A few days ago I had some leftover fries, so I crisped them up, put on some cheese, some bone meat from some pho I made at home, a spicy thousand island fry sauce, some onion, cabbage, and scallions. Best fries ever.
I use leftover fries to make hashbrowns: mix cornstarch and water to make enough slurry to cover the fries, season with salt and pepper if desired, cut them into small pieces (I go for cubes) and cover/soak in the slurry (add paprika for a kick), fry in plenty of oil. Very good with eggs or added to a breakfast burrito!
Frittata is definitely the Italian fried rice. Uses up the leftover veggies, but tastes delicious if well done, so no one minds. Never tried french fries in mine, but next time maybe I'll give it a try.
I always thought of frittata as just an inferior quiche but seeing that slightly custardy slice of eggs and filling has changed my mind. I also love how easy it looks to make in a 10 inch cast-iron.
I love frittata - I’ve been making it since the 90’s. My favourite has baby spinach, par boiled potato, onion, garlic and fresh basil. And I also make a sandwich with leftover frittata- it works so well with bread ❤️
I don't know why in the US there's this misconception of frittata being cooked in the oven... frittata letterally comes from "fritto", which is italian for "fried"
This video has really really good ideas! Often if I have them at home there's always too much, and at dinner, the fries are cold and greasy, yet if refried they'd be too dry and hard. Looks like the solution was to just let it go "soggy" and revert to potatoes.
I might actually steal that frittata recipe, it looks delicious. Although funny enough, I’ve never had a frittata before. That said, my main question is where you got those fries in the first place. They kinda look like Whataburger fries, but I’m pretty sure Whataburger isn’t a thing in New York.
My favorite thing to do with leftover fries is like a hash. I’ll fry them like home fries with onions in a pan and then add some eggs it’s really good really easy and a great way to use them up without a ton of extra ingredients or work. The okonomiyaki looks delicious though!
just this morning i made some "home fries" out of leftover fries by frying them in butter and tossing with paprika. i wish this video came out yesterday so i could've done something more creative!
@@imankhan4133 In Spanish Batata is sweet potato (also called Boniato), regular potatoes are Patatas 😁 When I was little I thought that people who said Batatas in the market had an speech impediment, because my mom never bought them 😅🤦🏻♀️ so I didn't know they were a different thing than potatoes 😇
Omg I LOVE this content! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 As someone who ends up with leftovers a LOT and I also dont enjoy eating the same food in the same week, I absolutely LOVE Inga's creative ideas here! Im gonna give the fries okonomiyaki and fritata a try one day! Liked, Favourite & Bookmarked! ❤️
Ok, I'm trying that soup this week! I've been staring at the prime-rib in my fridge for almost a week trying to decide what to do with it, but after I deal with that, potato soup! Regarding the okonomiyaki spin-off: It reminds me of a hash I had made in my college days - with onions, potato, cabbage and corned beef. A friend of my roommate asked what I was making and I called it a stir-fry - their response "Is that potato? Haha! What kind of stir-fry is that!?" My response: An Irish stirfry (not knowing he was a chest-thumping 5th generation American-Irish)! Hooboy, that got some laughs and facepalms =D
Wow this is perfect timing, I was just thinking of what to do with the leftover chips in my fridge. Can't believe how creative you are with these Inga!
I had heaps of hot chips leftover from fish n chips, so the next day I chopped them up into little cubes, and mashed them up with some milk into a kind of mashed potato consistency with yummy crispy bits. I put that on top of leftover pasta in a baking dish, grated over some cheese, and baked it into a delicious shepherd's pie -esque baked pasta! It was super crispy and delicious. I was surprised at how good it was! Turned two leftover meals into a complete new meal!
I just made the egg, chips and turkey quiche thingie! I had leftover chips and I didn’t know what to do with it! That tasted good and I didn’t need to put it in the oven nor I added any cheese. I used the left of a shredded cheddar bag. It was tasty. Just remember to season it.
I turn them into loaded fries, but instead of dry, I sauté them in a homemade sauce. Then after most of the fries are coated & crisp a bit from butter & the homemade sauce. Add whatever topping & cheese. Just cheese alone is delicious. I call them drunken fries.
