On 4/25/2016 1:13 PM, carnal asada wrote:
> On 4/25/2016 4:20 PM, Bruce� wrote:
>>>> Corn in French fries, poultry and fish? Weird.
>>> >
>>> >Some fries have rice too in the form of starch or flour.
>> I thought they were made of potato. That's probably too naive.
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> No mincing one, it's not:
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> http://www.potatopro.com/product-typ...n-french-fries
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> http://www.potatopro.com/product-typ...-and-derivates
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> http://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/05/di...pagewanted=all
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> I DREDGED one batch in potato starch before frying, as some fast-food
> restaurants do to assure a crisp outer shell. The fries were crisp, but
> the starch gathered into tiny balls on the surface and did not brown well.

I haven't tried making fries in ages but my suggestion is to make sure
that the potatoes are as dry as you can make it before adding
cornstarch. I'd put it in a bag and shake it to knock of all the excess
starch. OTOH, I don't like making French fries so... whatever.