Who doesn’t love French fries? They are a delicious dish perfect for sharing with everyone at the table or for an appetizer. With this recipe, we’ll get perfect thin French fries in an air fryer, with only one tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil, so without the classic deep frying in boiling oil. They will be super crispy, tasty, and much lighter and healthier! So you can eat them without guilt. The steps to follow are few and very simple. You’ll see that with these tips you’ll also make perfect French fries and no one will realize they haven’t been fried in oil!
Let’s see together how to make this very simple recipe using only 3 ingredients: potatoes, extra virgin olive oil, and salt.
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 2 people
- Cooking methods: Air Frying
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
- 3 medium potatoes
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- to taste salt
Tools
- Air Fryer
Steps
Peel the potatoes, wash them, and slice them thinly with a mandolin or by hand. They should be extremely thin.
Transfer them to a large bowl and cover with plenty of cold water. Let them soak for about half an hour. After this time, dry them well.
Preheat the air fryer for 3 minutes.
Season the potatoes with a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil and mix. Transfer them to the air fryer basket and cook at 374°F (190°C) for about 15 minutes, turning them halfway through cooking.
Serve, add a pinch of salt, and enjoy. Bon appétit!
Tips for You
✔ It is necessary to cook the potatoes directly in the basket of the air fryer without trays or parchment paper: this way they will cook thanks to the air that circulates 360 degrees from bottom to top, allowing for ideal air frying. Trays or parchment paper would be an obstacle in this case as they would block the air circulating inside the air fryer.
✔ I recommend using the BBQ mesh to place directly into the non-stick basket of your air fryer: the mesh protects the non-stick surface of the basket (which will remain like new) and allows food to cook evenly, letting the air pass 360 degrees. You can find it on Amazon by clicking here.
✔ Alternatively, you can use perforated parchment paper, which allows air to pass from bottom to top. You can find it on Amazon by clicking here: link.
✔ You can also use spray oil, available in supermarkets. I recommend one of these because their spray is truly misting and controlled, besides being really excellent. You can find some by clicking here. Alternatively, you can purchase the spray bottle that you can fill yourself with the oil of your choice. Here is the link to an excellent spray bottle here.
✔ For this recipe, I used the air fryer COSORI 4.7 which you can find on Amazon here.
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