MC DONALD’S STYLE CRISPY FRENCH FRIES

October: date: 1 Day wed. 2025/26

McDonald’s style crispy French Fries

French fries are loved by one and all, literally people of all ages, cultures and countries love them !

Whether the french fries are plain salted or seasoned with peri peri, chat masala or even transformed into posh fries with truffle scented oil and a generous shaving of parmesan, what is not to love about them ??

I am sure many versions of french fries existed prior to the Crispy, crunchy and golden yellow fries we are now used to, all thanks to McDonalds !!

For such a surprisingly simple dish consisting of only 3 ingredients i.e. potatoes, oil and salt, A hell lot of money has been poured into research for its recipe to achieve that perfect elusive golden fry.

In 1999, McDonald’s had just opened its first store in Mumbai, when I had my first taste of their addictive,decadent French fries and boy I was hooked! Prior to that I only knew of the lack lustre, soggy (but still tasty, don’t get me wrong 😊) potato chips that were served with sandwiches and sizzlers in some clubs and upmarket restaurants.

But those Mc Donald’s crispy fluffy French fries were super addictive and I just HAD to recreate them at home ! so after my one hundredth try and hours and hours of combing the internet I have finally created a recipe that is worth its salt.

While doing my research I came across this video by food network , that shows the process of manufacturing French fries in brief. I used this Photo as a guide to develop this recipe.

Which potato to use ?

The star ingredient in this recipe is the potato, obviously ! Special potatoes are used to make these french fries. McDonald’s, has tied up with farmers to exclusively grow these for them. These potatoes have less moisture, starch and sugar content. Because of less moisture and starch they remain crispy from outside for a long time after frying and remain light and fluffy inside. Because of the low sugar content, they don’t become brown while frying and remain golden. Different potato breeds like kufri, chipsona are used by large scale wafer manufacturers, but they are not easily available in the retail market. Some vegetable vendors are not aware about breed names and place of origin but they are always aware about the usage of the potato. So any big vegetable vendor ( esp. the kind that only deal in onions and potato ) will be able to supply you with these WAFER POTATOES. I have used the red skinned variety. These are in season between the months of March and May. After that cold stored ones might be available.

Once you have the right kind of WAFER POTATOES on hand, the rest of the recipe is very simple. You can also freeze these french fries for later use.

With just three simple ingredients you will be able to make the most amazinig French fries at home ! You can also serve them with a cheesy sauce , the recipe for which is here.

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