Homemade French fries

 

Ingredients

• 1kg Potatoes
• Oil-for frying
• Salt-to taste

• Cut the potatoes into 5mm thick sticks, either with a knife or with a french fry cutter. The potato pieces should all be similar in size.
• Place the potatoes in a bowl of cold water. Soak the potatoes for at least 30 minutes.Drain the water from the potatoes.
• Boil water in a wide pan.Add potatoes and boil for 3 minutes.Drain and keep aside.
• Heat oil into a large, deep pot.Deep fry potatoes until tender. This takes about 4-5 minutes. 
• Keep aside to cool.You can store in refrigerator at this stage.
• Heat oil again and pl potatoes back in the pot and cook until golden brown. 
• Sprinkle salt and chilli powder to taste over the fries.