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Homemade Crispy Seasoned French Fries

“My family loves French fries and with 4 children the bag fries from the store just weren't enough and became too expensive. So I tried batter - after all it makes chicken, shrimp, and onion rings crispy so why not potatoes. Now even my husband can't get enough of these French fries. They even stay crispy when you reheat in the microwave.”

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Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2007

I only made a small batch in the effort to get my 2 year old to eat something but she wouldn't touch them. But my husband ate all of them! I tried a few and really liked them. I think next time I'll make a huge batch and put them in the freezer so we have them on hand. My husband commented that they are better than the store bought fries since they aren't as greasy. Great recipe!

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Hollie

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Living In: Manhattan, Kansas, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 9, 2007

Good just not great. I would recommend mixing up the flour/spices/water mixture in a bowl and then put it into a ziplock bag. As the other reviews make sure to put each potato in the oil 1 at a time or they will stick together..you will have a french fry pancake if not.

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Living In: Morgantown, West Virginia, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 10, 2007

My hubby loved these. I like the fact that it is versatile. Sometimes we will add some Cajun spices. Yum!

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coppermouse

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Reviewed: Aug. 25, 2007

These were delicious! My best friend's husband actually told me I would have to come live at their house so I could make them whenever he wanted them...lol...I made them with the Easy French Dip Sandwiches from this site and everyone loved them! They are a little time consuming, but worth it. I did do it slightly different though. I made the wet batter and then made a dry version of it and coated each fry in each. This made it so that the fries didn't stick to each other. I also used our Fry Daddy instead of a pan. *UPDATE* So these were tastey the way the recipe was written but I wanted a more tender fry so went on the search and found that if you par-fry them first and then batter them you have a crispy AND tender fry! You peel and cut your potatoes into fries and place into water and refrigerate for 30 minutes or longer (up to 2 days), get your oil ready and place fries into the oil shortly (until tender...not brown). Take the fries out and drain on paper bag or towel, allow to cool enough to handle and then dip into batter and fry again. YUM

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Mrs. Mason

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Reno, Nevada, USA

Living In: Idyllwild, California, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 21, 2007

This was my second time making these fries and my family loves them!! I use Seasoned Salt instead of the seasonings and they taste great. I'm going to try them with a mix of Zucchini and sweet potatoes next time to sneak some vegetables into my kids. :-)

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Jen Slater

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Reviewed: Aug. 11, 2007

The oil I used wasn't hot enough and it ended up creating greasy, soggy fries. It was probably greasier than just plain potatoes since the batter soaked up a lot of the grease too. If I were to cook it again I would use a lot more seasoning and bake it instead of deep frying.

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mikerobinson

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Reviewed: Jul. 16, 2007

These were awesome! Adults and kids alike loved it. This is definitely a do-over.

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Reviewed: Jul. 15, 2007

EXCELLENT..just no other words for it...everyone, even the picky children, loved it! Going to try it on fish next time:-)

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Reviewed: Jul. 10, 2007

These were great!!! Yum!!

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Reviewed: Jun. 25, 2007

Pretty tasty! My hubby loved them!

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knuss01

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Reviewed: Jun. 16, 2007

Good fries. Could have used a little more seasoning. And I could not find onion salt so I used onion flakes and it was very good.

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xapaula

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Ville Platte, Louisiana, USA

Living In: Menlo Park, California, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 7, 2007

these are awesome! I didnt use the paprika, my daughter and i LOVE these! Nummmmmmmy!!!!

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carra

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Reviewed: May 31, 2007

My husband loved, and I thought they were okay (I am picky about fries). What I will try next time is to double the powdered seasoning, keep one wet with water, and keep the other dry. I will dip in wet, then in dry so the fries have more batter on them, and wont stick as bad.

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Hollyk

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Home Town: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Living In: Heilder, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

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Reviewed: Apr. 24, 2007

These were great! I did add alot more seasoning to the batter because I could tell it needed more. I added some garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper and regular pepper to it. These turned out so crispy on the outside and soft in the inside. It doesnt say how long or what temp to cook these at...so for an example I set my deep fryer to 350 degrees and fried them for 6-7 min. My boyfriend loved these and said they was better than the bagged kind!

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pink

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Home Town: Aurora, Indiana, USA

Living In: Moores Hill, Indiana, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 23, 2007

These turned out well - although next time I will add more spices and seasonings to the batter to make them zestier. I didn't have a problem with them staying crispy, as some other reviewers did. I kept them in a warmed oven on a baking sheet until they were ready to serve.

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RACHELWEEDEN

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Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 22, 2007

pretty good, the more paprika the better

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Reviewed: Apr. 20, 2007

Good if your pressed for time I suppose, but they are realy tough and I didnt even over cook them, some of them were under cooked to find out if I WAS over cooking and that was the result of the toughness.. They lacked on taste aswell. I even tried adding parmesan and cheddar cheese to spice up the next batch. I was disapointed with these and I am a big fry eater.

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Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2007

I really liked these and my son loved them. They were excellent. I added pepper to the mixture and that was tasty and added a bit extra flavor. Thanks!

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Reviewed: Apr. 2, 2007

I loved this recipe. Very good, even great reheated. Will use this again.

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Reviewed: Mar. 27, 2007

Seemed way too salty for our tastes, even without the onion salt, and my husband is a salt-a-holic! I think if I were to make this again I'd definitely cut the salt content by half at the least. The fries were very crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, however.

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