Should you Season potatoes before or after frying?

Table of Contents:

1. Should you Season potatoes before or after frying?
2. What type of potatoes do chip shops use?
3. What oil do chicken shops use?
4. What oil do Chinese takeaways use to fry chips?
5. What makes Chinese chips so good?
6. What oil is used in Chinese takeaway?
7. What oil do most restaurants use?
8. What are the basic ingredients for Chinese food?
9. What is the best oil for a wok?

Should you Season potatoes before or after frying?

Unless a battered fry, they are not adding in salt during the process. I recommend not salting the fries till they come out of the fryer and even then, waiting for an order before salting as the fries can turn limp prematurely if salted too soon.

What type of potatoes do chip shops use?

Potatoes - Varieties used for Chips. Frozen or Oven Chips. The main UK varieties for the fish and chip trade are Maris Piper, Cabaret, Victoria and Markie. Maris Piper is still the favourite.

What oil do chicken shops use?

Most deep fryers operate at a temperature between 350- and 400-degrees Fahrenheit, making canola oil a highly stable choice. Furthermore, canola oil tends to be one of the most affordable oils on the market, making it a popular choice for restaurants that require large volumes of oil and frequent oil changes.

What oil do Chinese takeaways use to fry chips?

I would guess at peanut oil (groundnut). It's what they tend to use in Chinese cookery programs (apart from in the US where everyine seems to use canola/corn oil). I wonder if cooking sweet batter in the oil gives the oil sweetness because Chinese chips always seem a little sweet to me.

What makes Chinese chips so good?

What are they doing to make them seem so different? They seem deep fried but are so much less greasy than your typical British chip. It's Feng Shui; the orientation of the fryers polarises the potato molecules into crunchy crystals. And MSG, lots of MSG.

What oil is used in Chinese takeaway?

peanut oil

What oil do most restaurants use?

Jan. 19, 2010 -- A new study shows corn oil is the most popular frying oil used for cooking french fries at major fast food outlets. Researchers found that 69% of national fast food restaurant chains serve french fries containing corn oil, compared to only 20% of small-business restaurants.

What are the basic ingredients for Chinese food?

Essential Chinese store cupboard ingredients

• Light soy sauce. Soy sauce is probably the first ingredient most people think of when it comes to Chinese food. ...
• Dark soy sauce. ...
• Oyster sauce. ...
• Dried mushrooms. ...
• Sichuan peppercorns. ...
• Sesame oil. ...
• Chinese five spice. ...
• Chilli bean sauce.

What is the best oil for a wok?

The best oils for a wok are coconut, sesame, vegetable, avocado, and grapeseed oils. When cooking in a wok, it is important to use an oil with a high smoke point.