Crispy homemade fries
Potato sticks, soaked in salted water before being deep-fried in hot oil until golden brown and crispy.
These homemade French fries are made using ordinary potatoes and a generous amount of hot oil. Soaking them in salted water makes them firmer when fried.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time15 min
- Cook time10 min
- Total25 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodFrying
- Estimated cost$1.98 $0.50 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
people
- $1.70
- $0.28
Prices in Belgium.
Directions
- Cut the apples into 8 x 2 x 2 cm sticks, then soak them in salted water.
- Heat the oil to 200-250 °C, then fry the potatoes for 10 minutes, until they are golden brown.
- Serve with your choice of accompaniments. ≈ 2 min
The bill
Crispy homemade fries
- 5 garden apples$1.70
- frying oil$0.28
Total$1.98
that's $0.50 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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