Restaurant Style Truffle Fries Recipe

"These are some tasty fries! It is totally worth it to buy the truffle salt. I ordered mine from Amazon and a little goes a long way. Warning that it is addictive. The truffle oil is carried at my local supermarket and again, a little goes a long way. Note that the amount of the fries noted is to serve 1, but the Lemon Aioli is to serve more, so the serving size varies. NOTE: In place of making fries from scratch, you can also make it easy and use frozen fries and follow package directions for frying and proceed with the recipe as follows."

Step by Step Method

Fry Prep Instructions

Step 1

To wash: Fill large bowl 1/2 way with cold water. Slice potatoes into 1/4-3/8 inch strips. Place cut potatoes directly into cold water. Agitate potatoes to remove dirt and excess starch. Set aside.

Step 2

To make a salt water bath: Fill a second large bowl 1/4 way with warm water (not hot), add Kosher salt, stir to dissolve. Add 1/4 way with cold water. Transfer potatoes from first bowl to salted water bath. Potatoes can be stored in the refrigerator until you are ready to blanch.

Step 3

To Blanch: Heat oil in fryer to 300-degrees F. Shake excess water from potatoes and place in a fryer in batches (the "batches" is when you are making more than just for 1 serving). Drop into oil and allow to cook for 2 minutes and 15 seconds. Remove from oil with a large perforated spatula and shake aggressively to separate fries, if required. Place cooked fries on a sheet tray lined with paper towels. Wait for fry oil temperature to return to 300-degrees F before continuing with next batch. Once done, make sure they are fully cooled until ready for final cooking step. At restaurants, they place the blanched fries into refrigerator.

Step 4

Place fries of blanch potatoes in hot fryer until crisp. Remove fries with large perforated spatula and place on paper towel-lined sheet to drain well. Place fries in a metal mixing bowl and toss with grated Parmesan cheese, truffle oil and salt. Enjoy and dip in Parmesan Lime Aioli.

Parmesan Lime Aioli

Step 5

In a small bowl, whisk all ingredients together until well distributed. As it sits, the flavors meld beautifully. Keeps in fridge for a while, therefore, can be made ahead.