Home-Style French Fries

• 6 medium white or red boiling potatoes
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 4 cups peanut oil

1. Peel the potatoes and slice them into 1/4 x 1/4-inch sticks.
2. Put the sticks in a large bowl and cover with cold water.
3. Sprinkle the salt into the water.
4. Refrigerate the potato sticks in the salt water for 1 hour.
5. In a deep-fryer or cast-iron Dutch oven, heat the peanut oil to 375F.
6. Transfer half of the potatoes to a colander and drain thoroughly, leaving the rest in the cold water.
7. Carefully drop the drained potatoes into the hot oil and fry until light brown, about 15 minutes.
8. Using a slotted spoon, remove the potatoes to a paper towel-lined plate and sprinkle with additional salt while still hot, if desired.
9. Bring the oil back to 375F.
10. Drain the remaining potato sticks and add to the oil.
11. Keep the first batch of fries hot in a 150F oven while you fry and drain the second batch.
12. Serve piping hot.

white, salt, peanut oil

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/home-style-french-fries-389058 (may not work)