French fries - 8 recipes at home

Many people love this particular type of potato. Because it differs from other forms of food in its special taste and aroma. We will teach you how to cook a popular dish of french fries in the home kitchen.

How to make in the oven?

In addition to these spices, you can add your favorite seasonings, depending on taste preferences.

Ingredients:

• potatoes - 4 pieces;
• sunflower oil - 3 tbsp. spoons;
• salt - 2 pinches;
• garlic - 2 cloves;
• paprika (ground) - 1 tbsp. a spoon.

Cooking:

1. In a deep bowl you need to make a marinade. To do this, pour oil there. Add salt and ground paprika.
2. Peel the garlic and crush it with a press.
3. Peel the potatoes and rinse them in cold water.
4. Cut potatoes into thin slices. The approximate width of the straw is 0.8–1 cm.
5. Put potatoes on a paper towel to remove moisture.
6. Put dried potatoes in the bowl to the marinade.
7. Mix everything and rinse the potatoes with your hands so that the spices are better absorbed.
8. Lay parchment on a baking sheet. Put pickled potatoes on it. Slices should not touch. Then the dish is better prepared. It is not necessary to lubricate the mold, because there is oil in the marinade.
9. Place fries in an oven preheated to 200 degrees.
10. That's all! You managed to make french fries in the oven. Serve it with your favorite sauce.

In the microwave

The composition of the components:

• potatoes - 2 pieces;
• salt and pepper mixture to taste;
• non-aromatic oil - 1 tbsp. a spoon.

Cooking:

1. Peel, rinse and chop the potatoes.
2. Dry it with a towel.
3. Sprinkle potatoes with salt and pepper. Leave to marinate for 10-15 minutes. If you do not have a mixture of peppers, then use the black and red types of this spice.
4. Place the sliced ​​potatoes on a glass dish. Leave a distance between them.
5. Put the dishes in the microwave. Bake the dish for about five minutes at maximum power.
6. After the specified time, turn over the potato wedges and send back to the microwave. Bake for about 3-5 minutes. Watch the cooking, otherwise the dish can be overdried.
7. The french fries in the microwave are ready! Serve it with sauce and your favorite drinks.

Dietary french fries without oil

Ingredients:

• potatoes (young) - 6 pieces;
• sweet paprika (ground) - to taste;
• eggs (chicken) - 2 pieces;
• ground pepper (black) - to taste;
• salt to taste.

Cooking:

1. Peel and chop the young potatoes into strips.
2. Break the eggs and fold the two squirrels separately. Yolks are not needed in this recipe.
3. Beat the whites until smooth.
4. Add salt, sweet pepper and pepper to the proteins. All mix.
5. Put the potatoes in a deep bowl and pour it with egg marinade. The potato should be completely covered. Otherwise, the product is unevenly marinated.
6. Preheat the oven to 210-220 degrees.
7. Cover the pan with parchment and lay the potatoes. Put it in the oven for 10 minutes.
8. Now take out the form and pull out the parchment. Leave the potatoes to bake on until golden brown. It takes about 5-10 minutes.

Deep fries

For even sliced ​​potatoes, pick them approximately equal in size.

Ingredients:

• potatoes - 10 pieces;
• salt to taste;
• vegetable oil - 1 l.

Cooking:

1. Peel the potatoes and cut them into strips.
2. Dry the vegetable component very carefully. In this recipe, an important condition is the absence of moisture.
3. Heat the oil fryer to 150 degrees.
4. Put the chopped potatoes in a basket and dip it in oil for 3 minutes. Sunflower oil must be boiling.
5. Now lay the foil on a large dish. Put all the potatoes on it so that it cools down a little.
6. Raise the fryer temperature to 180 degrees.
7. Put the potatoes in a basket and lower them back into the appliance.
8. Fry until golden brown.
9. Now put the potatoes back on the foil and sprinkle it with salt. This should be done immediately while it is still hot.
10. The dish is ready. Now you can enjoy the perfect potatoes and treat your friends.

In the pan

Ingredients:

• potatoes - 2 pieces;
• ground black pepper - 1 pinch;
• refined oil - 0.5 l;
• salt to taste.

