Side dishe for 8

Crispy Fries

Name: Crispy Fries
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 large potatoes; 1 pinch salt (optional); 1 pinch black cracked pepper (optional); 1 tbsp finely chopped parsley; 2 cups olive oil

$3.73for 460 minServes 8

Sliced potatoes are soaked, fried twice in olive oil, and seasoned with parsley, salt, and pepper for crisp edges.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Potatoes, 4.4 lb$0.99/lb typical	4.4 lb	$4.33Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, a little$1.49 each typical	a little	$0.05Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$7.46

Swaps

Swap potatoes for sweet potatoesabout $0.30/lb more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Salt and pepperOlive and cooking oil

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60 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
8servings as written
$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Vegan Dairy-free Gluten-free Kid-friendly Budget Side dishes

Typical price

$0.93 per serving$3.73 for 4

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Ingredients

8 large potatoes
1 pinch salt (optional)
1 pinch black cracked pepper (optional)
1 tbsp finely chopped parsley
2 cups olive oil

Steps

Cut the potatoes into fries, cover them with water, and soak them for 20 minutes.
Drain and dry the fries thoroughly for 5 minutes, then heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven to 325 F.
Fry the potatoes in batches at 325 F for 15 minutes, keeping each batch below the oil surface.
Raise the oil to 375 F and fry the batches again for 10 minutes total, until crisp and golden.
Drain the fries, then season them with parsley, salt, and pepper.