Slow Fried French Fries

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs large russet potatoes
• safflower oil or vegetable oil, for frying
• course sea salt, to taste

Recipe

• 1 peel 2 lb of potatoes; cut into long french-fry sticks, about 3/8 x 3/8 inches thick. rinse; shake off water.
• 2 transfer potatoes to a large deep heavy pot, spreading potatoes so they're no more than 2 layers deep. pour in oil to cover potatoes by 1 inch. place pot over medium heat. cook for 15 minutes (oil will begin bubbling gently).
• 3 continue cooking, occasionally loosening potatoes from the bottom of the pot with a heatproof spatula, until potatoes are very tender, 25–30 minutes more. increase heat to medium-high and cook until golden and crisp, about 15 minutes longer (oil will bubble more vigorously).
• 4 using a slotted spoon, transfer fries to paper towels to drain. season with coarse sea salt.