Belgian Frites - French Fries [duplicate]

In Belgium fries are super popular. They taste really amazing and are very different than the common American french fry. My question is, what is the secret to replicate a Belgian style french fry. They have a perfectly crispy golden shell, about 1inch wide, 1/3 inch thick, soft on the inside and totally different than your average American style french fry.

Best Answer

To my understanding, frites are double fried. You wash, peel, and cut the potatoes (thicker, as you noted)*, then fry the potatoes at a lower temperature (325F is what I usually do). Then you let them drip the excess oil off on a wire rack or stack of paper towels, toss to coat them in cornstarch and fry again in hotter oil (400F). They're also usually fried in smaller batches in shallower oil than tradition shoestring fires. The really cool thing with them is that you can freeze them between the two fry times, so you can basically have your own frozen fries ready to go at any time.

*Drop the cut potatoes in water to prevent discoloration and then dry them a bit before frying if you're cutting a lot.

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Are frites the same as French fries?

Frites are French fries. Frites is the French word for French fries. In English-speaking countries, frites is used on menus to indicate that the fries are prepared in the Belgian or French style. But more often the word is simply used to make them sound fancier.

What is the difference between French fries and Belgian fries?

But some people say French fries are the thinner version of fries. Belgian fries are cut thicker. As a matter of fact that`s one of the explanation I found in my research, the fries are cut \u201cFrench\u201d hence the name French fries.

Are French fries French or Belgian?

Despite the common name of this dish (and the fact that France has given the world many famous foods, from the baguette to the souffl\xe9), the French fry is unequivocally Belgian, at least according to Albert Verdeyen, chef and co-author of Carr\xe9ment Frites, which charts the history of the fry.

What makes Belgian fries taste different?

freshly cut, irregularly shaped. cooked (fried) twice. fluffy on the inside, crispy on the outside. a distinct potato taste.

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