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Chick-A-Fill-Waffle Fries




Source of Recipe


CopyKat Chat


Recipe Introduction


This is not actually a Chick-Fil-A cheat. The fries come pre-cut and once fried (I'll explain that later), and we just drop them in vegetable oil! But, a friend of mine worked in the Simplot factory in Idaho, and gave me an idea of how they are made! I have adapted the information he gave me, and it works for me every time!




List of Ingredients





-Several lbs. of Idaho Russet potatoes, peeled, and kept in cold water
-A deep fat fryer or a big pan
-Vegetable oil for the fryer
-A Mandolin



Recipe



-Cut the Potatoes with a mandolin. (These can be picked up quickly, and are used to cut potatoes into crinkly styled chips.)
-Now, after you have made the first slice, rotate the potato 90 degrees, and cut.
-You will need to play with the depth until you get it right, so be patient!
-This should give you the Waffle Fry shape, but make sure you get the holes!
-I could give you my depths, but I picked up my mandolin here in Ireland, and I only know it is two turns deep fo!, Once cut, place back into the cold water, so they do not brown.

-Heat the oil to a medium heat, about 250 F.
-Drop the slices a few at a time and cook for 4 minutes. Remove from the heat, and leave to cool and dry on paper towels. (This is the "once fried" method I referred to before.
-This method is also used on most of the packages of oven fries you find in the freezer section of the supermarket! -
-Here in Ireland and the UK, it is the common method used for cooking all fries (or as we call them, Chips!), and it works very well!)

-Increase heat of oil to highest possible, and cook for another 5-10 minutes , basically until they start to go golden, but not quite brown!

Warning:
-This is a fattening way to cook anything!
-The first cooking gives the chips their famous soft inside, as the chip soaks up a lot of oil!
-The refrying then gives it a crunchy exterior!
-If you want a less authentic, but less fattening, version then cook only once until they are golden!