Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> Charlotte replied:
>
>>> What is Jeffrey Steingarten's method for fries?
>>
>> Two-stage frying. Fry at a lower temperature, drain, heat up the oil
>> to a
>> higher temp (425 IIRC) and put those taters back in to brown up.
>>
>> That way you get frites that are both crispy and cooked through.
>
> Hm...the two-stage frying is pretty well-known nowadays; I'd never seen
> Jeffrey Steingarten's name attached to it. Come to think of it, I've seen
> that method used on "Iron Chef America" when Steingarten was a judge, and
> nobody mentioned his writing about it. Is it in _The Man Who Ate
> Everything_, or somewhere else?
>
> Since you used the term "frites," do you prefer them long and skinny? I
> know
> they can be more crispy that way, and I like those sometimes, but I also
> like steak fries and the thick stubby fried potatoes which make up the
> "chips" in "fish & chips." I mainly like the long skinny frites in the
> traditional combinations of moules frites or steak frites, though I think
> I'd like to visit this place sometime: www.pommesfrites.ws/menu.htm[1]
>
> Bob, wondering what "Mexican Ketchup" and "Irish Curry" mean there
>
> [1] If (like me) you wondered about the "ws", it turns out that the domain
> name is hosted in Western Samoa. I have no idea why the web site for a NYC
> eatery would be registered there. From www.name.com/domain-extensions/ws,
> "By having a .WS domain, you are showing your company's professional image
> and that you value the Samoan market." Ooooookay...

Bob - I don't know the ws domain reference you were referring to...

But a cursory search in google to "Mexican ketchup" and "Irish curry"
exist.

The mexican stuff has a commercial reference to Heinz, and a recipe near
the top of the search
(http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/...o_burger.html).

The "Irish curry" search turned this up near the top
http://www.foodireland.com/Merchant2...ct_Code=581903
which indicates to me somewhere in Ireland they have a specialty there,
that is likely curry based.

But in any case, I know that curry sauce does go well with fries. One of
my late night snacks prior to returning to the kaserne (military base
near Karlsrhue in Germany) was a "curry-wurst mit pommes frite" from a
street vendor that had a line whenever you visited. A large rectangular
side dish container with Belgian fries, wurst in thick slices, and a
curry sauce over all made fresh in his cart with a deep fryer, and a
griddle. I would have happily payed double for that treat.

I know, a lot of info to just give my experience with curry and fries,
but the memory stays with me, and we all have the time to read RFC :-)

Bob