Directions

1. Soak cut fries for about 30 minutes in cold water. This helps to remove the starch from the fries which helps in keeping the fries separate.
2. Now drain the water and pat dry the fries with a dry cloth. Your potato fries are now ready to be cooked.
3. Take salt and cayenne or paprika along with oil and sprinkle all over the fries so that all the fries are coated with oil and spice.
4. Pre-heat Air fryer at 180 C or 360 F for 5 minutes.
5. Brush the airfryer basket with some oil as well. Now pile up the fries in the airfryer basket.
6. It's okay if they are on top of each other. Remember to shake the basket once every 3-4 minutes during air frying.
7. Put the airfryer basket inside and cook for 20 minutes at 180 C or 360 F. This helps the fries to cook.
8. Now hike the temperature to 200 C or 400 F and further cook the fries for about 5 minutes.
9. Cook for 2-3 minutes more for more browning, if needed.
10. Make sure that you shake the fries once every 5 minutes in each cycle. This helps them to cook evenly.
11. This cooking at higher temperature makes the fries super crispy.
12. Your Airfryer French fries are ready to serve. I can bet that you won’t be able to tell that they are not deep-fried.
13. Heat enough oil in a pan to deep fry fries. Heat the oil and bring it to medium heat. Now put in the soaked and dried fries and fry on a medium till they are half fried. The fries will not be golden brown but will look slightly done. Take them out and drain on a kitchen towel.
14. Now increase the heat of the oil and once again fry the half-fried fries. They should have cooled down by now. Just like the airfryer, this second frying at higher temperature is to give a crispy golden-brown shell to the French fries. Drain on an absorbent paper tower and sprinkle with peri peri seasoning. Serve immediately.
15. Pre-heat Air fryer at 200 C or 390 F for 6 minutes.
16. Put the frozen french fries in the Air fryer basket. Put the airfryer basket inside and cook for 10 minutes at 200 C or 390 F. Your fries are done.