FRENCH FRIES RECIPE

   INGREDIENTS

• 2 1/2 pounds russet potatoes
• Vegetable or peanut oil, for frying
• Sea salt, for sprinkling
• Ketchup and mayonnaise, mixed, for serving
  

      PROCEDURES

• Peel and rinse the potatoes. 
• Cut each potato lengthwise into 4 or 5 pieces, then cut each piece into sticks. 
• The thinner these are, the crispier they will be. 
• Place the fries in a large bowl. Cover with cold water, then allow them to soak 2 or 3 hours (or you can stick them in the fridge and let them soak overnight). 
• When you're ready to make the fries, drain the water and lay the potatoes on 2 baking sheets lined with paper towels. 
• Blot with paper towels to dry. 
• Heat a few inches of vegetable oil in a heavy pot. 
• In 3 or 4 batches, fry the potatoes about 4 to 5 minutes per batch, or until soft. 
• They should not be brown at all at this point-you just want to start the cooking process. 
• Remove each batch and drain them on new, dry paper towels. 
• Once all the potatoes have been fried for about 3 minute with high temperature, turn up the heat until oil is heated to maximum.
• When the oil is hot, start frying the potatoes in batches again, cooking until golden and crisp.
• Remove from the oil and drain on fresh paper towels. 
• Sprinkle the fries with sea salt and Sprinkle with the ketchup-mayo mixture.  
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