religious ceremonies and to bury our dead.
They're called Chips, not Fries dammit! ;-)
Your family must have some serious issues if somebody is dying every night.
@@gotdangedcommiesitellyahwa6298 We’re a very large and very ill family.
He was calling them what they are called in the U.S. to be nice tho, u know? So funny how they call nearly everything by a different name. I was reading a book set in England and therevis one thing we hwve the same name for. I was suprised. Cas they call sweaters jumpers ane tennies trainers so it must have been clothes. Jackets? Pants are trousers to them?
Rv.s are caravans.
I’m sorry you have to eat that ❤
I love how YSAC's code for hello fresh is literally YOU SUCK. It became intimidating without "at cooking" part
Or encouraging, if you're a vacuum cleaner
That calendar that is shown for just one second and is full of jokes and callbacks is my favorite thing about this video!
4:13 for anyone else who missed it because they skipped the ad.
@@not_on thank you!
I'm never disappointed pausing the video to read it
I appreciate the amount of effort that went into this shot 00:45
This was fun but nothing will ever come close to the godly perfection of the French Fry Rap
Wait until he takes his class Saturday.
What French fry rap? Why do I not remember this?
Agree. I was expecting him to mention it.
Episode 35 for those who don't know.
1:38 i see you with that unholy potato
No. Holey
1:14 the extended echo shall not go unappreciated!!!
I actually made fries with a cheese sauce last night, before this went up. I don't know if that means my latent psychic powers are finally coming to fruition, or if YSAC spies on me specifically for ideas and then produced this episode in six hours. Probably the latter, me having psychic powers would be a bit bizarre.
2:02 That hit me personally, and now I'm going to go resume my projects although it's difficult to see through my tears
One of the few creators where I happily sit through the ad/sponsor, keep up this great work!
Still the only channel that consistently makes the sponsored ads funny enough that I'll watch them instead of skipping them.
would recommend "Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't" if you want to have two channels in your life that can manage to do that.
I think proZD manages for the most part
He manage to find a potato nudest beach? This guy is the Indiana Jones of cooking traveling far and wide for ingredients and science stuff
I personally prefer to peel my potatoes by wiping them up and down along a horses coat, the worst shape the coats in, the better
6 years ago I discovered your channel. You have not only made me discover true joy in cooking, but also have kept me laughing throughout.
Finally the intro is back! Now I once again know that I totally suck at cooking
My favourite sketch has always been him wearing funny pants whenever there’s a reflection
You are constantly evolving as a creator and artist. Thank you for all that you share with these! The potato resort had me rolling.
00:59 Everyone should save time and just make one extra thick fry.
you need to make a YSAC 2023 calendar with recipes each month and your hysterical daily tasks/goals. i’d buy it.
4:13 I'm concerned that you only have "breathe air" once on your calendar for this month, YSAC. Do you have some special powers we should know about?
It has "drugs" on December 2nd
The 2 second December calendar gag was great, I especially love "Close Window" 2 weeks after opening it.
True or false: thin fries are better than thick fries
True
"Or"
they are more crispy
true
perfectly sized fries are supreme.
the editing in his videos are ✨GOLD✨
Like seriously, the cuts and transition is so smooth, I could NEVER
HAHAHHAhahaha I'm Dutch and I can honestly say that I've never cut stroopwafel up into strips and fried them XD. Your actual recipe was quite good though :)
this channel has comforted me for years
That intro jingle both puts me in my proper place and gives me peace of mind; thank you.
There's also Idaho fries, which is just a baked potato dipped in fry sauce (mayonnaise mixed with ketchup). Mmmm.
Love this channel I always refer it to my friends and family who are ahem challenged in the kitchen
I just discovered this channel, and I love it. This guy's narratives are flippin hilarious and yet very informative. Dude, if you're not a school teacher, you should be. The kids would love you!
0:50 Potato abduction! Call the police!
Honestly, I'm currently out of joke, just saying straightly, that your recipes are good
I never knew that a potato peeler existed!? Thank you so much for introducing me to this magnificent invention!
This is a lifesaver! I always scratch the skin off with my nails
@@Syrxen This is a very valuable tool that mankind should use more often! Don’t you agree?
@@Syrxen Excuse me _what?!_
how... how long does that even take?
I just tear the skin off with my teeth like our ancestors did.
'Potato peeler' is actually misleading as it can peel any other thing you want it to - carrots, turnips, parsnips, pears, unwanted skin, kiwis, soaked nuts, etc. Small-minded people see the word 'potato' and get stuck on the idea that they can only use this magnificent invention on one vegetable. It's just human nature. I think it would be better for society as a whole if we all started calling it, simply, a 'peeler'. Just a thought.
