French Fries (Air Fryer)

Ingredients

• 1 bag of frozen pre-cooked fries (McCain recommended)
• 1 air fryer (if you like them crispy, avoid off-brands)
• Note: the method may vary with different cooking tools; only the air fryer method is covered here.

Steps

Open the fries

1. When opening a large bag of pre-cooked fries, keep the opening small; this greatly reduces frost forming on the fries during long storage.

Preheat the air fryer

2. Plug it in and preheat at 200℃ for 5 minutes.
3. Preheating ensures the basket is already at cooking temperature when the food goes in.
4. Note: take the fries out of the freezer only after preheating; don't let them soften before frying.

Fry

5. Put the fries into the air fryer, 200℃ for 20 minutes.
6. When taking out the fries, note that pre-cooked fries are already oiled, so use tongs to handle them.
7. At 5-10 minutes, pull out the basket and shake it so the fries heat evenly and don't stick together.

Crisping (optional)

8. At 10-15 minutes, pull out the basket and spray a layer of oil over about 2/3 of the surface of the now-dry fries.

Remove & plate

9. If you like crispy fries, shake the basket around (dance with it!) after taking it out so air passes over the fries, then plate; if you like them soft, plate directly. Even better with dipping sauces or drizzled sauce.