Idaho® Potato Fire Fries | Idaho Potato Commission

Ingredients

• 1 pound Idaho® Russet Burbank potatoes, scrubbed, unpeeled
• Peanut oil for frying
• 3 ounces Red Curry Paste (recipe follows)
• 2 teaspoons fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro leaves
• <strong>Red Curry Paste Yield: 2 cups</strong>
• 20 dried red chiles (half-fresh dried/half-red Thai chiles)
• 1/4 cup coriander seeds
• 2 tablespoons cumin seeds
• 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
• 1/2 pound shallots, peeled
• 8 garlic cloves
• 5 slices fresh galangal
• 4 fresh red chiles
• 3 stalks lemongrass (bottom 2 inches of stalk only)
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 bunches fresh cilantro (roots and stems only)
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• Zest of 1 lime
• 1 cup peanut oil, divided
• 2 teaspoons paprika