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Homestyle Fried Potatoes

Fried potatoes that are first blanched, then double-fried for a crispy exterior.

From the Wikibooks Cookbook · 6 ingredients
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Why it works: Potato and chive work together. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 611 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓

Homestyle Fried Potatoes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Place potatoes into a container of very cold water.

  2. Let sit until, when rinsed, they give off clear water.

Fry

  1. Heat oil in a deep-fryer or a large pot to 325°F.

  2. Add potatoes in batches and deep fry, stirring occasionally, until they are tender and only very slightly browned.

  3. Drain the potatoes on a cooling rack in a newspaper-lined sheet pan.

  4. Increase the oil temperature to 375°F.

  5. Add potatoes again in batches and cook until golden brown and crispy.

Season and serve

  1. Sprinkle the potatoes very liberally with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Toss to coat.

  2. Serve with sour cream and chopped chives, if desired.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

387Calories
22 gProtein
14 gFat
45 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Chives1 tbsp (3g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Potato + chivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together611 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  2. Potato + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,458 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  3. Olive + chivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,633 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Potato + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,305 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Pepper + chivetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,885 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Russet potatoes
Starchy flesh that becomes fluffy inside while the exterior crisps during frying.
Olive oil
Heat-transfer medium that fries the potatoes evenly and drives browning and crisping.

The step that matters

Soaking in very cold water before frying. Soaking rinses surface starch so the potatoes brown evenly and do not stick together or turn gummy. Skipping it or rinsing poorly leaves starch on the surface, which can clump and brown unevenly.

Swap the chive

The recipe marks chive as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, pepper, olive, cream):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Spinachfits better
  3. Tomatofits better
  4. Chivethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, pepper, olive, cream. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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