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How to Make Homemade French Fries

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By omann294
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How to make homemade french fries that everyone will love.

Difficulty: Moderate
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • 5 lb. bag of brown potatoes
  • vegatable oil
  • knife
  • pot like you would boil noodles in
  1. Step 1

    Well first you clean the potatoes. You leave their skin on them for added flavor. Then you cut your potatoes in half and then once again till you have cut them into small enough pieces for your liking.

  2. Step 2

    Then you get your pot and put about 2 cups of vegetable oil in. Then set your burner to med. Wait about 5 minutes then add your potatoes into the oil. Be careful when doing this that you do not splash the oil up onto you.

  3. Step 3

    Let your potatoes cook in the oil for about 5 minutes or until they feel soft inside. Then pull your fries out and place on plate with a paper towel over it so the oil can drip off onto it. You may salt your fries if you like it is up to you. Then wait for them to cool and enjoy.

Tips & Warnings
  • Oil will be very hot.
  • Possible chances of burning yourself
  • Do not wait for your oil to bubble like water when being boiled this will not happen it will catch fire first.
  • Please be very careful.

Comments  

ceholmes said

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on 10/28/2009 love french fries, this is an easy to make recipe! thanks for sharing! 5* and recom

jnusom said

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on 10/28/2009 my favorite food, well done

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on 9/21/2009 Good job with this article short, simple, sweet and to the point!!!!

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on 9/6/2009 I love french fries. I could eat them everyday all day. 5* rec

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