The Best Steak Frites Recipe

Now, this is the BEST steak frites recipe! Tender, medium-rare steak tossed with homemade crispy fries and a horseradish cream sauce.

Ingredients you need

avocado oil, steak, butter, garlic cloves, rosemary sprigs, russet potatoes, peanut oil, parsley, olive oil, salt, pepper, horseradish cream sauce

Step 1

Prep and make your fries. Scrub and wash your potatoes and slice them into your desired shapes, I like mine in between a shoestring and smaller than a wedge.

Step 2

Place your cut potatoes in a bowl with ice water. This helps gets out the starch and helps get it crispy. Soak for about 30 minutes and up to 2 hours.

Step 3

Place your potatoes on paper towels and pat dry completely. Heat a deep-fryer, or a deep cast iron and fill it with peanut oil or vegetable oil to fry.

Step 4

First fry. Add in your fries with a slotted spoon in batches for your first fry into the hot oil. Then transfer to your baking sheet and transfer to the refrigerator for 30 minutes and up to 1 hour.

Step 5

At this point, take out your steaks to room temperature. Season with salt and pepper.

Step 6

Second fry. When it's time for your second fry, heat up that same oil to about 400°F, and take your cold fries (from the fridge) and this time you are going to brown them and make them super crispy. 

Step 7

Transfer to a mixing bowl and toss with salt, pepper, a drizzle of olive oil, chopped parsley and parmesan, toss and set to the side.

Step 8

Sear steak. Now, it's time to make our steak. Take your steak and heat a cast iron skillet until piping hot. Add in your steaks and sear on medium high heat for about 4-5 minutes to get a nice char. This will vary depending on your size of steak, though. Then flip.

Step 9

Once flipped, add in your butter, rosemary and garlic cloves. Baste your steak until fully cooked to your liking (I like medium rare which is around 135°F). Let rest for about 10-13 minutes and slice against the grain.

Step 10

Serve! Transfer your sliced steak to a plate and finish off with your french fries and horseradish cream sauce.

Other steak recipes to try:

Burrata and Steak Crostini

Grilled Steak with Sherry Shallot Vinaigrette Salad

Adobo Grilled Steak with Chimichurri