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Cold Oil French Fries

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Course Side Dish
Servings 6

Equipment

  • large dutch oven (minimum 5 quart)

Ingredients
  

  • 3 lbs russet potatoes (washed and scrubbed)
  • frying oil (peanut or canola)
  • ½ cup beef tallow (optional)
  • AlbuKirky Seasonings Casa Seasoning or Green Chile Rub

Instructions
 

  • Cut potatoes into french fry sized strips (between 1/4" - 1/2" wide, depending on preference). Lay the potato strips on a sheet pan lined with paper towels. Blot tops of the potato strips dry with paper towels.
  • Place the potatoes in your preferred frying vessel. We fry outside using our DiscIt Grill (a propane burner outfitted with a heavy disc-shaped pan). If frying inside, use a large, heavy-bottomed dutch oven.
  • Add just enough room temperature, neutral oil to the pan (such as peanut oil or canola oil) to barely cover the fries.
  • Bring the oil and potatoes to a simmer over medium heat. The oil and potatoes should stay somewhere between a simmer and slow boil for the entire process.
  • Let the potatoes go undisturbed until they start to get a little color on them. Stirring them too early will cause them to break into pieces. Once they begin to turn golden, they will be sturdy enough to stir. Once this occurs, occasionally stir and turn them over in the oil to encourage even browning.
  • It will take a total of 30-40 minutes of gentle frying for the potatoes to finish cooking.
  • Remove fries from the oil and drain on a paper toweled lined baking sheet. Immediately season with your choice of AlbuKirky Seasonings Casa Seasoning or Green Chile Rub. Both are excellent on these fries!

Notes

  • The oil should be relatively clean afterwards and can be cooled and stored in the fridge for a short time to use for a future fried dish.
  • To discard the oil, we use a plant based oil solidifier. A scoop of natural plant based powder turns the oil into a solid that is then easy and safe to dispose of in the regular garbage. Do not, under any circumstances, dispose of oil in the garbage disposal.