You will never use your deep fryer again, once you have tasted these Air Fryer French Fries, made with only a drop of oil.
Air Fryer French Fries
French Fries without all the calories, whoda thunk? Homemade deep fried French Fries are so delicious, but come with so many bad calories. The oil needed for good French Fries is so bad for our bodies.
Baked French Fries, while much less calories, aren’t really satisfying and have an odd texture, I think. You know what I mean? They are hard on the outside, rather than crispy and then soft inside. Hard to explain.
Friday night is “Wing Night” in this house and we used to bake our Buffalo Chicken Wings and French Fries, but now, thanks to our Air Fryer, we can have Air Fryer French Fries without all the bad calories.
We switch off between Buffalo Chicken Wings and Air Fryer Crispy Honey Garlic Chicken Wings. We can be naughty, without our bodies paying for it the next day. 🙂
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Cast of Ingredients for Air Fryer French Fries
Coconut Oil is my oil of choice for French Fries, but Olive Oil works well too.
I’ve been on a Ghee kick lately, so I think next Friday night, I will use my Homemade Ghee to make the Fries.
Make sure that you mix up a big batch of my TOG House Seasoning Recipe, so that you always have it ready.
Soak the potatoes in water
Scrub the potatoes well and then slice them as evenly as you can.
A good French Fry Cutter, really helps!
We like our French Fries between thin and thick, almost twice the size of a Fast Food Fry, but about half the size of Steak Fries.
Place them in a Bowl of water and allow them to soak for 30 minutes.
This will remove some of the starch and allow the potatoes to cook better and crisp up better.
Pat dry the fries with a paper towel or tea towel and then pour over the oil and mix in.
Sprinkle the Seasoned Salt and toss to coat.
Place them in your Air Fryer and cook for about 15 minutes, tossing half-way through.
Delicious fries that are not loaded down with oil. Now, you can have your cake and eat it too!
Air Fryer Seasoned Thicker French Fries with Zax Sauce
Try these Air Fryer Seasoned French Fries with some Zaxby’s Sauce for a real treat!
For a lower calorie treat, try my Air Fryer Radishes!
Kitchen Equipment and Essentials
- Ultrean 8.5 Quart Air Fryer
- J.A. Henckels Classic 7-inch Hollow Edge Santoku Knife
- Amco Advanced Performance 18/10 Stainless Steel Measuring Spoons
- My FANTASTIC Teak Cutting & Charcuterie Board & Compartments
- 3.5 Quart Stainless Steel Mixing Bowl
- Silicone Coated Tongs
- Cold-Pressed, Unrefined, Virgin Coconut Oil
- Commercial Grade French Fry Cutter
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Here is the handy printable recipe:
Ingredients
- 2 pounds Russet Potatoes (any size potato is fine)
- 2 Tablespoons Pure Virgin Coconut Oil or Grapeseed Oil, Vegetable Oil, Olive Oil, Peanut Oil (whichever you prefer)
- 1 Tablespoon TOG House Seasoning ((plain salt, or your favorite type of salt)
Dipping Sauce
- Zaxby's Chicken Finger Dipping Sauce
- Pollo Tropical Creamy Curry Mustard Sauce
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Instructions
- Scrub potatoes and then slice into strips. If you prefer not to have the skin on, then just peel it off.
- Soak potatoes in a bowl of fresh water for 30 minutes.
- Drain water and pat dry.
- Pour over coconut oil and mix through. Add seasoned salt and toss to coat.
- Place potatoes into Air Fryer Basket.
- Air Fry at 400 degrees for 15 minutes, shaking the basket half way through.
Crisplid Cooking Instructions
- Same as in the air fryer, but cook at 380 degrees.
- Place trivet and crisping basket into pressure cooker cooking pot.
- Set Crisplid to 380 degrees and cook for 15-20 minutes, shaking the basket half way through.
Notes
Nutrition
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