How to make French Fries at Home

Instructions

• Heat up water in a pot. Add salt and alum.
• Take potatoes, wash and peel them. Cut the potatoes lengthwise.
• Make thick slices and then cut into long strips. Add the strips into hot water.
• Cook the sticks on medium high heat for just about 4-5 minutes. Do not cook potatoes completely. Cook only 50%.
• Turn off the gas and take the potato sticks out of water.
• Transfer these into a strainer. Let these cool down completely.
• Transfer the potato sticks into a zip lock bag, close the bag and freeze it for at least 4-5 hours.
• Take the bag out of freeze and let it come to room temperature for about 5-10 minutes.
• Heat up oil in a pan. Drop the potato stick from zip lock bag straight into hot oil.
• Fry until these turn light golden for about 3-4 minutes.
• Take out of oil and sprinkle some salt on them immediately and toss them.