How to Make French Fries Just Like McDonalds
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- čas přidán 28. 05. 2018
- Lear how to make French fries at home, just like the ones you get at McDonalds.
A traditional french fry is usually blanched twice in oil; once at a lower temperature to soften the fry and cook it through, and once at a higher temperature to crisp and brown the fry. While this gives you good results, they still don't have the crisp exterior and mashed potato like interior that french fries served at McDonalds and other fast food restaurants do.
The secrete to getting that perfect, McDonald's French Fry like texture is to first boil in acidulated water, fry once, and then freeze.
Yes, really; FREEZE!
First, the acid in the water (white vinegar at the rate of 2% based on the weight of the water), sets the pectin on the exterior of the fry; allowing you to cook it through, without it falling apart.
The freezing will burst the interior cellular structure of the French fry, giving it a softer, more "mashed potato" like consistency.
Freezing the French fry also makes this approach extremely convenient. These fries can be prepped and frozen weeks in advance, and then taken directly from the freezer and dropped into hot oil whenever needed.
Credit to J. Kenji Lopez-Alt of Serious Eats and The Food Lab for first introducing me to the concept of blanching potatoes in acidulated water and freezing to get the best French Fry texture.
** Basic Process As Shown In This Video **
* Peel & cut potatoes into 1/8" - 1/4" rectangles, with a length of 2.5 - 3".
* Blanch with acidulated water (2% white vinegar) until fries are tender and cooked through (about 3-5 minutes).
* Drain and dry on a paper towel.
* Fry at 325F for about 2-3 minutes.
* Drain again on a paper towel.
* Transfer to a sheet tray and freeze.
* Once frozen, place french fries in zip top freezer bag and return back to the freezer until you're ready to use.
* When ready to eat, drop frozen French fries into 375F oil for about 3-5 minutes, or until they're crispy and golden brown.
* Remove fries from oil, drain on paper towel, and season to taste.
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At our restaurant we use an antioxidant (citric acid) we soak them for two days, no boiling, no freezing, the citric acid cooks the fries and then we deep fry them until crispy. We have to do it this way because of high volume. We do 12 5gal bucket a week. Just don’t use too much or the fries will have a sour taste to them.
Thank you so much! Been searching for the trick
ive watched a lot of "how to" french fry videos, but this with the freeze after cook then deep fry......like watching "how its made" video. cant wait to try
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These are the bomb. A little bit of a pain, but great fries. Blanching and freezing are the keys. Take a day when you have the time and make a lot, portion, and freeze. I just wish deep frying was just a little less messy.
McDonald's where I live: soggy and hyper salty fries. Tks for sharing Jacob
You created the McDonald fry. Looks great!
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Like it. Thank you!
Im in the industry, ive never seen a fryer than clean at any establishment ive ever worked at. Top notch:)
Thanks, great video. How would this work with sweet potatos?
THIS IS SO MUCH WORK LOL
I'm going to give this a try.
THANK-YOU!
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Great recipe, I'm going to try it right away. Your next mission Jacob, is to rediscover the old beef tallow concoction McDonald's used to use to make the best tasting fries ever. Now that we know more about how people process animal fat, this has moved up my wish list considerably.