Bacon Cheese Fries

Name: Bacon Cheese Fries
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 170 grams thick cut applewood smoked bacon; 3 Tbsps butter; 1 Tbsp garlic chili sauce (recommended: Sriracha); 59 milliliters chopped chives, for garnish; 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard; 3 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons minced garlic; 710 milliliters heavy cream; 2 Tbsps minced onion; 237 milliliters Parmigiano-Reggiano; 3 russet potatoes; 473 milliliters sharp white Cheddar; 1 liters vegetable oil, for frying

Bacon Cheese Fries requires about 1 hour and 30 minutes from start to finish. One portion of this dish contains approximately 37g of protein, 144g of fat, and a total of 1588 calories. This recipe serves 4. It works well as a pretty expensive side dish. If you have dijon mustard, onion, garlic chili sauce, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. This recipe is typical of American cuisine.

Instructions

Cut potatoes lengthwise in 1/4-inch squares. Soak cut potatoes in water for 1 hour to remove starch.

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Water

Heat oil to 325 degrees F and blanch potatoes for 5 minutes until very soft but not brown.

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Potato

Cooking Oil

Remove from oil.

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Cooking Oil

Drain on paper towels.

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Paper Towels

In a medium saute pan over medium heat, cook bacon until just crisp, taking care not to overcook.

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Bacon

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Frying Pan

Drain on paper towels.

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Paper Towels

In a 2 quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.

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Butter

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Sauce Pan

Add onion and cook about 2 minutes.

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Onion

Add garlic and flour, whisk until smooth. Cook 2 minutes more.

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Garlic

All Purpose Flour

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Whisk

Add chili sauce and mustard, and slowly whisk in heavy cream. When mixture begins to simmer, add cheeses and remove from heat. Taste sauce for seasoning. If sauce is too thick, thin with more cream. If too thin, thicken with a little more cheese.

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Chili Sauce

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Mustard

Cheese

Sauce

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Whisk

Increase oil temperature to 375 degrees F. Fry potatoes a second time until crisp and golden brown.

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Potato

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Remove from oil and drain again, season with salt immediately. On a large plate, arrange fries in the center, drizzle with sauce, top with crumbled bacon and chives.

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