I went to my local $.99 cent store today, and found a 5 lb bag of potatoes for $.99 cent. I know we won’t eat them all before they go bad, so I began a quick search to see what I could do to preserve them for future use. That’s when I came across the idea of freezing them. In my years of cooking and storing food, I have never had great success with freezing potatoes. They always came out…ugly. I now know the missing link, boiling them for a bit seems to make the difference. What have you done to preserve your potatoes?
Make ready-to-cook frozen French fries:
- Peel and cut the potatoes you want to freeze into “French fry lengths.”
- Boil cut potatoes in salted water until partially cooked.
- Drain and place in a single layer on a sprayed sheet pan.
- Freeze until solid; transfer to freezer bags or containers and put in freezer.
To cook the frozen French fries: toss frozen potatoes with 2 tbsp. of oil, place them in a single layer on a sheet pan and bake at 425 degrees until nicely browned (about 15 to 20 minutes). Turn occasionally. Salt and serve.
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