Air Fryer Crinkle Cut Fries
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Air Fryer Crinkle Cut Fries
Description
To make the fries, russet potatoes are washed and cut using a crinkle cutter, which creates ridges that help increase crispiness when cooked. After cutting, the potatoes soak in salted water for at least 20 minutes, which helps draw out starch and improve texture. They are then thoroughly dried and spread in single layers on paper-towel-lined pans before being flash frozen solid in the freezer. This step prevents the fries from clumping together during storage.
Once frozen, the fries can be transferred to a ziplock bag for long-term storage and cooked later in an air fryer. Cooking in the air fryer provides a convenient way to achieve crispy fries with less oil. The crinkle cut shape creates a pleasing contrast of chewy ridges and crispy edges, while the salt used during soaking and before cooking enhances flavor.
Ingredients
- 5 lbs russet potato
- salt to taste
Instructions
For Snack City
- Wash and cut all of your potatoes into fry shape using your crinkle cutter. Obviously you can use a knife if you want but the crinkle cutter makes for a better result in the fryer because there is more surface area to get crispy. I've linked the crinkle cutter I use above, it's only $8.
- Add your potatoes to a bowl of salted water. You don't need to go crazy with the salt here, just throw some in. Allow the potatoes to soak at least 20 minutes.
- Drain the water from the potatoes and spread out onto a couple of paper towel lined sheet pans. Pat the potatoes dry and salt lightly. Remove the paper towels and make sure the potatoes are in a single layer. Add to the freezer on the pans and allow to flash freeze until frozen solid. This is important for proper storage so the potatoes don't stick together when you put them in the bag.
- Once frozen, transfer the potatoes into a ziplock bag and you can store them inside of Snack City in your freezer.
Cooking the Fries
- To cook the fries I preheat the air fryer to 400°F and add the frozen fries for 10-12 minutes depending on how many I am making.
- Shake the basket around once or twice during the cooking process and pull them out when they have reached your preferred doneness level. I find I don't need to use any oil but if you wanted to spray the top with oil during the cooking, have away.
Serving Size
- If you don't use any oil these are just plain potatoes so for tracking purposes you would just need to weigh out your portion and track as a russet potato. For this recipe I decided to use a 150g serving for the nutrition information. That's roughly a large handful of the frozen fries.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 15Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 120 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 120kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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