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What do we need to be able to cook McDonald’s crispy fries at home? According to Mike Haracz, all you need is a specific bag of frozen fries, the right cooking technique and a ‘secret’ ingredient, of sorts.
But before you get to the key frying moment, you’ll need to purchase Walmart’s Great Value Thin Cut bag of fries. I’d recommend frying at 360 to 370 degrees for about two minutes, but there are a lot of variables depending on the fryer you have, what you’re using…. You’ll have to do it in small batches until they reach the colour you want,’ the former chef explains in the TikTok clip.
But before we start frying them, we should ‘make sure to add a little beef tallow‘. Haracz recommends adding two tablespoons of beef tallow for every two cups of oil. Finally, the finishing touch comes with a sprinkling of Morton salt on the potatoes just out of the fryer.
However, despite the video receiving over 750,000 views on TikTok, there are some sceptics. Honestly, it’s not worth it for the fries. Fries at home will never be like McDonald’s,’ said one user.