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• Belgian fries!:

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• 'Frietjes'

INGREDIENTS:

• * Potatoes (amount depends on how much fries you are making)
• Use floury potatoes like Bintje (or agria, désirée, première, santé)

• Ox fat will always give the best fries, the taste is much better.
• But most people at home will use sunflower oil.
• The difference is that ox fat has more saturated fat.
• In vegetable oil you can actually only fry once, because it becomes unstable after heating.
• If you really want to use oil, use peanut oil.
• Do not use olive oil, which cannot handle the high temperature.

• Peel the potatoes and make thick slices, afterwards cut them into the desired thickness so you become fries.
• ( 1/2 to 1 cm thick)
• Make the fires dry in a towel, we don't want extra water in the oil.
• Heat the ox fat or oil in a fryer (we call it FRITEUSE) to 160°C.
• Bake them in batches, not too much at one, make sure they are fully covered in the oil.
• Bake them for about 4 minutes.
• When baked, drain them and then put them in a large bowl.
• Carry on with the rest of the fries.
• When finished:
• Increase the temperature to 180°C and bake the fries for a few minutes untill golden brown.
• Drain the fries, in a large bowl add some kitchen paper and add the fries.
• (the paper will remove the excess grease)
• Divide in portions.
• Slash on salt and some mayonaisse and serve!

• If possible, make your own mayonnaise, it's so easy and much better!

TOOLS NEEDED:

1. Frying pan (friteuse)
2. Cooking pot

TIPS & TRICKS:

1. Use fresh potatoes, taste them raw, this way i always know if have quality potatoes or not.
2. After the fist baking, taste them, they should be cooked and not raw anymore.