I have been doing a bunch of fishing lately and have been using my turkey fryer to make fries with the oil after making fish. They are ok but not the best. I have been using peanut oil and keeping the temp at 350*. The normally are kind of burnt looking and could be better. What are those of you doing to make them?

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We make our own fries too. Pretty basic process.

1: I wash & slice up the potatoes.
2: Tonya deep fries them in an old deep fryer we have here. (using Crisco lard)
3: Sprinkle cooked fries with Lawries seasoning salt.

 

We use vegetable oil. We always cook fries before the fish or just cook fries in a different pot. Also cutting the fries a little thinner helps with cooking time.

 

They turn brown because the potatoes you are using have a lot of sugar in them. Different potatoes will not get as brown.

 

Red potatoes and leave the skin on. Best fries I've had.

 

Are you fileting those fish?? We always fry those bone in...Looks good though!

 

Key ingredient! That makes everything taste good

 

Pretty much what I have been doing minus the lard.

I thought they were Idaho's but the bag says russets. Then again these are the only ones I ever buy.

Going to have to try that out!

Yes I do make boneless fillets with everything I catch or keep for that matter. I have been filleting fish since I was in grade school and learned from my pop while we were in Canada one spring. Dad started me out with skinning them and then worked my way to doing the actual fillet. I was good at it and hell he didn't want to do it!


I actually use a lawry's black pepper seasoning salt in my saltine "bread crumbs" for my fish. Works great with some Italian seasonings mixed in. Lets just say that tartar sauce is really not needed! So from what I'm getting from this is the type of tater I'm using is the issue.

 

try frying the fries 2 times. cook 5-6 min the first time to cook them, set them out on a paper towel for a few minutes(5-7 min) then fry them again to give them the crisp texture

 

Thats actually good advise. A few weeks ago I read the same thing somewhere else while looking for a fish n chips recipe. They said to do just like you said but make your fish in the rest period. When the fish are ready put them in the oven on low on a wire rack to keep them warm and then finish your fries. I did try it once but the fries were not the way I wanted them. I think on this Sundays fish fry I will br trying a different type of tater to see how it works out. Well providing I go catching on Saturday instead of fishing!