Homemade Fries
Fries you make at home — air fryer french fries, sweet potato fries, zucchini fries, twice fried french fries — for burger nights and hungry kids at 6 p.m.
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snackAir Fryer French Fries
These simple air fryer fries will satisfy your cravings any day! Keep in mind that not all air fryers are the same, and it might take some fiddling with time and temperatures to figure out what works for you.
Mikayla MewsIngredients
- Russet potatoes
- Olive oil
- Garlic salt
Instructions
- 1Chop your potatoes into even fry-sized slices. Try to make them as even as possible, smaller slices cook faster and bigger slices might not cook enough.
- 2Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle on garlic salt to taste. Hand mix to make sure surfaces are coated evenly.
- 3Place in air fryer at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes. Enjoy your end result!
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A bag of frozen fries will do in a pinch, but potatoes you slice yourself come out with soft insides and edges that actually crunch. It takes one potato per person and about ten minutes of knife work.
Cooks on Pepper reach for this collection on burger night, when the sandwiches are done and the plate still looks empty, or when a bag of potatoes needs using up before it sprouts.
Every recipe here is a real side you can get on the table: Air Fryer French Fries with garlic salt, Sweet Potato Fries, Air Fried Zucchini Fries with parmesan and breadcrumbs, Maw Maw's French Fries, Twice Fried French Fries, and Old Bay Seasoned Oven Baked French Fries.
Quick Tips
- 1
Soak the cut potatoes
Cover the sticks in cold water for 30 minutes to pull off surface starch, then drain. It's the difference between limp and crisp.
- 2
Dry them completely
Pat the potatoes with a clean towel until no water shows, about 2 minutes. Wet fries steam instead of browning.
- 3
Cook in two batches
Leave space between fries in the air fryer basket or on the pan; a crowded layer will never crisp. Shake the basket every 5 minutes.
- 4
Salt them right away
Toss with salt or Old Bay the second they come out, while the oil is still hot enough to hold the seasoning.
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