How To Air Fry Homemade French Fries

How to make french fries in air fryer.

How to air fry homemade french fries. Preheat the air fryer. Tips on making the perfect french fries. Place the fries in the air fryer add a dash of garlic salt. For no beer preparation fill a large bowl with water and add a few drops of white vinegar. I love my air fryer when it comes to making crispy and healthy fried food.

And it doesn t get more classic than french fries. Air fryer french fries are super easy to make and ready in no time for a perfect snack. Pat the potato dry this makes the oil coat better and makes the fries crisp better. Submerge fries in the mix. Yes an air fryer will give you better results than if you baked those fries on a baking sheet in the oven but you re still ingesting more calories than you.

Cut the potato in half lengthwise then into 1 4 inch slices. Since i missed the whole instant pot train i had to make at least one air fryer recipe while they re still hot. This trick helps the fries from sticking to each other or the surface. I decided to follow the lead of america s test kitchen with this one and do a little bit of soaking a lower temp fry then higher temp to crisp them up. Since an air fryer is basically a compact convection oven the preheating stage can help prevent food from over cooking.

The generally accepted technique is pretty dare i say airtight at this point but i do have one extra trick in store. Add a little granulated sugar to the water for a slightly sweet flavor lots of fast food restaurants do this drain fries and pat dry with a paper towel. Cook these for 10 minutes at 400 degrees if preferred after 10 minutes carefully open the air fryer mix or shake up the french fries coat with more spray and garlic salt. Now of course it is easier to open a bag of frozen french fries and pop those into the air fryer but you re selling yourself short if you do that. Hot air is circulated around the food on a rack producing a crispy product without the added oil and extra calories of deep frying.

Hoppy beers add more flavor to the fries. You may print the recipe and step by step guide here on my website if you like. Cut the potatoes evenly this ensures that all the fries are air fried evenly. However some homemade air fryer french fries recipes yield hollow dry greasy flavorless or limp fries. Cut the slices into 1 4 inch sticks.