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Pommes Frites - Traditional Belgian Fries
Did you know French fries originally came from Belgium?
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Belgium
Prep Time 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes minutes
Cooling time 2 hours hours
Total Time 2 hours hours 34 minutes minutes
Servings 4
Calories 284kcal
Author International Cuisine
- 4 large potatoes Peeled and cut into ½ “ sticks. Yukon gold works well if you can’t find the Belgian potato called bintje.
- 4 cups beef Tallow or vegetable oil
- *You really should have a deep fryer for this recipe to come out right.
- Mayonnaise for dipping
Make sure after your potatoes are peeled and cut that they are dried.
Heat up your oil to 320 degrees
Add in your potatoes, when the sound changes to what sounds like a babbling brook, take them out. This should take about 5 to 7 minutes.
Put potatoes in colander to cool for a couple hours. Toss a few times to get air around them.
DO NOT EAT THEM YET.
Once completely cooled, heat your oil up to 350 degrees
Add in the cooled potatoes.
Again wait for the sound to change this won’t take as long the second time.
Drain, sprinkle with some salt and dig in, dip them into your homemade mayonnaise for a real traditional Belgian frites experience!
AWESOME!
Calories: 284kcal | Carbohydrates: 64g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 0.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 22mg | Potassium: 1553mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 7IU | Vitamin C: 73mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 3mg