Homestyle Fries

Ingredients

  • Yukon gold potatoes, sliced into French fry cut (for French Fries)
  • large potatoes, cut into thin slices lengthwise (for Beehives Frites)
  • canola oil - enough to fill a sauce pan half full
  • salt
  • pepper
  • handful of fresh sage leaves

Special Equipment

  • slotted spoon or spider skimmer

How-to

French Fries

  1. Cut potatoes into French fries and place in boiling salted water.  Cook for 3 minutes.  Remove with slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel
  2. Heat enough canola oil to half-fill a saucepan
  3. Gently add potatoes to hot oil and cook until golden brown over medium heat, 4-6 minutes
  4. Remove with slotted spoon.  Season with salt and pepper

Beehive Frites

  1. Slice potatoes into thin lengthwise slices
  2. Heat enough canola oil to half-fill a saucepan
  3. Gently add potatoes and sage leaves to hot oil and cook until golden brown over medium heat, 4-6 minutes, turning with a slotted spoon or spider
  4. Remove with slotted spoon or spider.  Season with salt and pepper