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  • čas přidán 18. 08. 2024
  • These fries are the crispiest, fluffiest of them all, thanks to the fact that they’re not made from planks of potato; they’re a combo of riced potatoes and cornstarch. They’re basically processed potatoes, a Pringles approach to our classic fries.
    This process gives you a leg up on time and convenience. You can use any russets you have around for these. And the cooking process is comparatively streamlined: You just boil ’em til tender, rice them, mix them with starch, let the dough chill and set, then cut it up and get frying. Check out the recipe at ChefSteps: www.chefsteps....
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Komentáře • 116

  • @brtopacio
    @brtopacio Před rokem +93

    boil em, mash em, stick em in a bag

  • @Yeraus
    @Yeraus Před rokem +58

    Looks delicious and I will definitely try it. However, the 'easy' part is a big lie haha

    • @satanismybrother
      @satanismybrother Před rokem +5

      I mean. Compared to most chefsteps recipes this is pretty tame.

    • @chrissnyder4439
      @chrissnyder4439 Před rokem +3

      Seems easy, but definitely time consuming

  • @JDobermann
    @JDobermann Před rokem +3

    CRRRRRRRRispy, yeah, do it if you are reading this. Im sure is not going to dissapoint you.
    Chefsteps, Thanks for so many work!

  • @lazeritch11989
    @lazeritch11989 Před 10 měsíci +18

    I love Chefsteps. That being said, this is not a recipe for French fries, this is fried mashed potato sticks.

    • @GrowingDownUnder
      @GrowingDownUnder Před 3 měsíci

      1. Boil until soft and until they start to fall apart (use starch potatoes not waxy potatoes)
      2. While they're soft and basically falling apart place them in the freezer so they become rock hard and don't actually fall apart
      3. Deep fry the frozen chips in oil until almost cooked
      4. Dry on paper towel and then do a second fry again to make them even crunchier
      Why does the freezer make a difference? because it allows you to boil the potatoes softer than usual and it makes them hard enough to fry without falling apart. The other reason is when you place frozen food in hot oil it pretty much forces the potato to puff up and you get nice puffy crispy airy chips it's amazing. Basically I took this concept and technique from puffy pastry which uses cold butter to create the puff. The other benefit is you can totally use this technique in an oven as well instead of oil as long as the oven is as hot as the oil is so around 180 celsius or even hotter if you can make it hotter

    • @allenmorter0313
      @allenmorter0313 Před 27 dny

      I guess it's close to pomme paillasson, but we've all heard of french fries. Also who cares when it's delicious

  • @JoeS-NY
    @JoeS-NY Před rokem +2

    Amazingly easy steps thanks !

  • @Letters-from-carmen
    @Letters-from-carmen Před rokem +1

    Thanks!

  • @francoischevalier6056
    @francoischevalier6056 Před rokem +1

    Your Awesome! Im already more instructed in awsome fries cooking! Thank you!

  • @dysartes
    @dysartes Před rokem +7

    Is this a reupload? I could've sworn I watched this a little while back.

  • @PMoney365
    @PMoney365 Před 4 měsíci

    Those look great. Will make them for poutine.

  • @directorj0841
    @directorj0841 Před rokem +1

    와! 이건 무조건 해먹어야 해!! 감사합니다! 내 인생 최고의 레시피!!

  • @jungleflame6776
    @jungleflame6776 Před 11 měsíci +3

    hey i have a question, lots of recipes recommend washing and soaking the potato fries before cooking in order to remove the potato starch, they say that helps with crispiness. yet here you are adding starch to make the crispy. could you explain? when i prepare the potato should i rinse the starch and then coat them in starch once they dry?

  • @Lilbrunchie
    @Lilbrunchie Před rokem +6

    Thoughts on freezing a batch of the potato/cornstarch mash, then thawing and cutting for later use? I’d like to batch this recipe if possible to expedite fry making at a later time, but I’m concerned about the potato texture after freezing.

  • @MichaelChoi
    @MichaelChoi Před 9 měsíci

    I don’t care what you say but In N Out makes the best soggy french fries and it’s my favorite FTW.

