Things You'll Need:
- tongs
- potatoes
- long cooking forks
- peanut oil
- deep-frying thermometers
- Peanut Oil
- Potatoes
- Deep-frying Thermometers
- Long Cooking Forks
- Tongs
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Step 1
Peel the potatoes and use a sharp kitchen knife or mandoline to cut them into thin strips about 1/16 inch thick. They should all be roughly the same size: no thicker than a strand of cooked spaghetti.
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Step 2
Blot the potatoes dry with a clean linen kitchen towel or a generous number of paper towels. Be thorough.
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Step 3
Pour 1 inch peanut oil into a 10-inch skillet. Clip the deep-fry thermometer to the rim of the skillet and submerge the tip in the oil.
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Step 4
Heat the oil over medium heat to 300 degrees F.
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Step 5
Add 2 c. potatoes and stir them with a long cooking fork to prevent them from sticking together. The oil will bubble rapidly, so be careful.
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Step 6
Note that the oil temperature will drop at first, then begin to rise. When it reaches 350 degrees, pull out a few pieces, let them cool and taste them. They should need only a minute or two longer.
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Step 7
Don't let the temperature of the oil exceed 375 degrees.
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Step 8
When the fries are cooked and golden brown (continue to remove, cool and taste to be sure), remove them all with a skimmer and blot dry on a generous amount of clean paper towels.
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Step 9
Repeat with other batches by allowing the oil temperature to drop back to 300 degrees.
