EATS: The Perfect Steak Fries Recipe
The perfect steak fries have a nice crisp fry on the outside and a soft center which can be a tricky combination to achieve but it can be done! Today I wanted to share with you the process for making the perfect steak fries. Of course, the ingredients are simple but it’s a great side dish to make your dinner menu a little more exciting. The key to the perfect steak fries is to boil your wedges before you fry them. This creates a nice, tender base and you’re certain that your steak fries will be cooked through to perfection. My next tip is, to deep fry your potato wedges twice. The first fry creates a skin around the potato wedge and after a brief rest outside of the hot oil, the second fry just crisps that skin nicely giving you that crisp and tender combination that we all crave from steak fries.
Perfect Steak Fries Ingredients
4 large russet potatoes, evenly sized
3 cups vegetable oil
3 Tablespoons kosher salt to season water + more to season the completed steak fries
Perfect Steak Fries Preparation
Scrub and rinse potatoes well
Cut potatoes into sixths, once in half then placing the flat side down on the cutting board cut each side into three length pieces at a 45 degree angle. To achieve this cut wedge at 45 degree angle and then turn potato 180 degrees and repeat.
Immediately after cutting, place potatoes into a large pot with cold water (enough water to fully cover the potatoes). Place pot over high heat. Add 3 Tablespoons salt to water.
Bring water to a boil and then immediately reduce to a simmer. Stir occasionally to separate the potatoes. Be careful to avoid breaking any of your potato wedges. Cook until a paring knife can easily pierce potato (approximately 6-10 minutes depending on the size of your potato).
Gently drain potato wedges into a colander being careful to not break any of the wedges
On a sheet tray fitted with a wire rack, lay the potatoes out to dry. Place in refrigerator until completely cool (approximately 15 minutes)
In a wide shallow pot add oil. Heat oil to 375 degrees (use kitchen thermometer)
Gently add potatoes. If potatoes are entirely submerged in oil cook until golden brown. If they are not, flip to cook each side to golden brown (approximately 2-3 minutes per side).
Drain the steak fries on sheet tray fitted with a rack. Let rest for one minute. The first fry will build a skin around the potatoes.
Add steak fries back into hot oil and cook for about 2 minutes more. This second fry will make the skin crispy
Remove from oil onto tray with rack. Salt immediately.
Serve with your favorite dipping sauce.