Nice detail with the potato nudist beach,
but the real gem is the calendar, RECOMMEND pausing and reading it, had a very good laugh
I learnt about the vinegar trick for boiling them about a year ago. In addition to the salt I like to add a few tablespoons of sweetener, usually a erythritol + monk fruit blend, to give the chips an extra bit of flavour. After the first fry I also like to let them cool completely then freeze them (making large batches at a time) which helps improve the interior, then I fry them the second time from frozen or cook them in the oven (if I don't feel like the hassle of frying). It's a bit of work but definitely my favourite method of making chips.
Does adding the sweetener create a sweet-and-salty flavor to the fries? Or is it mild enough that they still come out savory?
I also prefer baking. Less oily that way, and I don't have a real fryer.
@@faolan2174 The amount I use is mild but just enough noticeable. I picked up the idea from copy-cat recipes for McDonald fries as they use a brine with sugar (specifically dextrose) more for the colour than the flavour. The copy-cat recipes typically suggest a brine in cold water with sugar & corn syrup for a few hours but the one I based mine off was by Cooking with Shotgun Red which does 10 minutes in boiling water taken off heat with sugar & corn syrup (I omitted the syrup) which I further adjusted to leaving on the heat with added vinegar when I learnt about that trick from an article about perfect fries on Serious Eats that was also inspired by McDonald's fries. Since I need to watch my sugar I've since switched to alternatives like an erythritol blend which is a sugar alcohol so I'm not sure if it has the exact same effect on the colour as normal sugars but the colour does seem better than without and overall they come out looking and tasting very much like those we get from McDonald's here in Australia (in other countries you may need beef flavour added to replicate their flavour). I also always fry them in oil for the first fry and have only done baking for the second one, I know there's methods just for baking in the oven so might have to test it out some day.
Anyway so basically the idea of the sugar is mainly for colour but I do find it does slightly effect the flavour which is the main reason I do it.
@@Sevicify erithritol and monk fruit are great. Allulose, albeit more expensive, allows for browning, too. But I'm wondering if sugar is added to the US version of McDonald's French fries bc they are my favorite. That's crazy. I wonder if it'll make a difference (not like I've made fries at home yet myself anyway...)
@@deprofundis3293 I haven't tried Allulose yet, I want to but unfortunately it's currently not approved for sale in Australia (undergoing approval now) however we can still buy it online from and have it imported but that obviously makes it quite expensive. Normally I just buy erythritol + stevia blends for most stuff since it's the cheapest with larger packets and I still like the flavour, I do prefer the flavour of monk fruit blends though but only tend to only buy them if I feel like splurging a bit more or really want its flavour.
Anyway from what I understand the US McDonald's does use dextrose for their fries mainly to enhance the colour, the most important thing in replicating the taste of US version though is the beef flavouring though as they were traditionally cooked in beef tallow and since switching to vegetable oil blends they still add in beef flavouring to keep that flavour (not sure if they add it to the oil itself or a brine, copy-cat recipes exist for either way).
Are we gonna ignore the potato with a hole in it
Obviously not, because _you_ just couldn't stick to the plan, could you? It's always the same with you...
Anyone else read the calendar for the whole month? Thanks as always for the great content!
Rent dog. A few days later "keep dog"🤣🤣
Love your stuff congrats on 30 million
The broken fries batch is GENIUS and I can't believe I never thought to try it. I guess I just suck at cooking.
for the best fries always freeze them after the first fry, it breaks down the bonds making them softer on the inside and crisper on the out, coz of science
I'm super excited the jingle is back!
If you like dutch fries, i recommend dutch mash.
(Crumbles, with or without syrup)
Hi beautiful 💗💗
How are you doing ??
You are so creative! Not only do I learn from you I laugh because you’re funny!
Hi beautiful 💗💗
How are you doing ??
Oh my gosh i watched you years ago and you just popped on my feed lets go!!
I love the seriousness he takes his videos, I’ve been watching his videos for years and they only help me make a great meal and his tips, like the nudist potato beach is where I get my potatoes every time
As hilarious and educational as always
How did you watch a five minute video In one minute
@@Mumiah862 You tell em!
@@Mumiah862 notifications vary from person when they are received sometimes il click the second the notification pops up and I’m 1 min late plus I watch at 2x speed most stuff so I can watch more plus people talk slow lol
If Archer had a cooking show, this is how I imagine what it would look like
I love the callbacks to previous christmas/winter episodes on the calendar
It’s good when a video is both funny, useful and delicious
You have no idea how much I needed this today
RIGHT! I was thinking about making homemade fries
anytime someone asks me what peak creativity looks like, i'll just show his videos
Boil potatoes whole, slice in half and then lengthwise 1/4 inch thin; in a bowl with rice-flour and salt, toss the potato sections to coat them evenly and let them rest: use butter and bacon-renderings and/or beef-renderings to coat the pan; fry both sides evenly till redish-brown. add salt again to taste before removing from the pan.
