Garlic Cheese French Fries
These French Fries with a cheesy texture and bursting with a herby garlic flavour are just heavenly. The addition of cheese and garlic makes this side dish simply irresistible.
Servings: 1
Calories: 284kcal
Ingredients
- 4 medium potatoes
- Oil for deep frying
- 1 tsp butter
- 10 garlic cloves
- ½ cup shredded cheese
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp mixed herbs
Instructions
- For the Garlic Cheese Fries recipe, firstly wash the potatoes well and peel them. Place them in a bowl of cold water.
- Cut the potatoes lengthwise. Then place each half cut-side down and slice lengthwise into 1 cm thick slices.
- Stack the slices and cut into sticks lengthwise.
- Place the potato sticks in a colander and rinse under running water to remove excess starch. Once the water runs clear, place them in a bowl of ice water and let sit for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, drain the water and place the raw fries on a paper towel lined tray. Pat the potato sticks dry with paper towels to remove any excess water.
- We will now double fry the fries. This makes them soft in the inside and crispy on the outside.
- Heat oil for deep frying in a wok over medium heat. Add the fries, in batches to the hot oil, taking care not to overcrowd the pan. Fry the potatoes for about 3 minutes. The fries should be halfway cooked, though still pale.
- Remove with a slotted spoon onto a paper towel. Let the first batch of fries cool while you fry the second batch.
- Increase the flame to high and cook the once-fried potato sticks again. Fry them till they are golden and crisp.
- With a slotted spoon, remove the double-fried fries from the oil and drain on a paper towel.
- Now fry the second batch of potato sticks the same way.
- Transfer the twice-fried potato sticks into a bowl. Season with salt and toss well. Keep aside.
- Now melt 1 tsp of butter in a wide frying pan over low heat.
- Add the garlic to the melted butter and sauté gently for about a minute. The garlic flavour slowly infuses into the butter.
- Then add the double-fried French Fries to the butter and garlic, and mix well to evenly coat the fries.
- Now add the grated cheese and herbs and stir well again.
- Remove the delicious herb salted fries into a serving dish.
- Enjoy your Garlic Cheese Fries while they’re hot and crispy!