  • @dang495
    @dang495 Před 8 měsíci

    Thyme Fries when you're having fun!

  • @cookingfoodfusion
    @cookingfoodfusion Před rokem

    Waoooh just mouth watering and superb tea time snacks❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @Ghanshyam00000
    @Ghanshyam00000 Před 8 měsíci

    This is a very informative video this is a smashed potato stick I liked the way you made French fries and potatoes thanks.

  • @tiacho2893
    @tiacho2893 Před rokem +7

    I noticed Grant seasoned the boiling water but didn't taste the mash. I'm wondering if seasoning the mash would boost the fries' flavour.
    And this reminds me of those frozen potato shapes (smiling faces) that are always disappointing when baked. Any well fried potato is magical.

    • @chefsteps
      @chefsteps  Před rokem +1

      It definitely does season the interior of the fry:)

  • @Marck1o
    @Marck1o Před rokem +1

    Have you tried just "dehydrate" them in the oil, meaning frying them in low oil temperature for 20min or so and then when they are cooked, and with little water inside, bring temperature very high until golden brown. Works everytime even without the right potato.

    • @Marck1o
      @Marck1o Před rokem +1

      and stress free. Peel, cut, throw in the oil. finish

    • @klkruger
      @klkruger Před rokem

      THat's the standard way. I am sure he's done it before. Have done that for 50+ years. This is a whole different animal.

  • @coleary0801
    @coleary0801 Před rokem +3

    So just because I don’t know: I see so many recipes where a carb is washed or precooked in some way to remove the excess starch, but then outside starch is added to the product. Does anyone know the culinary/science reason for this? Just seems odd to work hard to remove starch and then add starch back in.

    • @chrisl0081234
      @chrisl0081234 Před rokem +6

      Heston Blunethal goes into it, but essentially the science is starch gelatinizes in water. This why starch is used to thicken sauces. Starch when exposed to dry heat breaks down to form dextrins which is why starch can make things crispy.
      These two properties of starch occur in different conditions and thus adding extra starch to the mashed potatoes gives the water molecule more space to spread out thereby reducing gelatinization. Frying is a dry(more accurately waterless) heating which is why it makes things crispy.
      Tl;dr starch can do multiple things depending on conditions, excess starch is removed to prevent gelatinization and extra start is added to make stuff crispy

  • @justingarner7163
    @justingarner7163 Před rokem +2

    Could one use the same process to make cheesy tots??! By adding some grated white cheds or something?

    • @JvariW
      @JvariW Před 6 měsíci

      OOOUUUUU!!! I like this

  • @pianoforte611
    @pianoforte611 Před 9 dny

    I was so sure it was going to be the usual triple cooked chips. This is even more over the top. Also this is how I thought fries were made as a child. How else would they get the mashed potato on the inside and the crispy outside?

  • @marcjtdc
    @marcjtdc Před 5 měsíci

    silly. just boil them in water salt baking soda then fry them AMAZING!!!!! I don't even pat mine dry.

  • @88divinegrace
    @88divinegrace Před rokem

    You can boil them with kombu.

  • @dontdoxmebro1780
    @dontdoxmebro1780 Před rokem

    Now to get a smiley face mold and make those potato things from Chinese American buffets using this technique

  • @got2bjosh
    @got2bjosh Před rokem +1

    For those who didn't watch the steak frites video, here ya SEO go!

    • @JayMutzafi
      @JayMutzafi Před rokem +1

      I was like "i swear i've seen this video a week ago!". This would explain it.

  • @bmorepanic
    @bmorepanic Před rokem +1

    Please, what is the brand of that pot used to boil the potatoes?

  • @TraumaChaplain
    @TraumaChaplain Před rokem

    Could you brush them with an oil and bake them?

  • @ReverendSmoke
    @ReverendSmoke Před rokem +1

    Any reason to not use potato starch if you have it?

    • @callum39645
      @callum39645 Před 6 měsíci

      Potato starch will work perfectly fine. Cornstarch is just more readily available and generally cheaper

  • @lindapetersen1800
    @lindapetersen1800 Před rokem

    I have been doing this with my FF for a long time now !!! It is GREAT like Tony the Tiger says !!!

