You Can Now Make McDonalds Chips At Home

Publish date: Wednesday, 27 May 2015, 10:00AM

A food vlogger at Popsugar has revealed how you can make McDonalds fries at home, and it all looks really easy!

Brandi Milloy decided to give it a go after she saw a Mythbusters episode where they went inside a factory to see just how McDonalds made their fries.

Apparently many of the ingredients are pretty needless unless you're trying to start your own restaurant chain so she's narrowed it down to 5 ingredients

And these are the full ingredients and method for cooking.

Two potatoes
Peanut oil (enough to cover the potatoes in the pan)
1-2 teaspoons of corn syrup whisked in water
Two tablespoons of beef tallow or beef drippings
Salt to season
Beef bouillon to season (optional)

Start by making long thin batons by slicing your potatoes into planks. Cut them so that they are about 1/8 of an inch thick. Then stack the potatoes and julienne the planks into skinny matchsticks.

Whisk the corn syrup into a cold bowl of water that will hold all of the fries. Place the fries into the water and leave to chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.

After half an hour remove the fries from the fridge and use a paper towel to pat off any excess moisture from the fries.

Heat your peanut oil to 190 degrees and add the chips in small batches careful not to overcrowd the fryer. Fry the potatoes for 90 seconds or until they are a pale golden brown.

Remove them from the fryer and place them on a baking tray lined with kitchen roll. Place the tray into the fridge and allow the fries to chill for 10-15 minutes.

Allow the oil in the pan to reach 200 degrees and add the beef tallow or beef drippings to the oil. Place the fries back into the fryer (one portion at a time) and allow them to fry for five to six minutes or until golden brown.

Strain the fries and then season with the sea salt and beef bouillon immediately, using a 1/4 teaspoon of the bouillon for every two teaspoons of salt. Serve and enjoy.