I learned this from making fries in the restaurants I cooked for…
first, you “blanch” the potatoes after slicing to desired thickness for about two minutes in fry oil…pull out of the grease and let cool…thirty mins. later THEN cook the fries to a golden brown…they just taste better that way.
I like egg and chips with with decent home made chips. Sometimes with ham as well. I haven’t seen ‘egg and chips’ on a cafe menu for a good number of years.
Take a large potato, wash it very well, wrap it in foil, bake it at 450 for an hour or until very soft, take it out and split it down the middle, pack each side with any of the following; butter, sour cream, chives, steamed broccoli, cheese, chopped bacon, ranch dressing. These are the best homemade fries. lol