In article >,
Bob Muncie > wrote:
>Charlotte L. Blackmer wrote:
>> In article >,
>> Bob Terwilliger > wrote:
>>> Charlotte wrote:
>>>
>>>> ObFood: Homemade french fries from fresh organic potatoes using Jeffrey
>>>> Steingarten's method are awesome. (Was served these by BFF#2's husband
>>>> for dinner ... they have a mandoline and a proper deepfat fryer.)
>>> What is Jeffrey Steingarten's method for fries?
>>
>> Two-stage frying. Fry at a lower temperature, drain, heat up the oil to a
>> higher temp (425 IIRC) and put those taters back in to brown up.
>>
>> That way you get frites that are both crispy and cooked through.
>>
>I thought that was the standard Belgian way, and that other countries
>adopted from a vendor standard?

I believe this is the standard Belgian way, but it's not always practiced
in the USA.

Charlotte
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