Potato Free French Fries Recipes

POTATO FREE LOW CARB FRENCH FRIES

Steps:

• put dry ingredients into a medium pan.
• add ⅓ of the water and beat to a smooth paste using a manual whisk.
• incorporate the remaining water, EVOO and salt, whilst continuing to whisk.
• cook over medium heat for a few minutes, while you keep whisking, until the mix thickens (to about the consistency of polenta).
• pour onto a sheet of parchment paper, quickly spreading with a spatula uniformly, to about 1cm high.
• once cool and firm, cut 1cm lines across and 6-7cm lines the other way, so as to achieve French fries shapes.
• pre-heat oven to 180°C fan (200°C static).
• cover a baking tray with parchment paper brushed with EVOO, add fries, brush a little more olive oil over them, sprinkle with ½ tsp salt and bake for 20 mins.
• turn fries over, sprinkle salt again and bake for another 15-20 mins until crispy.
• serve with home-made ketchup (2:1 ratio of mayonnaise to tomato concentrate + a little Dijon mustard + a little water).

PERFECT FRENCH FRIES

Steps:

• Peel and rinse the potatoes. Then cut them into sticks by cutting the potato in 4 or 5 vertical pieces, and then cutting each piece into sticks.
• Place them in a large bowl and cover with cold water. Allow them to soak, 2 to 3 hours. (You can also stick them in the fridge and let them soak overnight.)
• When you're ready to make the fries, drain off the water and lay the potatoes on 2 baking sheets lined with paper towels. Blot with paper towels to dry them.
• Heat a few inches of oil in a heavy pot to 300 degrees F. In 3 or 4 batches, cook the potatoes until soft, 4 to 5 minutes per batch. They should not be brown at this point! You just want to start the cooking process. Remove each batch and drain on new/dry paper towels.
• Once all the potatoes have been fried at 300 degrees F, turn up the heat until the oil reaches 400 degrees F. When the oil's hot, start frying the potatoes in batches again, cooking until the fries are golden and crisp. Remove the potatoes from the oil and drain on paper towels.
• Sprinkle with sea salt and dive in!

FRENCH FRIED POTATOES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, dissolve the sugar in warm water. Soak potatoes in water mixture for 15 minutes. Remove from water, and dry thoroughly on paper towels.
• Heat oil in deep-fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Add potatoes, and cook until golden, 5 to 6 minutes. drain on paper towels. Season with salt to taste.

FRENCH FRIES

Steps:

• Peel the potatoes and cut into 1cm-thick batons. Put into a bowl of cold water and leave to soak for at least 2 hrs to remove the starch from the potatoes - this will help them crisp while frying.
• Drain the potatoes well and pat dry with kitchen paper. Fill a deep pan no more than a third full with oil and heat to 140C, or until a cube of bread dropped in browns in 60 seconds. Fry the French fries in batches for 6 mins per batch until golden straw-coloured, cooked through and lightly crisp. Drain well on kitchen paper.
• Turn the heat up until the oil reaches 180C, or a cube of bread browns in 30 seconds. Fry the French fries again for 2-3 mins per batch until lightly golden and really crisp. Drain on kitchen paper and immediately season with sea salt.

OVEN-BAKED POTATO FRIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Arrange potato wedges on a baking sheet. Drizzle olive oil over the wedges; season with thyme, pepper, and salt. Turn wedges with a spatula to coat with oil and seasonings.
• Roast potato wedges for 15 minutes, turn, and continue roasting until soft in the center, about 15 minutes more. Transfer wedges to a platter and sprinkle cheese over them.

POTATO-FREE FRENCH FRIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425.
• Seed, peal, and cut squash into fry-sized chunks. The size should be roughly 3-4 inches long, 1/2 inch deep, and 1/2 inch wide.
• Use coconut oil to grease a baking pan/cookie sheet. I line the pan with aluminum foil and grease the foil for easy clean up. Coconut oil is very healthy, but if you don't have it, you can use canola oil or a non-stick spray.
• Arrange squash fries on the pan.
• Sprinkle fries with salt and basil.
• Bake fries for 20 minutes.
• Turn fries to cook the other side, and bake for another 20 minutes.
• Fries are finished when the edges are slightly brown and crispy.