Have you ever wondered how to make the best ever fries in your Air Fryer? What is the secret behind them and how can you make them as good as the professionals?
Well I am about to reveal my recipe but before I do I would like to share with you more about us and our Air Fryer journey.
The best thing to ever enter our kitchen in 2013 was our Air Fryer. It was this amazing invention that we had fallen in love with.
We originally saw it in a diet magazine and thought it was going to change the way we cooked forever.
We didn’t own a microwave and it seemed like a perfect alternative to our deep fat fryer and for us to get a little bit healthier.
The only problem was that it led us to buying loads of processed foods and trying it in the Air Fryer.
We we’re suddenly doing chicken nuggets, fish and chips and onion rings in it at every meal sitting.
But we soon realised that we were making our Air Fryer unhealthy and that we needed to change things.
So we started by making our own fries and this is the same recipe that we use to this day.
We also started making other things in it too such as lovely vegetables, meat dishes and soon realised there was a lot more to the Air Fryer than you were led to believe.
More Potato Recipes In The Air Fryer
- Airfryer Hassleback Potatoes
- Whole 30 Airfryer Rosemary Sweet Potatoes
- Whole 30 Garlic Mustard Airfryer Chicken & Potatoes
- How To Make The Best Ever Airfryer Sweet Potato Fries
- Airfryer Spanish Spicy Potatoes (Patatas Bravas)
- Air Fryer Breakfast Potatoes
- Slimming World Crinkle Cut Airfryer Chips
How To Make The Best Ever Air Fryer Fries
Instructions
- Peel your potatoes and cut them into fries.
- Place them in your Air Fryer on a 180c setting and add the olive oil.
- Cook for two minutes and then shake them.
- Cook for a further 8 minutes and shake again.
- Cook for a further 15 minutes. Unless you want golden fries in which case cook for another 5 minutes on 200c.
- Season with salt and pepper then serve.
Nutrition
Here are a few tips that you should consider before using the Air Fryer to make fries with:
- It is about striking a balance between enough oil to make them taste amazing, too much and they end up like bad chip shop chips or hardly any that they become dry.
- Shake the fries a couple of times between cooking as this will stop some being cooked and not the others.
- They cook better if they are fries rather than chunky chips.
- If you like your fries golden brown then increase cooking time by another five minutes on a 200c heat.
- The ratio should always be 1 tablespoon of olive oil to one medium potato, so adjust this to the amount of potato that you have.
Ronnie Howard says
Excellent recipes!
Samantha and Dominic says
Thank you very much Ronnie glad you like them.
Sam & Dom
Jim says
How do you add the oil
Samantha and Dominic says
Hi Jim,
I just drizzle the olive oil over the potatoes as I put them into the Airfryer.
Kind regards
Sam
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Gigi says
Yes, in the directions is mentions placing the fries & adding the oil.
Patrick says
Sprinkle a little olive oyl and Parmesan cheese over the fries.
laura wallace says
Do you add the oil to the bottom of the fryer or mix the potatoes in the oil. It doesn’t really say. Are the potatoes coated with the oil? Please help. Mine come out awful
Samantha and Dominic says
Hi Laura,
We add the oil on to the top of the potatoes and give them a shake, then half way through the cooking time we give them a further shake. The oil does end up at the bottom of the pan but only after cooking. How are yours ending up awful?
Kind Regards
Sam
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Peter Johnson says
Cut them up evenly as possible and put them in a plastic bsg with said amount of olive oil and egatever seasoning and shake. Then put in aur fryer.
Samantha and Dominic says
Hi Peter,
That is a great idea 🙂 Thanks for the tip
Ellen says
Great recipe, came out great!
Samantha and Dominic says
Hi Ellen
Glad you liked the recipe 🙂
Kind Regards
Sam
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mounika raghu says
Hi, I have tried it and Edges of the potatoes are overcooked and rest is mere boiled..should I bake it or just use the mesh ?.any tips to avoid this..
P.S followed the recipe like said.
Samantha and Dominic says
Hi Mounika,
Thank you for your comment.
All i can think of is to shake the potatoes more often as not let them touch the sides for too long as this can happen where the ends get burned. I would always use the mesh basket for anything like this.
Kind Regards
Sam
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Marsha says
Are you placing the fries on the rack or right on the bottom bowl with the oil like a deep fryer? Can it be adjusted for doing hash browns?
Samantha and Dominic says
Hi Marsha,
All foods must be placed in the basket/rack or grill pan. Otherwise the air cannot circulate the food and cook it correctly.
Kind Regards
Sam
Jennifer Ladner says
Awesome! I have been using recipe where I had to soak the potatoes for thirty minutes and they come out terrible these are delicious thanks
Samantha and Dominic says
Hi Jennifer,
I am really glad you liked our recipe, alot of recipes do say about soaking the potatoes but we think you do not need to 🙂
Kind Regards
Sam
Christina says
OK I’m from USA, not sure about Celsius conversion, please help. Thanks
Samantha and Dominic says
Hi Christina,
200c turned into Fahrenheit is approx 392f.
Hope this helps.
Kind regards
Sam
Charles says
Celcius to Fahrenheit multiply by 1.8 then add 32
Mansi says
Is the fryer to be preheated?
Samantha and Dominic says
Hi Mansi
Yes, pre-heat for an additional 2 minutes.
Kind regards
Sam
Cheryl says
Can frozen fries or onion rings etc be used?
Samantha and Dominic says
Hi Cheryl,
Yes you can. We have a post due out at the beginning of May explaining about this, we found not to cook for as long as fresh food and they should be fine.
Kind Regards
Sam
Viv says
Can I use a spray olive oil?
Samantha and Dominic says
Hi Viv
Yes that should be fine to use.
Kind regards
Sam
Viv says
Can I use canned spray olive oil?
Alex says
Do you pre boil the pototoes before adding into the fryer?
Samantha and Dominic says
Hi Alex
On this recipe we did not pre boil the potatoes but if you did they would cook alot quicker and be gentle when shaking them if you pre biol them as they can break up when soft 🙂
Kind Regards
Dom
Fred says
Can you use a spray bottle to add the oil?
Samantha and Dominic says
Hi Fred
Yes you can, that is a great idea 🙂
Kind Regards
Dom
Lija says
Wonderful recipe, quite similar to my steps for my old fryer but in this i dont see to rest them between temperature raises. Cant wait to try this! TY for sharing it
Samantha and Dominic says
Hi Lija,
Thank you very much and please let us know if you like them 🙂
Dom
Sherye Real says
Can you use vegetable oil or peanut oil
Samantha and Dominic says
Hi Sherye,
Vegetable oil i would say yes, but i am not too sure about peanut oil. We have never cooked with it the only issue i can see if it gives off alot of smoke whilst cooking using it and then that would be an issue. Sorry i cannot be of more help 🙂
Thanks