  • @rogerbeaulieu4556
    @rogerbeaulieu4556 Před rokem

    How much cornstarch does he use for the kilo of potatoes?

  • @marcosalazar5339
    @marcosalazar5339 Před rokem +1

    Ooooooof can these be frozen??? Like after the first fry? Because if so, im about to pack a freezer full. Gotta love quick fries

    • @aseq2
      @aseq2 Před rokem +1

      I'd say before the first fry?

    • @callum39645
      @callum39645 Před rokem

      Yes, just have the oil hotter than would be normally.

    • @bostonbesteats364
      @bostonbesteats364 Před rokem

      Yes. I asked on the website

  • @sloth19938
    @sloth19938 Před 22 dny

    what would happen if i tried this with baked potato?

  • @smoll.miniatures
    @smoll.miniatures Před rokem

    Maris piper, wash off the starch, cook in water with vinegar and salt until, almost falling apart, fry at 130 till almost cooked brown , turn up to 170 near the end…

    • @Poogoo701
      @Poogoo701 Před rokem

      don't use vinegar it makes the outside tough and not nearly as crispy if you were to not use it. For maximum crisp you should actually use some baking soda in the water.

    • @klkruger
      @klkruger Před rokem

      @@Poogoo701 Vinegar doesn't make the outside "tough",. It makes it firm, not the same thing. Baking soda breaks down the structure a bit - good for potatoes that you are then going to roast, not so much for fries.

  • @laurent3506
    @laurent3506 Před rokem

    Why not using instant mash potatoes in this case, way faster?

  • @citrusandseasalt
    @citrusandseasalt Před 4 měsíci

    Who is gonna try this tonight? lol

  • @tonyhell234
    @tonyhell234 Před rokem +1

    so you say you want to keep it super fluffy and to not push it down or it will be dense, but then you proceed to press down hard in the plastic bag to make it dense

  • @dgax65
    @dgax65 Před rokem

    So, basically Frispo fast food fries.

  • @PVflying
    @PVflying Před 11 měsíci

    Cornstarch or potato starch?

  • @mikesoussan
    @mikesoussan Před 7 měsíci

    WHAT HERB DID HE THROW IN AT THE END?

  • @Orionsl59
    @Orionsl59 Před rokem

    wonder what tapioca starch would be like

    • @bostonbesteats364
      @bostonbesteats364 Před rokem

      Different starches have different temperature sensitivities

  • @PeteD
    @PeteD Před rokem

    "make tonight (and have no time for anything else)"

  • @Blck7
    @Blck7 Před 11 měsíci

    Potato ricer alternatives? I don’t have one.

    • @freelanxe
      @freelanxe Před 10 měsíci

      I pushed them through a mesh strainer

  • @theblobfish9614
    @theblobfish9614 Před 9 měsíci +1

    "Even the best beef fat is dirt cheap" the one you have is 18$ for half a pound. Yeah.

  • @julianparmenter1637
    @julianparmenter1637 Před rokem +1

    Fries are from Belgium, not from France

  • @dbfr2017
    @dbfr2017 Před rokem +5

    This is to French fries what Pringles are to potato chips. For some people, it's perfect! But for others, it's not the same.

    • @icycleragon
      @icycleragon Před rokem

      ​@@Naftooryou can make the same level of fries if not better from just potatoes

  • @svollensen
    @svollensen Před rokem +3

    It did disappoint: as soon as I plunged them in the oil, they dissolved into a puree, and they were supposed to be firm enough given that they were out of the freezer.

    • @Yeraus
      @Yeraus Před rokem +5

      Sounds like not enough starch, happened to me with falafel once. I feel you. at that time I was devastaded.

    • @svollensen
      @svollensen Před rokem +1

      strange, I really put quite a lot of starch....may try again with even more
      @@Yeraus

    • @Chenbenoweth
      @Chenbenoweth Před rokem

      @svollensen. Check 1:30. That could've been it.

