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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: Jun. 23, 2008

This is a great recipe. I made this last night for my family and they were gone in a matter of minutes. I had to go and make another batch. Great job!!

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Mallory M.

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Reviewed: Jun. 21, 2008

Really good fries!

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Bill721

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Reviewed: Jun. 12, 2008

Made these tonight they were delicious. Thanks for the recipe

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Reviewed: Jun. 4, 2008

Wonderful seasoned fries. It was a little messy but the kids loved them. I used some seasoned salt in place of onion salt because I didn't have any and I added onion powder too. I fried them in Canola oil instead of vegetable oil. My daughter is still coming back for more. All I could hear was "yummy"! Thanks for a great recipe Cassie! :)

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Nandabear

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Reviewed: Jun. 3, 2008

Made exactly as the recipe stated and these were great. Will absolutely be making them again. Thanks for sharing this great recipe.

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Reviewed: May 19, 2008

Great fries! I just mix 4 tsp of Lawry's seasoning into the flour instead of the paprika, etc since it's basically the same ingredients. These get eaten faster than I can fry them.

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Gail

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Reviewed: May 9, 2008

These were unbelievable! Thank you for a great recipe

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Jen

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Living In: Manistee, Michigan, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 26, 2008

I don't mean to be a kill-joy but I agree with the person who said baking them was a disaster... the batter came off all the fries and all I ended up with was a baking sheet that needed a lot of soaking. Maybe next time I'll put the fries on a rack or something and try it that way. There is no way I would hand dip and individually place fries into a fryer unless I was only eatting them myself... I have 5 people in my family and I'd be starving before I got to eat anything. Gotta be a better way...

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DebbieRobert

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Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2008

everyone really liked these fries, but they took a long time to make, 8-10 minutes per skillet-full and you can't put too many in to cook at one time or they end up stuck together. I was at the stove for almost 2 hours to make enough for my family of 13. I also discovered that it took more than double the amount of water the recipe called for and don't forget to pat the potatoes dry before dipping or the batter just slides right off. I will make these again if I can figure out a way to speed up the process.

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questaree

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Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2008

Excellent fries! Even using cheap potatoes, I got crisp fries. I used a deep fryer and added beer (lager) instead of water. For those wondering about dipping each fry seperatly...thin your batter just slightly (about a tbsp tops!) and put the batter in a medium-sized plastic container with a tight-fitting well-sealing lid. Add your cut potatoes, seal her up, then SHAKE for approx 1-2 mins to coat all the fries. This will evenly coat all the fries with batter and save you time in dipping them. When adding them to the hot oil, add them using tongs insead of your fingers...I took "tongs full" bunches and dropped them into the oil, let the batter set up ever so slightly, then seperated them by shaking the bunches until they came apart (about 1 min into frying). I'm impatient and while they didn't come out perfectly solo fries...the bunches were crisp and yummy too! Try adding cajun spices or chipolte pepper instead of the paprika, it gives them a little kick!

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Stormbringer

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Reviewed: Apr. 2, 2008

These seasoned fries were awesome. I followed the recipe to the t. My husband loved them also he gave them a 10. We rate all the meals we eat.

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Lauren

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Reviewed: Mar. 31, 2008

These were pretty good. I made them with seasoned salt instead of plain old salt and I think I would have preferred more salt in the batter (maybe another half teaspoon). Although they were a bit messy to make, they were a nice change from regular old fries

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kelcampbell

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Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2008

I tried these first by baking them and they were horrible! They came out very mushy and the taste was very unpleasant. So I had some batter left over and thought I'd give them a try using my deep fryer, this way they turned out great!!! Very crispy and full of flavor. They are time consuming, but worth the effort from time to time, deep fried only though for me.

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Kimmi

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Reviewed: Mar. 22, 2008

Amazing! I can tell that i will be using this recipe again

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Reviewed: Mar. 20, 2008

Really, Really excellent! Will definitely be sharing this with family and friends. I also made onion rings with the same batter and they turned out superbly. A new family favorite for sure.

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kindergute

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Reviewed: Mar. 20, 2008

I would make sure to slice the potatoes thin, because with the thicker ones they take too long to cook all the way through. I used beer instead of water, nice touch. Needs more flavor, will add more pepper, red pepper or paprika to give it more kick.

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Azita

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Reviewed: Mar. 19, 2008

WOW! These fries are literally the very best I have ever had in my life! Absolutely NO exaggeration! I was a little uneasy when I added water to the flour mixture, and I needed far more than 1/2 cup of water to make it liquid, so do not be worried if you end up with what looks like tartar sauce, because it ends up to be absolutely PERFECT!

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Julia & Jack

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Reviewed: Mar. 12, 2008

you've got to be kidding me...you're going to dip each individual fry one at a time ? did i miss something here ?

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rhall123

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Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2008

YUMMY! MY 9 YEAR OLD LOVES THESE FRIES!!! I ADDED SOME RED PEPPER FOR A KICK THEY ARE WORTH THE EFFORT A MUST TRY THNX :)

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Tara

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Reviewed: Mar. 7, 2008

How can you improve upon fried potatoes? By battering them, of course :) I thought this was a simple yet pretty tasty recipe. Definitely follow the directions of placing potatoes in the oil one by one, or you will have clumps o' fries (although that makes it pretty easy to turn them over!) I used the restaurant Red Robin's seasoning, which had pretty much the ingredients listed here, making it that much simpler.

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