The Key to the Best French Fries: Goose/Duck Fat!
Course: SidesCuisine: American, FrenchDifficulty: EasyServings
4
servingsPrep time
10
minutesCooking time
15
minutesTotal time
25
minutesIngredients
6 russet potatoes, skinned and cut in 0.5cm (1/4″) thick sticks
1 cup of goose or duck fat (you can use as much goose/duck fat as you want, but a 1 to 3 duck fat to vegetable oil ratio is the minimum in my opinion)
3 cups of vegetable oil
1 tsp of salt (or to taste)
1/3 cup of parmesan cheese, grated (optional)
the leaves of 1 branch of rosemary, roughly chopped (optional)
Directions
- Rinse the potato sticks for 1-2 minutes under a running sink to remove any starch on their surface. Then, pat them dry.
- Add the oil and the duck fat to a deep pot and heat it under medium heat. When the oil is hot and a potato stick is bubbling when inserted, add a handful of potato sticks to the oil to do their first fry. I recommend working in 3 batches for this quantity. Mix occasionally until the interior is cooked and the fries start to lightly color, about 5 minutes. Remove the fries from the oil and add the second batch. Repeat step 2 for all the fries.
- When your first fry is done, turn up the heat a bit and return the fries in the oil in the same number of batches. Fry until golden brown, about 1 minute.
- Remove the fries from the oil and place in a large bowl. Immediately add 1/3 of the salt, 1/3 of the rosemary and 1/3 of the parmesan, and toss to coat the fries uniformly. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for all the fries.
*** Do not discard the duck fat! Strain through a paper towel supported by a sieve and you will be able to reuse this fat many times. *** - The fries are now done! Enjoy as fast as possible before everyone steals them!
SUBSTITUTIONS – Since we do not always have success when going outdoors or not everyone practices hunting, fishing or picking. here are a few ideas to substitute the harvested ingredients:
- The duck/goose fat can be bought in grocery stores or online on amazon.ca, or rendered fat from a full roasted duck.
- Fat found on wild duck/geese coming from anywhere you can find it is perfect! Just render and strain and voilà!
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