Recipe: Delicious Mike's Gilroy Garlic French Fries

Mike's Gilroy Garlic French Fries. The purée is made with chopped Gilroy. McDonald's has added "Gilroy Garlic Fries" to its restaurant menus in San Francisco. You may remember the Gilroy Garlic Fries, a concoction that began at one restaurant to celebrate one garlic festival, and sold out so qucikly McDonald's Garlic Fries Expand Throughout SF Bay Area [Brand Eating].

The heart of the Gilroy Garlic Festival is the world-famous Gourmet Alley. In this gigantic outdoor kitchen, the "Pyro Chefs" put on a spectacular flame-up show while preparing garlic-laced calamari and scampi in huge iron skillets. Meanwhile, hundreds of volunteers prepare all the official food of the. You can cook Mike's Gilroy Garlic French Fries using 8 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Mike's Gilroy Garlic French Fries

1. It's of Garlic Fries & Dip.
2. You need 4 large of Russet Potatoes [cut long-lengthwise-about the same width of your index finger].
3. It's 1 of 9.5 oz Bottle Minced Squeeze Garlic With Olive Oil.
4. It's 1 tbsp of Each: Garlic Infused Olive Oil - Granulated Garlic - Dried Parsley - Thyme - Sea Salt - Onion Powder - Garlic Pepper Seasoning.
5. Prepare 1 large of Ziplock Bag.
6. It's 1 of Sour Cream & Chives [for dip].
7. Prepare 1 of Bottle Granulated Garlic [sprinkle following baking].
8. Prepare 1 tbsp of Sea Salt Or A Powdered Salt [divided - sprinkle following baking].

Sorting heads of garlic at Christopher Ranch in Gilroy, Calif. Gilroy's annual garlic festival turned the pungent allium into a point of pride. All reviews garlic soup sandwich chicken piccata french dip ice cream omelet pancakes fries small downtown favorite food locals love every bite pleasantly surprised when family owned stopped for lunch fast friendly service the food is great. Strain the garlic from the oil with a small mesh strainer.

Mike's Gilroy Garlic French Fries step by step

1. Cut potatoes into French Fry form about the size of your index finger and soak in ice water [more ice than water] for 30 minutes - up to 2 hours. This step is VERY important since it makes your fries much crisper than they would without - especially since you're baking them..
2. Place one of your oven racks closest to the hottest area of your oven. Top or bottom - depending upon your specific oven model..
3. Preheat over to 450°..
4. Excluding sour cream, chives, potatoes and your finishing sprinkles of granulated garlic & sea salt - mix everything in an extra large Ziplock bag..
5. After 30 minute + chill in ice - dry fries completely on paper towels..
6. Place 1/2 of your fries in your ZipIock Bag and massage well..
7. Arrange fries on racks or on slightly crumpled up tinfoil so the fries can brown and crisp underneath. Or, you can lay completely flat..
8. Add your other half of fries to bag, massage and repeat process..
9. Lightly sprinkle granulated garlic and 1/2 tbs sea salt over fries..
10. Place fries on hottest rack and bake for 30 minutes. Watch your fries closely after 20 minutes to make sure garlic isn't burning..
11. Flip fries over 15 minutes in to bake cycle and sprinkle again with granulated garlic and remaining sea salt. Put back in oven for 15 - 20 minutes..
12. Since there is thyme in this recipe, sour cream is the VERY best condiment to serve these garlic fries with. However, if you omit the thyme, ketchup works quite well..
13. Chefs Note: You can deep fry these garlic fries. If we do, we use a garlic infused high heat oil we purchase online. DIRECTIONS FOR FRYING: Heat oil - Add fries but don't over pack them - Blanch fries in hot oil for 6 - 7 minutes until they're limp and pale - Drain on paper towels for a few minutes to even a few hours - When ready to fully fry, place fries back in hot oil for 10 minutes or until crispy - Drain on paper towels and sprinkle with granulated garlic and salt immediately..

Upgrade french fries with a creamy Lebanese garlic sauce and a sprinkling of fresh parsley. Everyone loves french fries, and we Lebanese are no exception! You'll find Batata Maqlieh, which translates to "fried potatoes," on any traditional Lebanese table. Fried potatoes with bacon in a pan. Cook the pasta in salted boiling water until a little less than al dente.