Hitting the running goals in December 💪
3:44 The bits from Steven universe!
🤢
I loved the part where he said “It’s cheese sauce time,” and then cheese sauced all over those guys.
Oh God is this a Morbius joke?
@@DaDaDo661 When we all die we Morb into dead people which is very Morbid
@@DaDaDo661 Mm-hm. I make no apologies for my shameless memeing.
Always looking forward to your videos!
The full calender at the Hello Fresh ad is perfect
I stopped at 4:13 to read everything😁 I love the fact that on December 5th he wakes up after running 3 miles🤣But seriously, everything here is brilliant
I’m willing to bet this guy could do stand up comedy. He’s genuinely hilarious. I love his sense of humor as much as I do his content and editing skills. 👍
The intro song is back!!!! I’ve missed it so much. It’s my favorite part of every video. It makes me so happy whenever I sing it to myself, in a weird self deprecating way.
Hey, YSAC. I just wanted to let you know that you’ve made me laugh in the toughest times of my life. This week, especially. Thank you so much. You’re awesome.
If I owned a fryer, peanut oil, potatoes and a will to exert effort, I’d totally make this! Instead, it’s REALLY made me wanna finally try Five Guys fries!
You can make frys on a stove
And you can par boil them in the microwave. They also come out decent in the air fryer. I bet you could bake them as well 🤔
I never knew I needed more stuff to show me how much I suck at cooking but I do. Also hold up, why is that microwaved potato hollow and warm..
I didn't even mind the commercial at the end. You are special!!
I cannot explain the comfort of having the title jingle back.
Best of luck with your 65 mile Christmas Eve run 👏
Funny story about potatoes:
So me and my friend were eating lunch after school and there was a selection between two meals. I decided to mix mine and have mashed potatoes and a potato pocket thingy with sauce inside. I ate one bite of the pocket and one bite of the mashed potatoes together and my friend said to me " you do realise you are eating potatoes with potatoes."
That literally killed me XD
I love potatoes in any shape or form
i hope your friend revived you afterward, unless you're cool being a ghost with internet powers and prefer that
@@Jadriam Deffo dead
If only 'literally' was used appropriately, we wouldn't have that tedious anecdote. Fuck me, that was dull.
@@racelox Right? A "literally" dead person making comments on social media? I bet they voted multiple times as well.
love the pimblokto reference in the calendar
0:56 FINALLY someone uses yards in their measurements. THANK YOU!!! I'm so tired of trying to convert small units to yards, in my head.
The amount of effort for a 5 minute video is amazing.
I love it when my fries become more crispy because of reasons... a blowtorch is also a reason..
For some reason the "None of the vegetables are made of plastic" made me laugh...😂 I don't know why
ur calendar is amazing
I will definitely try this dish.
Bruh I am being called out 2:10
As an Englishman I can confirm that all of our fries look like Stonehenge.
It's a cultural requirement.
i remember i started watching in 2020 it would make my day
Your add for hello fresh was genuinely so good. So much effort was put in but still super entertaining too!! I’ve been with bellow fresh for over a year now- love their stuff and your recipes too!! Really wanted ur cook book for Christmas, but might just order it for myself now 😅😊
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I'm going to use "because of reasons" whenever someone asks a question I'm too tired of answering.
adding peanut DNA to potatoes.
Big Peanut's long con is complete
If the oil is refined no protein is present.
earliestt i have been to ysac's video
Thanks for the tip about adding vinegar to the water. My potatoes always fall apart no matter how short a time I cook them. Ya learn something new every day eh!
I wanted to hear the fries scream as you put them in the fryer 😊
finally, someone who likes thin fries. now, for the more controversial option: floppy fries are actually really good.
Controversy detected! Heresy, I say! Heresy!
That's like saying soggy bread is good. 🤢
@@englishatheart thing is, bread doesn’t get soggy naturally. fries do. i like soggy cereal. it’s goated.
AYYY CONGRATS IN 3MIL
Pro tip, potato peelers are multifunctional and can also be used to cut cheese or vegetable strips!
Cuss-it-potatoes are way spicy for my taste!
I tried to cut a potato using the "smash against wall" method he suggested! For some reason it kept giving me potato chips :(
Omg the cracked fry batch, I drooled
wow he's like a wholesome HowToBasic that actually motivates me to make my oun food
I didn't come here to get roasted for procrastinating writing my homework and thesis paper! I came here to be deep fried over it, come on