McDonalds French fries

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h0b0

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7,557 posts

195 months

Tuesday 26th May 2015
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I stole this from another web site and have not tried it. Thought I would post and see what you think.


Serves 2
Ingredients
Two Idaho potatoes
Peanut oil (enough to cover the potatoes in the pan)
1-2 teaspoons of corn syrup whisked in water
Two tablespoons of beef tallow or beef drippings
Salt to season
Beef bouillon to season (optional)
Method
Start by making long thin batons by slicing your potatoes into planks. Cut them so that they are about 1/8 of an inch thick. Then stack the potatoes and julienne the planks into skinny matchsticks.
Whisk the corn syrup into a cold bowl of water that will hold all of the fries. Place the fries into the water and leave to chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.
After half an hour remove the fries from the fridge and use a paper towel to pat off any excess moisture from the fries.
Heat your peanut oil to 375 degrees and add the chips in small batches careful not to overcrowd the fryer. Fry the potatoes for 90 seconds or until they are a pale golden brown.
Remove them from the fryer and place them on a baking tray lined with kitchen roll. Place the tray into the fridge and allow the fries to chill for 10-15 minutes.
Allow the oil in the pan to reach 400 degrees and add the beef tallow or beef drippings to the oil. Place the fries back into the fryer (one portion at a time) and allow them to fry for five to six minutes or until golden brown.
Strain the fries and then season with the sea salt and beef bouillon immediately, using a 1/4 teaspoon of the bouillon for every two teaspoons of salt. Serve and enjoy.


soad

32,825 posts

175 months

Tuesday 26th May 2015
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Idaho potatoes? American, aren't you? hehe

h0b0

Original Poster:

7,557 posts

195 months

Tuesday 26th May 2015
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As of 2001 the potato became Idaho's state vegetable

SHutchinson

2,040 posts

183 months

Tuesday 26th May 2015
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If I was going to go to all that trouble I'd just make proper chips.

soad

32,825 posts

175 months

Tuesday 26th May 2015
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SHutchinson said:
If I was going to go to all that trouble I'd just make proper chips.
You don't need to. Delegate Her Indoors. wink

ApOrbital

9,939 posts

117 months

Tuesday 26th May 2015
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Sooner just go and buy the burger meal.

SHutchinson

2,040 posts

183 months

Tuesday 26th May 2015
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soad said:
SHutchinson said:
If I was going to go to all that trouble I'd just make proper chips.
You don't need to. Delegate Her Indoors. wink
Well, if we are assigning tasks to genders, cooking is a blue job. You see, it's very technical. Operation of deep-fat friers at two different temperatures and cutting potato into equally sized pieces is something that a man will generally perform better at. Because deep down, we're nerds.

Laying the table and remembering about side dishes plus sauces and condiments, that's a pink job.

Alex

9,975 posts

283 months

Tuesday 26th May 2015
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It's not very authentic. McDonald's fries are not made from actual intact potato pieces.

craigjm

17,907 posts

199 months

Tuesday 26th May 2015
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Alex said:
It's not very authentic. McDonald's fries are not made from actual intact potato pieces.
I dont believe that but I'm sure they are not fried in peanut oil or they would have to shout that loudly in their stores

toasty

7,441 posts

219 months

Tuesday 26th May 2015
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craigjm said:
Alex said:
It's not very authentic. McDonald's fries are not made from actual intact potato pieces.
I dont believe that but I'm sure they are not fried in peanut oil or they would have to shout that loudly in their stores
From The Metro

The only ingredients in our UK Fries are Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower, Rapeseed), Dextrose (only added at beginning of the potato season) with nothing added except a sprinkling of salt after cooking. Customers can request that their Fries be served without salt.


Alex

9,975 posts

283 months

Tuesday 26th May 2015
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The fries are formed into shape from those ingredients, not chipped from whole potatoes.

I stand corrected!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2920731/Do...

Edited by Alex on Tuesday 26th May 13:51

redtwin

7,518 posts

181 months

Tuesday 26th May 2015
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I don't know which of those 14 ingredients leaves a bitter aftertaste, but I wish they would stop using it.

schmunk

4,399 posts

124 months

Tuesday 26th May 2015
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Alex said:
The fries are formed into shape from those ingredients, not chipped from whole potatoes.

I stand corrected!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2920731/Do...

Edited by Alex on Tuesday 26th May 13:51
Chips are made industrially by firing potatoes through a mesh grid with a water cannon!

I learned this from Fast Food Nation - well worth a read.

craigjm

17,907 posts

199 months

Tuesday 26th May 2015
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Alex said:
The fries are formed into shape from those ingredients, not chipped from whole potatoes.

I stand corrected!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2920731/Do...

Edited by Alex on Tuesday 26th May 13:51
Where does it say they are not whole potatoes? Also, that article is talking about the US fries

[quote]First potatoes are harvested from fields before being peeled, cut and blanched. They're then fired through a cutter at up to 70 miles an hour into thin sticks. After being chiseled into the perfect shape, the strips of potato are sauced with a blend of canola oil, soybean oil, hydrongenated soybean oil, natural beef flavor, hydrolyzed wheat, hydrolyzed milk, citric acid and dimethylpolysiloxane.

AlexC1981

4,903 posts

216 months

Tuesday 26th May 2015
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Aren't hydrogenated fats the very worst of all fats?

I like Burger King fries with their sweet chilli sauce yum

-crookedtail-

1,558 posts

189 months

Tuesday 26th May 2015
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AlexC1981 said:
Aren't hydrogenated fats the very worst of all fats?

I like Burger King fries with their sweet chilli sauce yum
IF you haven't been for a while and are reminiscing about the old 'king' fries, you're gonna be disappointed. They've been replaced with manky things, utter gross!

Jer_1974

1,497 posts

192 months

Tuesday 26th May 2015
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Just checked this out as my son is allergic to milk and egg. Seems Uk is different than US and he can eat Uk fries but not US. It's surprising the amount he can eat without cheese or mayo.

redtwin

7,518 posts

181 months

Wednesday 27th May 2015
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I am sure I read they no longer used beef either in frying or flavouring in the UK to accommodate those with dietary or religious restrictions.

craigjm

17,907 posts

199 months

Wednesday 27th May 2015
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redtwin said:
I am sure I read they no longer used beef either in frying or flavouring in the UK to accommodate those with dietary or religious restrictions.
That's right. This whole thread is about the U.S. version and even they had stopped using the beef tallow afaik