The best crispy homemade french fries have restaurant quality taste but are easy to make right in your own kitchen! Make these french fries in the oven, air fryer or deep fry until golden brown.
Prep Time: 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 30 minutesminutes
Total Time: 40 minutesminutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients
4russet potatoes, unpeeled, scrubbed, and dried
2-3Tablespoonscanola or vegetable oil
¾teaspoonKosher or fine sea salt, plus more to taste
¼teaspoongarlic salt
¼teaspoonground black pepper
For Baking: Nonstick cooking spray
For Deep Frying: 32 ounces vegetable or peanut oil
For dipping: Fry sauce, Ketchup, Ranch dressing
Instructions
Prep Potatoes
Quarter the potatoes lengthwise and cut into 1/4-inch thick sticks. If you have a mandoline slicer, you can use that.
Soak the potatoes in ice cold water at least 1 hour or up to 12 hours to remove starch. Lay on paper towel-lined plates to air dry. You want them very dry and may need to pat them down.
In a large bowl, stir together the oil, salt, garlic salt, and pepper. Toss the potatoes until well coated. (If deep frying, skip this step)
For Baking
Preheat the oven to 450°F. Spray a large baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Spread the potatoes in a single layer. Bake 15 minutes. Flip with a spatula and bake 10 15 minutes, or until crisp and tender. Season to taste and serve with your favorite dipping sauce.
For Air Frying
Preheat the air fryer to 375°F. Cooking in batches, lay a single layer of potatoes in basket, leaving space in between. Cook 13 minutes, or until crisp. Keep warm on on a baking sheet in the oven at 200°F while the other batches cook. Season to taste and serve with your favorite dipping sauce.
For Deep Frying
In a deep pot, add vegetable oil and 1/3 of the potatoes. Turn the heat to medium-high and cook 15 25 minutes, or until golden brown.
Remove fries with a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel-lined plate. Keep warm on on a baking sheet in the oven at 200°F while the other batches cook. Repeat with 1/3 of the potatoes until all potatoes are fried. Season to taste and serve with your favorite dipping sauce.
Notes
Cooking Tips
Cut the potatoes evenly into about 1/4" strips to ensure even cooking time.
Want to know the secret to crispy french fries? Soaking them in ice cold water for about an hour to remove the starch.
Make sure your fries are dried completely after the soak before cooking.
If air frying or deep frying, you can place the cooked fries on a baking sheet in the oven at 200°F to keep warm while the other batches cook.