My family loves French fries and with 4 children the bag fries from the store just weren't enough and became too expensive.  So I tried batter - after all it makes chicken, shrimp, and onion rings crispy so why not potatoes.  Now even my husband can't get enough of these French fries.  They even stay crispy when you reheat in the microwave.

Homemade Crispy Seasoned French Fries

russet potatoes, peeled

all-purpose flour

garlic salt

onion salt

salt

paprika

water,

vegetable oil

Slice potatoes into French fries, and place into cold water so they won't turn brown while you prepare the oil.


Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. While the oil is heating, sift the flour, garlic salt, onion salt, (regular) salt, and paprika into a large bowl. Gradually stir in enough water so that the mixture can be drizzled from a spoon.


Dip potato slices into the batter one at a time, and place in the hot oil so they are not touching at first. The fries must be placed into the skillet one at a time, or they will clump together.  Fry until golden brown and crispy. Remove and drain on paper  towels.


Excellent fries!
Even using cheap potatoes, I got crisp fries.
I used a deep fryer and added beer (lager) instead of water. For those wondering about dipping each fry seperatly...thin your batter just slightly (about a tbsp tops!) and put the batter in a medium-sized plastic container with a tight-fitting well-sealing lid. Add your cut potatoes, seal her up, then SHAKE for approx 1-2 mins to coat all the fries. This will evenly coat all the fries with batter and save you time in dipping them. When adding them to the hot oil, add them using tongs insead of your fingers...I took "tongs full" bunches and dropped them into the oil, let the batter set up ever so slightly, then seperated them by shaking the bunches until they came apart (about 1 min into frying). I'm impatient and while they didn't come out perfectly solo fries...the bunches were crisp and yummy too!
Try adding cajun spices or chipolte pepper instead of the paprika, it gives them a little kick!

Instead of frying, I BAKED these in the oven, which took about an hour or longer, but they came out nice and crispy on the outside.  I just used flour, seasoned salt, cayenne and basil, then added half water and half oil to make a batter.  I will make these again the same way! Yum!

LILSPINSTER's review was really helpful! I baked them the way she suggested (but for 45 minutes at 350 in my oven though... watch the fries after 30 minutes), and they turned out great. Great variation for those who don't like to deal with being splattered by oil or those who are watching their weight. They turned out scrumptious, by the way-- no more McDonald's for me!

WOW! These fries are literally the very best I have ever had in my life! Absolutely NO exaggeration! I was a little uneasy when I added water to the flour mixture, and I needed far more than 1/2 cup of water to make it liquid, so do not be worried if you end up with what looks like tartar sauce, because it ends up to be absolutely PERFECT!

These were delicious! My best friend's husband actually told me I would have to come live at their house so I could make them whenever he wanted them...lol...I made them with the Easy French Dip Sandwiches from this site and everyone loved them! They are a little time consuming, but worth it. I did do it slightly different though. I made the wet batter and then made a dry version of it and coated each fry in each. This made it so that the fries didn't stick to each other. I also used our Fry Daddy instead of a pan. *UPDATE* So these were tastey the way the recipe was written but I wanted a more tender fry so went on the search and found that if you par-fry them first and then batter them you have a crispy AND tender fry! You peel and cut your potatoes into fries and place into water and refrigerate for 30 minutes or longer (up to 2 days), get your oil ready and place fries into the oil shortly (until tender...not brown). Take the fries out and drain on paper bag or towel, allow to cool enough to handle and then dip into batter and fry again. YUM

My daughter asked for homemade french fries.  I wanted to try this but she insisted she liked plain fried potatoes better, so I did both.  Hers were soggy and bland.  These (i added a dash of cayenne and a dash of black pepper and didnt measure anything) were tasty and crispy.  I also put them on a cookie-cooling rack over a plate, and 2 hours later they were still yummy, whereas the others were nasty!  It does certainly take more time than buying the frozen ones . . . thats the whole point of making home made -- the flavor, the experience -- if you want convenience, buy convenience food . . . if you want yummy home-made fries, try these!

everyone really liked these fries, but they took a long time to make, 8-10 minutes per skillet-full and you can't put too many in to cook at one time or they end up stuck together.  I was at the stove for almost 2 hours to make enough for my family of 13.  I also discovered that it took more than double the amount of water the recipe called for and don't forget to pat the potatoes dry before dipping or the batter just slides right off.  I will make these again if I can figure out a way to speed up the process.

These were great!  I did add alot more seasoning to the batter because I could tell it needed more.  I added some garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper and regular pepper to it.  These turned out so crispy on the outside and soft in the inside.  It doesnt say how long or what temp to cook these at...so for an example I set my deep fryer to 350 degrees and fried them for 6-7 min.  My boyfriend loved these and said they was better than the bagged kind!

I just made this for dinner and we loved it. I used the batter with 3 potatoes and two chicken breasts (for buffalo chicken sandwiches I just coated the chicken with hot sauce after frying). Yummy. So yummy my husband finished off mine when I wasn't looking. Some people mention not being able to cook enough fries at the same time. I would just use two pans to cook all the fries at once rather than finding a way to keep them crisp.

Thse were just ok to me. The batter made nice texture but I had to add a lot more seasoning before I really tasted anything. Maybe it's just me and I like bolder flavors or maybe I did something wrong. As for the batter and the technique it's pretty good. To anyone wondering what these are like when they're finished: I would play around with the seasoning but the batter is exactly like the beer batter they put on fish.

These fries stay crispy even reheated in the microwave!

homemade crispy seasoned french fries

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total: 25 minutes

Servings: 8

Cost: $2.34 /serving

Author : Cassie

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