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    Home Β» Good Eats Reloaded Β» Alton Brown's Baked Potato Fries Recipe Review

    Alton Brown's Baked Potato Fries Recipe Review

    Published: Feb 4, 2019 Β· Modified: Feb 18, 2023 by Eric Samuelson

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    Everyone dreams to bite into a french fry that is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. This is the french fry recipe you just got to try. Thanks Alton Brown πŸ™‚ Start in the oven, finish by deep frying (or in an air fryer). This recipe appears in Good Eats Reloaded.

    Baked potato fries in a red mug sitting on a white tile countertop with Russet potatoes in the top left corner.

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    You know something the world could always use?

    Another fry recipe.

    The potential to smell the scent of fries in the air is high in every town in America. Head into our neighborhoods and you aren't likely to smell that same smell. We buy more fries than we fry.

    Maybe if we gave up the fast food fry on a three times a week basis and settled into a more homemade fries, twice a month only, lifestyle, I would say we might be healthier as a nation. We would for sure be more satis-fried - not the short lived "healthier" fries that Burger King rolled out.

    I am happy to say I have come across a fry recipe that would make me yern for that homemade fry life. And they are good eats, reloaded that is.

    As part of Alton Brown's series of fixing his past blunders, Alton comes out with a new fry recipe that would take the cake, if only it were cake.

    Jump to:
    • πŸ›’ Ingredients
    • πŸ›’οΈ Oil Alternatives
    • βš™οΈ Why This Method Works
    • πŸ“ Recipe Notes
    • ⭐ Recipe Review
    • 🌬️ Air Fryer Method
    • βž• Try Out These Other Alton Recipes
    • Alton Brown's Baked Potato Fries

    πŸ›’ Ingredients

    Here is what you will need from the store for this recipe.

    • Russet potatoes
    • Peanut oil
    • Kosher salt

    Pretty simple ingredients. You don't need anything fancy.

    I would not choose another type of potato, Russet potatoes are the perfect choice.

    πŸ›’οΈ Oil Alternatives

    Alton thinks peanut is the best oil for the fries. It does do a fantastic job. But if you don't want to use peanut oil. Here are some other options you can do.

    • Canola oil
    • Vegetable oil
    • Sunflower oil
    • Safflower oil
    • Corn oil

    If you want to cut down on the oil, you can toss these in your air fryer (instructions below) and you will only need to spray the potatoes with your cooking oil spray of choice.

    βš™οΈ Why This Method Works

    One popular method of making fries to double fry them. That is cook them at one temperature, removed them, and then cook them again at a higher temperature just to crisp the up. It's not a bad idea, but I think this recipe is easier.

    As it starts with simply baking the potatoes and allowing them to cool. You can bake up a whole big bag of potatoes, enjoy some with sour cream that night and the next day, fry the leftovers.

    A collage of Russet potatoes, a sheet pan with a wire rack, fries coming out of oil., and fries in a red mug.

    πŸ“ Recipe Notes

    1. I learned from Alton years ago that you don't need to wrap your potatoes in foil like some people do. Neither do you need to cook them on a sheet pan. Just place the potatoes right on the oven rack. Simple as that and save money on foil and water use to clean a sheet pan.
    2. Another time saver with this recipe is that you don't have to peel the potatoes. Leave the skin on it. They look better that way.
    3. The challenge we faced with cutting the potatoes and including the skin in each cut is that we had some pieces that ended up being too small or they kind of feel apart, especially near the middle. I wanted uniform fries for even cooking, so we just didn't use all the potatoes. You can still save those piece for reheating and just eating.
    fries coming out of oil.
    These fries are coming fresh out of the hot oil, perfectly crisp outside while staying soft inside.

    ⭐ Recipe Review

    Steak fries are my favorite, so of course I am going to love these fries. Here is the thing, my wife doesn't love steaks fries as much because they usually aren't as crispy as thin shoestring fries. Not the case with these fries. That outside is as crisp as it gets. I would argue the only fries I have had that were crispier were actually burned.

    That crisp exterior is accompanied by a soft inferior. That my friend is what we call the perfect fry. The two part bake-then fry method works so well here. There is no doubt these are the new go-to fries in my home.

    A collage of Baked potato fries in the basket of an air fryer on top and fries on a plate with burgers and milkshakes graphic on the bottom.

    🌬️ Air Fryer Method

    How about instead of deep frying, you use an air fryer. It's a lot easier than deep frying and clean up is simple. Only down side, is that it does take longer, however if you have other things to do you can walk away from the air fryer, which you would never do when deep frying - I hope you wouldn't.

    Here are my air fryer instructions

    • Cut up your chilled baked potatoes
    • Arrange them in your air fryer basket, making sure they don't touch
    • Spray with oil to coat, this will promote browning
    • Cook for 10 minutes at 375 degrees. Pull the basket out after 5 minutes and give it a shake.
    • Season with a fine salt and serve immediately

    βž• Try Out These Other Alton Recipes

    Here are some other Alton Brown recipes that we have reviewed on the blog.

    • Fish Sticks
    • Bonuts
    • Cacio e Pepe
    • Lemon Meringue Pie

    Alton Brown's Baked Potato Fries

    Baked potatoes are turned into the crispy fries with a soft interior. Alton Brown's recipe. I have listed the instructions in my own words.
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    Author: Alton Brown

    Ingredients

    • 4 Russett potatoes
    • 2 quarts peanut oil or other frying oil
    • kosher salt to taste

    Instructions

    • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
    • Clean the skin of your potatoes. Place them into the oven directly on the rack
    • Bake for 45 minutes to an hour or until the potato can be pierced with a fork. 
    • Allow potatoes to cool. Place in the fridge for at least 12 hours. 
    • Heat your oil in a cast iron Dutch oven or other heavy bottom pan to 375 degrees. Use a fry/candy thermometer or infrared thermometer to monitor the temperature.
    • While oil is heating, cut the fries to about Β½ inch thickness leaving the skins on. Important to try and keep the fries as uniform size as possible for even cooking.
    • When oil is ready, fry 8-10 fries at a time until golden brown and crispy about 2-3 minutes.
    • Adjust your heat higher and lower to keep the oil temperature as close to 375 as you can. 
    • Remove the fries to a sheet pan lined with paper towl and cooling rack on top. on the pan. Sprinkle with salt to taste right away. 

    Notes

    Air Fryer Instructions
    • Arrange the cut fries in your air fryer basket, making sure they don't touch
    • Spray with oil to coat
    • Cook for 10 minutes at 375 degrees.
    • Pull the basket out after 5 minutes and give it a shake.
    • Season with a fine salt
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