Crispy Potato Nests with Cherry Ketchup

  • Level: Intermediate
  • Yield: 6 servings
  • Total: 40 min
  • Active: 40 min
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Ingredients

1/2 cup ketchup

3 tablespoons cherry preserves 

3 cups vegetable oil, or enough to fill your pot with 3 inches 

2 teaspoons kosher salt 

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 

3 russet potatoes, scrubbed clean 

Directions

Special equipment:
a deep-fry thermometer and a spiralizer
  1. In the bowl of a food processor, combine the ketchup and cherry preserves. Puree until smooth. Set aside or refrigerate until ready to use.
  2. Heat the oil in a medium Dutch oven or deep saucepan over medium-high heat until it reaches 350 degrees F on a deep-fry thermometer. In a small bowl, mix together the salt and cinnamon. Using the medium-thick blade on a spiralizer, cut the potatoes into spirals.
  3. In small batches (about 3/4 cup each), fry the potatoes, turning them as needed with a spider so they brown evenly, until they are lightly golden and crispy, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove the potato nests to a paper towel-lined tray and sprinkle with some of the salt mixture. Serve the cherry ketchup alongside the potato nests for dipping.

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Abby E.

These are some of the best fries I’ve ever had. Super easy to make. After three days of being in the fridge and sitting in my lunch box they’re still crispy! I’ll definitely be making these again! I’m eating some as I type this and they’re just delicious!

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