Go Back
+ servings
Print

How to Make Air fryer French Fries at home

This is an exhaustive post which details Airfryer french fries recipe in Air fryer or deep fried that gives you restaurant-style french fries at home. Use my tips to get perfect fries every time.
Course Accompaniment | Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword Airfryer french fries, french fries, french fries recipe, how to make french fries
recipe Airfryer fries, french fries
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Soaking time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 2 people
Calories 194kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 potatoes cut into fries
  • ½ tsp. cayenne or paprika
  • 2 tsp. oil
  • salt to taste
  • Cold water

Instructions

  • Soak cut fries for about 30 minutes in cold water. This helps to remove the starch from the fries which helps in keeping the fries separate.
  • Now drain the water and pat dry the fries with a dry cloth. Your potato fries are now ready to be cooked.

Making French fries in an Airfryer:

  • Take salt and cayenne or paprika along with oil and sprinkle all over the fries so that all the fries are coated with oil and spice.
  • Pre-heat Air fryer at 180 C or 360 F for 5 minutes.
  • Brush the airfryer basket with some oil as well. Now pile up the fries in the airfryer basket.
  • It's okay if they are on top of each other. Remember to shake the basket once every 3-4 minutes during air frying.
  • Put the airfryer basket inside and cook for 20 minutes at 180 C or 360 F. This helps the fries to cook.
    Now hike the temperature to 200 C or 400 F and further cook the fries for about 5 minutes.
    Cook for 2-3 minutes more for more browning, if needed.
  • Make sure that you shake the fries once every 5 minutes in each cycle. This helps them to cook evenly.
    This cooking at higher temperature makes the fries super crispy.
  • Your Airfryer French fries are ready to serve. I can bet that you won’t be able to tell that they are not deep-fried.

Deep Frying French fries:

  • Heat enough oil in a pan to deep fry fries. Heat the oil and bring it to medium heat. Now put in the soaked and dried fries and fry on a medium till they are half fried. The fries will not be golden brown but will look slightly done. Take them out and drain on a kitchen towel.
  • Now increase the heat of the oil and once again fry the half-fried fries. They should have cooled down by now. Just like the airfryer, this second frying at higher temperature is to give a crispy golden-brown shell to the French fries. Drain on an absorbent paper tower and sprinkle with peri peri seasoning. Serve immediately.

Frozen Fries in Air Fryer

  • Pre-heat Air fryer at 200 C or 390 F for 6 minutes.
  • Put the frozen french fries in the Air fryer basket. Put the airfryer basket inside and cook for 10 minutes at 200 C or 390 F. Your fries are done.

Notes

  1. Cut the fries in even shapes so that they cook uniformly.
  2. You can also cut them thicker as wedges and cook. Make sure to adjust the cooking time as the wedges are thicker than fries.
  3. Doing the process of soaking in water and drying fries before airfrying or deep frying really lets you have crunchy fries that do not stick.
  4. You can also use other seasoning like oregano, chaat masala, chilli flakes and salt.

Nutrition

Calories: 194kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 14mg | Potassium: 946mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1025IU | Vitamin C: 44mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 2mg