Homemade Fries: 4 Recipes Cheaper and Better Than Frozen!
How to resist in front of a nice plate of fries?
It is a universal support that makes us all crack from a very young age.
It's true, it's sometimes easier to open your freezer and put your frozen fries in a deep fryer than to peel 1 kg of potatoes.
But you will still be a winner on the whole line by cooking at home.
Savings, flavors and diversity of recipes guaranteed!
1. Plain fries in the deep fryer
Ingredientsfor 6 persons
- 1 kg of potatoes, Bintje type (floury, they will offer you crispy and tender fries): € 1.60 per kilo
- 1 liter of peanut oil: € 2.30
- Salt
Preperation
1. I wash, peel the potatoes and cut them in the shape of fries (thin or larger as you wish!) Of the same thickness.
2. I then rinse them under a stream of cold water to remove as much starch as possible.
3. I dry them in a tea towel before plunging them into my deep fryer heated to 150 ° for 5 to 6 minutes.
4. I take them out of my fryer, drain them and plunge them again into my fryer at 180 ° for 3 min.
5. I put them on absorbent paper to remove excess oil and dirty them.
By respecting these 2 cooking steps, you will obtain golden and crispy fries at will! Use a peanut oil that you will change every five to six frying baths.
Cost of my recipe : € 1.60 for 6 people knowing that I will use my oil about 6 times. I will only have my potatoes left to buy for the next fries, an expense of € 0.26 for 1 person or € 1.60 for 6 people.
In the store, 1 kg of frozen fries costs me on average 2 € and we are far from the flavor of my homemade fries!
2. Baked potatoes with a touch of paprika
Ingredients for 6 people
- 1 kg of potatoes, Bintje type: € 1.60 per kilo
- 2 teaspoons of sweet paprika
- 3 tablespoons of olive oil
- Salt
Preperation
1. I wash, peel the potatoes then cut them in 4 to obtain a shape of potatoes. I rinse them under cold water.
2. In a large bowl, I pour my olive oil, my paprika and I add my potatoes.
3. I mix everything well and let marinate for 30 min.
4. I preheat my oven to 210 ° (thermostat 7) and place a sheet of baking paper on the baking sheet of my oven.
5. I have my potatoes without overlapping them and put them in the oven for 30 min.
6. I dirty before serving.
If you like spicy dishes, add an extra teaspoon of paprika and a little garlic when preparing your marinade.
You can also decline this recipe by sprinkling your potatoes with Provence herbs!
Cost of my recipe : 10 g of paprika at € 46.50 per kilo or € 0.47 and € 1.60 of potatoes, or a recipe coming back to me at € 0.34 for 1 person or even € 2.07 for 6 people.
In stores, 1 kg of spicy frozen fries costs me at least 2.50 €.
3. Sweet potato fries without frying
Ingredients for 6 people
- 1 kg of sweet potatoes: € 3.90 per kilo (potato rich in vitamin A, its flesh much sweeter than that of traditional potatoes adapts very well to all types of cooking).
- 2 teaspoons of fleur de sel
Preperation
1. I wash, peel my potatoes and cut them into French fries. I rinse them under cold water.
2. I preheat my oven to 210 °.
3. I arrange my fries on a sheet of baking paper, avoiding that they overlap.
4. I sprinkle them with fleur de sel and put them in the oven for 25 minutes, watching their cooking.
As with baked potatoes, garnish your sweet potatoes with spices before placing them in the oven: cumin, curry or even sweet pepper!
Cost of my recipe : 1 kg of sweet potatoes for € 3.90, enough to delight your table for three times nothing! Support for me at € 0.65 per person or even € 3.90 for 6 guests.
Frozen sweet potatoes are hard to find in stores, and even if you have a lucky hand, there's no way they can match my home-made dish!
Parmesan fries
Ingredients for 6 people
- 1 kg of potatoes, Bintje type: € 1.60 per kilo
- 50 g of Parmesan: at € 19.83 per kilo, i.e. € 0.99
- 3 tablespoons of olive oil
- Salt and pepper
Preperation
1. I wash, peel and cut my potatoes into small, very fine sticks. I run them under water and then wipe them off.
2. I preheat my oven to 210 ° and arrange my matchstick fries on a sheet of baking paper previously placed on my oven plate.
3. I sprinkle them with olive oil and sprinkle them with Parmesan.
4. I salt and pepper them.
5. I put them in the oven for 20 min.
Watch the cooking of your matchstick fries: very thin, they will cook faster!
Cost of my recipe : 0.99 € of Parmesan and 1.60 € per kilo of potatoes will be more than enough to enhance your meal. Either a cost of 0.43 € per person or even 2.58 € for 6 guests.
In stores, count at least € 2 for a packet of frozen traditional fries. You will then have to add the Parmesan before cooking, needless to say that the expected result will not be that of a homemade recipe!
Stop getting sucked into fast food restaurants, but start making homemade recipes.
And to go with your fries, why not cook a delicious burger?
Your turn...
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