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Pandora

"Pandora" > ha scritto nel messaggio
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> "Peter A" > ha scritto nel messaggio
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> In article >, says...
>> My friend, you know I have had many problems with fried potatoes (it's
>> since
>> about 7 years I try). They came out so soft!!! This is because we don't
>> have
>> good potatoes (here we are in Italy and not in Germany). And you know I
>> become very angry when I can't make a good dish. So I have turned on my
>> brain and I have begun to think. After racking my brains I have invented
>> an
>> expedient; I don't know if "invented" is the proper term because I
>> remember
>> (but I have remembered after 7 years) that my mother used to make like
>> this!
>> To make very crispy fried potatoes: cut them with the proper machine at
>> the
>> same dimension. Then put the potatoes in a bowl, covered with water. Then
>> let them stay for about one hour or mo this is the secret. A secret
>> you
>> will never read on magazines or cookbooks. After, you must dry perfectly
>> your chips before you double fry (preferably in a fryer).
>> DOUBLE FRYING (very important):
>> Light your fryer and turn the temperature at 350°F (180°C). When it is
>> ready, put inside your dry potatoes and cook till they become golden but
>> not
>> brown (it will take about 5-6 minutes). Then dry them very well on
>> cooking
>> paper and let them stay till you are ready to serve them in table (this
>> is a
>> VERY TIP! Because you can prepare them with great advance ...and if you
>> have
>> guests...you know what I mean ...you will need only few minutes to have
>> CRISPY fryed potatoes on your table). Few minutes before serving, put
>> again
>> your potatoes in your fryer (this time the temperature will b of 375°F
>> (190°C) and fry till they become golden-brown and very crispy.
>> TRY TRY TRY! It's true and I Am so happy!
>> Perhaps someone of you will think I Am the second person who discovered
>> America (as we say in Italy ...DDD). But if, till yesterday, someone
>> would have told me to soak potatoes for more then 10 minutes, I would
>> have
>> told him he was crazy!!!! DDD
>> Wating for comments...
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> This is indeed a great recipe but it is hardly a secret - soaking in
> water and double frying have been around since before dirt.
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> Peter Aitken
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> Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! But it is a pity nobody told me! DDDD
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> Kisses
> Pandora

And over all: how many minutes of soaking. This is important!

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Kisses
Pandora