Fried potato strips

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 40 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to fry potatoes into strips? Prepare your food. Choose varieties with a low starch content - then they will not fall apart when fried, but will retain their shape and brown. Take vegetable oil for frying, refined, odorless. You don't have to add butter - it's added for taste. In this case, increase the amount of vegetable oil by as much as the amount of cream indicated. But you don’t need to fry with just butter - it burns strongly.

2. STEP 2

   

   Fry a few potatoes at a time, no more than three layers - more than that will not have time to cook. Wash the potatoes well under running water with a brush. Then dry and peel with a vegetable peeler - it removes a thin layer of peel, unlike a knife. Wash the peeled tubers again.

3. STEP 3

   

   How to cut potatoes into strips? Cut the potato into two pieces along the long side. Take one half and cut it into thin slices, about 5mm wide.

4. STEP 4

   

   Place the plates back together to form a half. Cut it crosswise, also along the long side, into thin strips.

5. STEP 5

   

   Try to cut the tubers equally so that the straws fry and cook evenly.

6. STEP 6

   

   Place the chopped potatoes in a deep bowl and cover with clean cold water. This is done to wash out excess starch from the potatoes. Leave it to stand in the water for 10-20 minutes, depending on the variety - more starchy for longer.

7. STEP 7

   

   Rinse the potatoes first in a bowl, then place them in a colander under running water. When the water has drained from it, place the straw on a paper towel. Also pat the top of the potatoes dry. It should become completely dry - then the straw will be fried, not cooked, and will become rosy and crispy. You can even use a regular towel to dry.

8. STEP 8

   

   Heat a heavy-bottomed cast-iron or non-stick frying pan over high heat. Pour vegetable oil onto it, put butter in it, if using it. Wait a minute for both types of oil to warm up thoroughly. Read about how to choose the ideal frying pan, as well as how to choose the right vegetable oil in separate articles, links at the end of the recipe.

9. STEP 9

   

   Place the chopped potatoes in the oil. Turn the heat to medium and leave the potatoes to fry. Do not cover the frying pan with a lid - this is another secret to delicious golden-brown potatoes; under the lid they will steam and not fry. Do not touch the potatoes for the first 5 minutes - they should brown on the bottom. But at the same time check that it is not on fire.

10. STEP 10

    

    Stir the potatoes with a spatula and leave for 5 minutes again. Fry the potatoes until cooked - the strips are well browned and soft inside. Stir it also every 5 minutes. Or a little more often if the potatoes brown faster. Do not cover the pan with a lid either.

11. STEP 11

    

    Salt the potatoes at the very end. If you do this at the beginning, the salt will draw out the liquid and prevent the potatoes from browning.

12. STEP 12

    

    Serve the fried potatoes in strips to the table, transferring them to a plate or directly in the frying pan. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Alyona

25.12.2023

4.7

Fried potato strips are everyone’s favorite dish, they are incredibly popular and endlessly varied! Delicious, homemade, golden, with a crispy crust! This recipe is the simplest, a classic of the genre. And yet, let me give you some advice that might be useful to novice housewives. After cutting the potatoes into strips (or whatever you prefer), I always rinse them under running water, then dry them on paper towels. This slightly lengthens the cooking process, but greatly improves the final result. If you are preparing a large batch, it is better to fry in batches. Then your delicious potato straws (or circles) will never stick together or fall apart. I never cover potatoes with a lid while frying, this will make them soggy and you won’t get a crispy crust. You can write endlessly about fried potatoes, as much as you can write a recipe from them. Just cook with pleasure!

Elizabeth

25.12.2023

4.5

Looking at your delicious recipe, I couldn’t resist - I also fried the potatoes into strips)) And what a aroma there was... I get different potatoes every time - just like when I want them: sometimes I want tender and soft ones, and at times I want them crispy and fried) And also this dish It can be perfect for fasting people, vegetarians, and even vegans.

Alina

25.12.2023

5

I haven’t cooked fried potatoes for a long time and then I came across a recipe on the website, I realized that I definitely need to fix this. I quickly bought some potatoes, peeled them, and cut them into strips. As indicated in the recipe, I poured water for 20 minutes to wash out the starch. I waited until the potatoes dried. I heated the vegetable oil along with the butter and immediately added some salt, due to this the oil splashes less on the stove. I put the potatoes in the frying pan and left them to fry for 5 minutes, then stirred them in. Stirring occasionally until done. I opened a jar of pickles and it was the perfect lunch. It may be high in calories, but sometimes it’s possible. The potatoes themselves turned out golden brown and very tasty. It’s good when not only complex recipes are published, but also simple and forgotten ones.

Irisha

25.12.2023

5

fried potatoes in strips is my weakness, I would eat them every day, it’s a pity that you can’t have so much fried, but sometimes I allow myself such a yummy

faustina

25.12.2023

4.8

Fried Potatoes go very well with almost any meat or fish dish. I prefer potatoes in strips with a fresh salad or with twists for the winter. Mmmmm.... this is probably my weakness. The taste is simply not repeatable.

Mari

25.12.2023

4.9

I made potatoes according to the recipe, they turned out great (it’s a pity I didn’t take a photo), everyone was happy) It goes well with meat. Super everything)