Air Fried French Fries
Air fried French fries get par-boiled then quickly cooked in the Air Fryer for the best air fries ever! They are crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 2 pounds potatoes about 3 large or 6 small potatoes, scrubbed (or peeled if desired)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- salt to taste
Instructions
Prep the Potatoes
- Cut the potatoes into 1/4 inch thick strips. (see notes)
Par boil the potato strips
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and toss the potato strips in the boiling water. Boil for 2 to 3 minutes or until the potatoes are half-way cooked. Do not cook them more than half-way or they will break up easily in the Air Fryer.
- Drain the potatoes and pat them dry with a kitchen towel.
Air Fry the potatoes:
- Toss the potatoes with the olive oil (or use a spray bottle to lightly spray the oil on the fries.)
- Preheat the air fryer to 400°F.
- When the air fryer is hot, add 1/3 to 1/2 of the potatoes to the fryer basket and cook for 15 to 25 minutes (see notes). Once or twice through the cooking time, pull the basket out and give the potatoes a good shake to redistribute them.
- When they are finished cooking, sprinkle them with salt and serve immediately.
- If they sit and cool down before serving, stick them back in the hot Air Fryer for a few minutes to crisp them back up.
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Notes
- Choose Russet, Idaho, Yukon gold or Kennebec potatoes for the best fries.
- The cooking time is based on thinly sliced fries at about 1/4 inch thick. If you slice your fries thicker, they will need to cook a little longer.
- The more fries you put in the Air Fryer basket will also determine cooking time. Larger batches will need more time to cook.
- Try to cut the potato strips as evenly as possible so they all cook in the same amount of time.
- Par-boiling the potatoes will make them fluffier on the inside and crispier on the outside. If you do not par-boil them first then you will need to increase the time you cook them in the Air Fryer by 5 to 8 minutes.
- Do not over-fill the air fryer basket. Cook in batches that are appropriately sized for your Air Fryer. A larger Air Fryer may be able to handle the entire batch at once but a smaller Air Fryer may need 4 separate batches.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 186kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 3.5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 14mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 2g
