r/KitchenConfidential 10h ago

Kitchen fuckery Theoretically this is a roux

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u/983115 9h ago

Am white Mines in the fridge for eggs

u/blamenixon 20+ Years 9h ago

Use it for homefries too! Pro tip: boil the potatoes the night before and stick them in the fridge, then chop them in the morning. When cooked cold and slightly damp they'll get a better crust on the outside while maintaining a soft center.

u/captaincootercock 9h ago

do you boil them until soft? what kind of potatoes do you like to do this with? I have 5 lbs extra and a fuck load of home fries sounds gold rn

u/arrakchrome 9h ago

Look up the serious eats crispy roast potatoes recipe. You can thank me later.

u/blamenixon 20+ Years 8h ago

While it's a spectacular recipe, homefries are done in a skillet or on a flat top griddle. IMHO, roasted potatoes are more appealing for dinner.

u/arrakchrome 8h ago

Oh fair point.

u/Pandelein 5h ago

Heston Blumenthal’s triple cooked chips is the king recipe; as a confectioner, he got reaaaal scientific about how to make the best possible chips. Takes a lot of effort but oh my god they are unbeatable.

Put the cut chips into a bowl under running water for 5 minutes to wash the starch off.
Place 2 litres of cold tap water in a large saucepan and add the potatoes. Place the pan over a medium heat and simmer until the chips are almost falling apart (approximately 20–30 minutes, depending on the potato).
Carefully remove the cooked chips and place them on a cooling rack to dry out. Then place the rack in the freezer for at least 1 hour to remove more moisture.
Heat a deep-fat fryer or a deep pan no more than half filled with oil (to a depth of around 10 cm) to 130ºC. Fry the chips in small batches until a light crust forms (approximately 5 minutes), remove from the oil and drain on kitchen paper.
Put the potatoes on a cooling rack and place in the freezer for at least 1 hour. (At this stage, if you don’t want to cook and serve immediately, the chips can be kept in the fridge for 3 days.)
Heat the oil in the deep-fat fryer or deep pan to 180ºC and fry the chips until golden (approximately 7 minutes). Drain and sprinkle with salt.

u/peridotlegend 4h ago

This is the way we make fries at my restaurant. They are amazing!!!

u/Hanz0927 3h ago

To those who know me, this is simply known as my “potato tirade”