    • @svollensen
      @svollensen Před rokem

      it boils down to a potential lack of starch...but still, eventually you are mashing it all, so conceptually, frying mashed potatoes should not lead to anything else than fried mashed potatoes. @@Chenbenoweth

    • @Chenbenoweth
      @Chenbenoweth Před rokem +1

      @svollensen the point I'm making is water content of possible water logged potatoes based on cut size vs cooking time. Just a thought for you. A water logged potato will absolutely modify the recipe in a manner that could make it "dissolve" when cooked.

  • @kdogggggggggggg
    @kdogggggggggggg Před rokem

    was this not relieased a few weeks bake?

  • @jayempreem
    @jayempreem Před 6 měsíci

    keanu reeves

  • @Marck1o
    @Marck1o Před rokem +1

    Sorry but I only hve 24h to cook some fries, is there any other way to cook french fries faster? Thanks

  • @kdogggggggggggg
    @kdogggggggggggg Před rokem

    whats behind that white door everybody is so careful to not to expose?

  • @meriembontemps4753
    @meriembontemps4753 Před 9 měsíci

    Si ça c’est des frites de pdt ,alors ,je ne suis plus une belge de Belgique 😢😢😢😢

  • @nuwandakoh
    @nuwandakoh Před měsícem

    Are these the world's most crispy fries?

  • @djrydak
    @djrydak Před rokem

    Wow thats so impractical

  • @40nights40daystv
    @40nights40daystv Před rokem

    I’m opening a fry kitchen in a bar and let me tell y’all, just buy frozen fries 💀 it’s legit such a hack and always comes out the best lmao

  • @chefjameso
    @chefjameso Před 24 dny

    look super greasy, inside looks gummy and starchy

  • @davidf2281
    @davidf2281 Před měsícem

    If you're gunna process them this much you might as well just buy a bag of McCain's or whatever for a dollar and throw them in the frier.

  • @michelpoulain8335
    @michelpoulain8335 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Why make it simple when you can make it complicated🙄

  • @doctorkennydelicious
    @doctorkennydelicious Před 9 měsíci

    I bet theyre really good. But, "really, really easy"? I dont think so.

  • @MarkFredrickGravesJr
    @MarkFredrickGravesJr Před rokem

    I say, anytime you've used starch to make your fries crispy, you've failed.

  • @0meat
    @0meat Před rokem

    That's a lot of extra steps, give this a try, 1- microwave your potato till it's baked. 2- chop into fries. 3- fry in your choice of fat. Baking the potato first makes it all nice and flaky and only takes a few minutes.

  • @Annhollyshtman
    @Annhollyshtman Před rokem

    Coments😂

  • @JacquelineHD2827
    @JacquelineHD2827 Před rokem

    This video sucks because now I have to go to the store and buy potatoes! Ugh!

    • @JacquelineHD2827
      @JacquelineHD2827 Před 11 měsíci

      I made them tonight. I just guesstimated off of the video and did not read the recipe. It was hard to get them to the oil. I ended up using a metal solid spatula to get to in at a time, with 8 fries per batch. Okay. They could have been cut thinner, but I don’t see how you’d get them into the oil easily unless they were frozen. They were not just breaking, but kind of falling apart.
      Next time, I will roll them slightly thinner. I will also do the first fry, finish whatever else I need to do for dinner, and then do the last fry. I needed better timing.
      Lastly, the press ricer sucks. I had to make my ex-husband do it. I’m upgrading to a food mill for my tiny hands.
      But they were worth the effort! Totally. I did 4 large russets, and 5people ate most, but not all.

  • @lemagreengreen
    @lemagreengreen Před měsícem

    These are not fries

  • @MetaView7
    @MetaView7 Před rokem

    That's cheating !

  • @ppukderahoma
    @ppukderahoma Před rokem

    it looks a little greasy for me plz comment anybody who have tried this recipe

  • @noproblematallmate
    @noproblematallmate Před rokem +1

    Far from easy 😂

  • @julienpenders
    @julienpenders Před rokem

    There is really better variety's of potato's to go with. For instanse Agria has much better texture, flavour and colour.

  • @gab.lab.martins
    @gab.lab.martins Před rokem

    *chips

  • @YaNKeeR_
    @YaNKeeR_ Před rokem

    First!

  • @28kb
    @28kb Před rokem

    why no double fry?