Cooking:

1. Remove the peel and chop the potatoes into thin strips.
2. Prepare a large bowl or pan and pour cold water into it. Place the vegetable for 10 minutes. This is done so that the starch is gone and the potatoes turn out to be crispy.
3. Dry it with napkins or paper towels.
4. Now prepare a thick-walled pan. The smaller its diameter, the less oil is needed.
5. When the pan is heated - pour in the oil.
6. Put potatoes in boiling oil. Let it fry for about 10 minutes. The crust is a clear sign of readiness.
7. Now put the finished slices on napkins. They absorb unnecessary fat.
8. Sprinkle potatoes with pepper and salt on top. Serve it hot with your favorite sauce.

Several options for ready-made sauce

Sour cream and garlic

Ingredients:

• sour cream - 0.2 kg;
• hard cheese - 0.1 kg;
• dill - 50 grams;
• garlic - 3 cloves;
• salt to taste.

Cooking:

1. Pour sour cream into a deep container.
2. Peel the garlic, crush it with a special device. Transfer it to sour cream.
3. Hard cheese grate on a fine grater and add it to the garlic mixture.
4. Chop the dill very finely. Put it in the sauce.
5. Add salt to the sour cream sauce and mix everything. Now you need to cook fries and serve all together.

Tomato sauce

Ingredients:

• Provencal herbs - 2 pinches;
• soy sauce - 2 tsp;
• tomato paste - 0.15 l;
• paprika - 1 teaspoon;
• balsamic vinegar (grape) - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
• hops-suneli - 1 pinch.

Cooking:

1. Pour tomato paste into the bowl.
2. Add dry seasonings to it (paprika, Provencal herbs and suneli hops).
3. Pour balsamic vinegar into the sauce.
4. Now add to the bulk - soy sauce. All mix. The perfect complement to french fries - done.

Cheese sauce

Ingredients:

• processed cheese - 0.1 kg;
• starch - 10 g;
• dried dill - 2 tsp;
• cream (can be replaced with milk) - 0.2 l;
• basil and salt to taste.

Cooking:

1. Pour 100 ml of cream and mash a packet of cream cheese in them.
2. Dilute starch in 100 ml of cream.
3. Put the cheese mass on a minimum heat. When it warms up, introduce small amounts of starch. Mix and cook everything until the sauce thickens.
4. Add dill, basil and salt to the cheese mass. All mix.
5. The cheese sauce is ready! Transfer it to a convenient container and serve it to the table.

In a slow cooker

Ingredients:

• potatoes - 0.5 kg;
• seasoning for french fries - to taste;
• refined oil - 1 l;
• salt - 1 tsp.

Cooking:

1. Rinse and chop the potatoes into strips.
2. Pour it with cold water for 15 minutes to leave the starch. Then dry with paper towels.
3. Pour a liter of oil into the multicooker. It must be odorless so that the taste of the finished dish does not interrupt.
4. Set the program "frying".
5. After a quarter of an hour, the oil should boil, now you can spread the dried potatoes.
6. It will take about 10-15 minutes. The exact time depends on the power of the appliance.
7. Put ready potatoes on napkins and immediately sprinkle with the necessary spices and salt.
8. Potato fries in the slow cooker is ready! Serve it with your favorite refreshing drink.

A simple option from the semi-finished product

Ingredients:

• frozen potatoes - 0.5 kg;
• salt and pepper - to taste;
• olive oil - 3 tbsp. spoons;
• fresh greens - several branches;
• garlic - 2 cloves.

Cooking:

1. Defrost the cake mix slightly.
2. In a large bowl, mix: the main ingredient, salt, crushed garlic and pepper.
3. Chop the greens finely and add it to the potatoes.
4. Pour in all the olive oil and mix.
5. Fold in a baking sleeve.
6. From above, pierce it in two places so that the bag does not burst.
7. Send the vegetable in the microwave, at maximum power, for 10 minutes.
8. Serve it with the sauce.

How many calories are in french fries?

100 grams of this product contains:

• proteins - 3.9 g;
• carbohydrates - 38.1;
• fats - 16.4 g;
• calorie content –315 kcal.

It is worth noting that in store dishes or in fast food, calories will be much higher. In addition, it is not known what oil this potato was fried in.