Ultimate Crispy French Fries
We’ve cracked the code for the best fries—quicker, easier, and crispier than any other method. Twice-fried and golden, they come out crunchy on the outside and soft inside every time.
Recipe guidance:
• 3–4 peeled potatoes
• 1 kg water + 10 g salt
• Cornstarch for mixing + dusting
• Oil for frying
Steps:
1. Simmer potatoes in salted water 25–30 min until soft.
2. Mill hot potatoes, mix with cornstarch into a crumbly dough.
3. Spread dough into ziplock bags, roll flat, and chill overnight.
4. Cut into batons, dust with cornstarch.
5. Fry at 375 °F / 191 °C until lightly golden, remove, let oil return to temp.
6. Fry again until deeply golden and crispy.
7. Serve immediately with your favorite sauces.
Key tips:
• Chilling overnight sets structure for crispier fries.
• Always let oil return to 375 °F between batches.
• Dusting with cornstarch prevents sticking and boosts crunch.
• Serve hot—the texture is best right after frying.
👉 Full recipe and method here: https://www.chefsteps.com/activities/ultimate-crispy-french-fries
18 Comments
I made these a couple of weeks ago. They were amazing.
I am surprised you are not also using baking soda because to make them crispy it is a secret weapon .
Awesome fries Chef !!! I gotta try this recipe!!!
Why corn and not potato starch?
Good thing is probably one can freeze them and fry when needed.
You guys are in a league of your own.
Heston Blumenthal would be proud.
Greasy
I made these and the inside of the fry was basically a jello. Why was that?
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but what if you used even more starch?
I don’t doubt that they’re the best, but really really easy seems a bit of an exaggeration.
Thanks to Nathan Myhrvold's Modernist Cuisine Cooking Lab across Lake Washington in Bellevue for most of the techniques.
These look insane! I never make fries at home but I will try these!
I'm sure they're nice, but life is way too short. Potatoes cut Pont Neuf and double fried is all anyone needs. Try seasoning with salt, garlic & coriander (cilantro for those in the colonies), chili pepper fresh or dried. My version of Batata Hara a Lebanese gift to the world.
Create a Sous Vide french fry recipe
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