Belgian French Fries.
- Women`s Corner
- July 20, 2022
This simple recipe will give you French fries, Belgian Frites, chips, patat, or whatever you call them, which are just delicious with mayo or ketchup or as an accompaniment to a steak!
Ingredients:
- Potatoes, sliced to suit.
- Vegetable oil
- Beef dripping
- Salt
- Optional Condiments
- Mayo
- Ketchup
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Method: First wash and peel the potatoes. Some people prefer them unpeeled. Cut the potatoes lengthways to your preferred thickness. Maybe you want to use a French Fry Cutter for this? Generally the thicker they are, the less crispy they may turn out in my experience.
Dry the potatoes on some absorbent kitchen towel. Heat the oil until it is bubbling. It is easier to use a fryer, but you can also do in a pan with a basket. Then fry the potatoes in batches for about 4 minutes at 125C. Do not let them brown. Then remove them from the basket to a plate and let them cool for about 30 minutes. Line the plate with absorbent paper to clean off any oil. When you are ready to serve up, re-heat the oil and re-fry the potatoes at a higher heat (175C) than the first time. Make sure the oil is at temperature before adding the potatoes. You should only need to fry them for about a minute until they are just beginning to brown. Do not overcook. Drain on kitchen paper and lightly salt before serving.
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Notes: Belgian frites are best served up salted with a healthy dollop of mayonnaise. They have special frites mayonnaise for this in Belgium and Holland (fritesaus)! Often the frites will be served in a rolled cone of paper, with the mayonnaise.
In Holland, this is called ‘patat met’ which means ‘fries with mayo’. The Dutch also have ‘patatje oorlog’ , which literally means ‘war fries’ and includes peanut satay sauce, onions as well as mayo. Then you might get a little plastic fork to help you eat it. I am not sure if this is also available in Belgium, but it is quite good.
The British eat their chips with salt and soaked in vinegar. This is also a very acquired taste and you probably have to grow up with this to appreciate it!
This recipe is taken from ecipesformen.com
