tricks-to-give-an-extra-crunchy-touch-to-french-friesTricks to give an extra crunchy touch to French fries
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By Miyeilis Flores

Feb 23, 2024, 1:45 PM EST

French fries, crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside, are a delight and there are many ways to prepare them at home. You just have to use the right cooking tricks to make this food that is so popular in the world look as if it were a famous one. fast food chain.

The potato is a food full of nutrients that provides carbohydrates to the diet and is one of the most used ingredients in cooking, as you can add a stew, soup, garnish and one of the favorites, French fries.

Vinegar to make them crispier

To make them crispier on the outside and juicier on the inside, the potatoes can be bathed in vinegar. Due to its composition, made from the fermentation of pure alcohol from sugar cane, corn or malt, it helps remove excess starch from the potatoes, so that it has that crunchy consistency.

Step by step to prepare crispy fries

French fries
You can get crispy and perfect potatoes like french fries if you use the oven.
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  • Wash and dry the potatoes. Then chop the potato sticks, making sure they are the same size and thickness to ensure that they are all cooked evenly.
  • In a deep container add 1 liter of water and 1 tablespoon of vinegar, mix and add the potatoes, let sit for approximately 10 minutes.
  • After the recommended time, strain them and proceed to dry the potatoes one by one. You can use a cloth or kitchen paper to remove excess liquid and avoid splashing when frying. It is recommended to fry with plenty of oil.
  • Once you get the golden color that indicates that they are done, place them on absorbent paper to remove excess oil.
  • To obtain crispy potatoes, it is recommended to use fresh potatoes; you must choose a very good potato. It is also recommended to rinse the potatoes in water once cut until the water stops coming out whitish, if vinegar is not used.

It is a procedure like the one done when washing rice.

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