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Beef Tallow French Fries Recipe

Kayla Ruetten
Crispy, golden, and nutrient-dense—these beef tallow French fries are a wholesome upgrade to your favorite comfort food! Perfect for the GAPS diet, Paleo, and Whole30, this recipe delivers rich flavor and healthy fats using real, traditional cooking methods. Say goodbye to seed oils and hello to gut-friendly indulgence!
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Equipment

  • lead-free pot or pan
  • cooling rack
  • stainless steel cookie sheet/drip pan
  • strainer

Ingredients
  

  • 4-6+ pcs potatoes (any variety will work)
  • 2-3 cups grass-fed beef tallow (the amount will depend on the size and shape of your pot, plus how many French fries you are wanting to make - aim for about 2-3 inches of melted tallow in the bottom of your pot/pan)
  • high mineral salt (to taste - any salt will work- see recipe notes)

Instructions
 

  • Heat tallow in stock pot or cast iron pan over medium-high heat.
  • While waiting for tallow to heat, cut potatoes into shape of French fries. Our family prefers the fries cut more skinny so they are crispier. If you like softer fries, you can cut them a little bigger.
  • When tallow reaches about 350 degrees, or begins to look slightly bubbled/rolling, add a handful of cut fries to the tallow. The fries seem to cook better and faster overall when frying small batches, so do not add too many at a time.
  • Cook for 5-10 minutes, stirring or flipping on occasion, until fries begin to brown and crisp to your liking.
  • Remove fries from tallow by placing them on a cooling rack with a drip pan beneath (like a cookie sheet), or on paper towels.
  • Salt immediately.
  • Continue adding small batches of fries to the tallow to cook, following the above instructions, until all fries are cooked.

Notes

    • These beef tallow French fries taste best when eaten hot or warm and salted immediately.
    • If you want to eat the fries the next day, you can re-crisp them on a baking sheet in the oven.
    • Cooking the fries in smaller batches yields the best tasting and textured fries.
    • You can use any salt to taste. We have been working on eating a high mineral food diet, and a healthier, high mineral salt is a really easy way to get in more minerals without thinking about it daily.
    • We sometimes sprinkle garlic powder and dried herbs with the salt to mix it up, and this is also SO yummy.
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