French fries Homemade

                  French fries Homemade

Hey, so, there were some folks saying to me in disbelief, that I make homemade french fries. Btw, we call them Pommes in Germany from the original Pommes frites. 

Seriously, if you have never tried to make your own fries, you are missing out. I tried it in different ways with oil, air fryer or normal bake. Now that I have an air fryer, I prefer that but second is defiantly the oil version.

Whatever you use, its going to be so much better.

This is what you need:

- Potatoes good for baking and frying (because of the starch)

- spices like salt, pepper, Adobo

This is how you do it:

If you have one of those fancy cutters where you push the Potato through in a whole and get it cut into fries form, go for it. I have one too and use it. But you can also half the potato and put it with the cut side down and then slice it into finger thick fries. 

I like to water it for at least 30 min and then rinse it and pat dry. So the excessive starch is gone. 

Once its dry, lay it evenly on your air fryer sheet ( i have one with a rack so the air can circulate around it evenly) and spray it either with oil or, like me, add oil to the bowl first before you lay them out on the sheet. Bake on 400 degrees for around 25-30 min or until golden brown. Take them out and season immediately. You could use just salt or you could season it with Adobo. I am telling you, the bomb. Germans like to make a fries seasoning with some garlic powder and a tiny bit of Paprika.

If you want to try the oil version, use a big pan and add just enough oil that it would cover the Potatoes. Once it boils, it will cover them, trust me. You don't want hot oil splashing everywhere. Make sure that they are really dry. Check with a spoon if it bubbles, then the oil is hot enough. Add the Potatoes carefully. Once all in and at a constant heat/bubble, reduce the heat to around a medium. Fry until golden brown for around 25 min.. Stir just occasionally. They will get soft first before they get crunchy. 

Once golden brown, remove from the oil and drip as much oil as you can. Season immediately just like above. 

Enjoy your homemade french fries.

Guten Appetit 

Wurstsalat sausage salad

                   Wurstsalat sausage salad

This is another nice, hearty and cold dish we like to eat with a good beer. Not to mistake it with Fleischsalat (meat salad) which is already on my blog but something different.

This is what you need:

- Bologna 

- Pickles (preferable germans but use your favorite ones)

- red onion or shallot

- Parsley

- Cheese (I like swiss cheese)

- Tomatoes (optional)

- Salt, Pepper

- Pickle juice

- Maggi

- Oil (I like Corn or Canola) 

This is how you do it:

Cut the Bologna in small Julienne style pieces. Same amount on Pickles and cheese, cut the same way or size. Cut the onion in half and slice it very thinly into half rings. Wash the fresh Parsley and also chop it a bit smaller. No need to be exact here. Different sizes or shapes are totally ok. Do the same with the Tomato or you may use some diced Tomatoes from the can.  Now pour in a bowl a good amount of pickle juice so you have like the bottom covered by maybe 1 cm. Season it now with Maggi and some Oil (around 2 TBSP). Just so that the juice can stick to the Ingredients. Add everything to the bowl and mix well. Season with salt and Pepper. Try and see where there should be some adjustments. I usually like a lot of juice so I add more Pickle juice. No wrongs here. 

Let it sit for maybe 30 min so the flavors can develop. 

We like to eat that with a slice of Bread or a Brezel. Or, like my husband, just plain. 

Guten Appetit