French Fries are one of Graham's favorite snacks at home, and we personally think that homemade fries taste the best! When you make them at home you can get perfectly crispy fries without frying them in a gallon of oil, and jazz them up with your favorite seasonings.
The key to perfect homemade fries is soaking them!
INGREDIENTS
3 medium potatoes
1 tbsp olive oil
½ tsp coarse sea salt
2 tsp dried rosemary
red pepper chilli flakes
ketchup, to serve
½ cup raw cashews, soaked overnight
2-3 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp nutritional yeast
¼ tsp dried rosemary, crushed into a fine powder
3 large garlic cloves
¼ tsp fine sea salt
black pepper, to taste
GARLIC DIP
Set a small pan on a medium heat and place 3 garlic cloves (skins on) on the hot frying pan. Roast them (it takes about 10 minutes) until they get lightly charred on the outside and soft on the inside. Turn them to the other side regularly so that they don’t burn. Alternatively, you could also place them in the oven with your fries and remove after about 10 minutes. Peel after roasting and discard the skins.
Rinse cashews, chop them roughly and place them in an upright blender with roasted garlic cloves, 2 tbsp of lemon juice, nutritional yeast and enough water to enable the blender to process the cashews into a thick dip. Add water gradually and be sure to scrape the walls of the blender and the lid with a spatula from time to time to return the stray mixture back to the blender.
Season with salt, pepper and more lemon juice to taste.
INSTRUCTIONS
Start with the potatoes and peel really well and cut into 0.2″ wide matchsticks. Try to make them as even as possible so that they cook evenly.
Place the matchsticks into a bowl of cold water and let them sit in it for about 30 min. Soaking will get rid of excess starch and result in crispier fries. Prepare garlic dip while fries are soaking.
Place about ½ tsp of coarse sea salt and 2 tsp of dried rosemary in a bowl and grind them together into rosemary salt.
Take the potato matchsticks out of the water, rinse them and blot dry (very important step) with a towel.
Place dry potato matchsticks in a bowl. Drizzle with 1 tablespoons of oil and use your hands to ensure that all matchsticks have been coated in oil. Season with a pinch or two of rosemary salt you prepared earlier.
Pre-heat the oven to 435° F and line a baking tray with a piece of baking paper.
Place potato matchsticks on the baking tray in a single layer and make sure fries do not touch each other as otherwise they will end up soggy. The more space they have around them the crispier they will turn out.
Bake for about 30-35 minutes. 20 minutes in, gently turn the fries to the other side. If you have some small fries in between larger ones, they will be done sooner so you may want to take them out a bit earlier. Sprinkle with more rosemary salt if needed and some chilli flakes.
Serve hot with a side of garlic dip and ketchup.
I like to add extra FRESH rosemary to top it off, when I serve it as an appetizer to my guests.
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