@@priyasiva2983 there’s a few creative ways to make loaded fries. You can experiment & customize ur own. Understand they will become somewhat “soggy” like because they’ll be absorbing the sauces. So with left over fries, you can sauté them in some unsalted butter in a pan to crisp them up & add buttery flavor. Then with some kind of sauce, u can sauté the fries with a bit of any sauce you like just enough to coat them. Or you can sauté the fries in butter, then toss the fries into a large mixing bowl & add some sauce into the bowl to mix instead. Right away, add any kind of melty cheese & more sauce to your liking. If you can handle spice, add some pickled jalepeno, garnish with dried parsley, and enjoy! After I finished sautéing my fries in butter, then sauce in the same pan. I turned off the heat, add generous amounts of cheese, then cover with a lid, and set it to the side. Then serve with some more sauce. The sauce I made at home was a fresh tomato & lime like sauce. I used fresh tomatoes, diced them into tiny cubes, sauté in butter until softened & crushed, add salt, black pepper, bit of chicken buillion, little bit of sugar to balance acidity, (preference) ground sage, bit of dried basil or parsley, add lime juice. Season to your liking!
Another thing that can be done is throw them into a food processor with some spices and a little bit of egg whites, form patties and fry until crispy potato coins.
Easiest thing to make w/ leftover fries is w/ gravy, cheese curds, and a chicken patty. Top w/ green onion and pickled red onions or kimchi. U can substitute the gravy for butterchicken sauce or spaghetti sauce and mozzarella
When I was in albania I had gyros and they literally just make a gyro and stuff it with fries. It's so good and the ingredients for gyros are simple with a lot of room to substitute leftovers.
I always have leftover fries from my local Bodega. Although they're the best fries ever, I can never seem to finish them. I'm happy to try something to use them up so I don't have to keep throwing them away.
I wonder if the oily nature of fries incorporated more oil into the dishes and if that was accounted for at all? I imagine it's no more than adding like a tablespoon of oil, but that's still enough to mess with things if not accounted for properly
As stale french fries are often tossed I love the creativity of those recipes, especially the soup. ♥️ I would also be interested if you could turn them into a dip somehow. There's a Greek garlic-potato cream that comes to my mind. Caramelizing them with some spice might also be a nice idea. I also highly recommend brinjal (eggplant) pickle as a sandwich condiment, especially with egg/omelet etc.
i often chop them up and use them instead of potatoes in an indian style curry. Once they are stewing for a while, they just turn into potatoes again (albeit greasier - which is ok in curry) - similar to the shakshuka. Or i fry them crispy in a pan and use them as fries XD
The problem I have is I never get into a situation where I have leftover fries
I honestly never heard of leftover fries in my life and I'm almost 50.
Same they're usually the first thing gone.
In my experience some American restaurants randomly give you enough fries to feed a small school.
same
Right? Have never made gnocchi because I don't know what leftover mashed potatoes are either
A few days ago I had some leftover fries, so I crisped them up, put on some cheese, some bone meat from some pho I made at home, a spicy thousand island fry sauce, some onion, cabbage, and scallions. Best fries ever.
sounds like an infinitely better version of animal fries!
honestly, loaded fries seem like a great way to use up leftovers and make them more interesting
Nobody asked.
the bone meat from homemade pho takes it to next level
@@KosongIce bruh
I like how all of these were very brunch-appropriate. Like… drinks and pub fare the night before, leftover fries for hangover brunch.
Missed opportunity to call it a friettata. :)
Andrew would've done it
I use leftover fries to make hashbrowns: mix cornstarch and water to make enough slurry to cover the fries, season with salt and pepper if desired, cut them into small pieces (I go for cubes) and cover/soak in the slurry (add paprika for a kick), fry in plenty of oil. Very good with eggs or added to a breakfast burrito!
Who knew you can make something elegant yet still tasty out of some greasy fries? Inga is a leftover genius, if I say so myself.
She's also really pretty
Every time they are using parmesan, I can't help but think that it is still from that wheel of cheese that Andrew bought ages ago 🤣🤣
haha i remember watching that 3 years ago, brings back memories :)
😂😂😂
LOL
This is a great callback and such a wonderful mental image.
Frittata is definitely the Italian fried rice. Uses up the leftover veggies, but tastes delicious if well done, so no one minds. Never tried french fries in mine, but next time maybe I'll give it a try.
The addition of cream and fresh vegetables was a great call. The inherent saltiness would have been overwhelming.
I thought I was the only one that caught this. I wouldnt have added any salt with the bacon and parm.
At first I was a little disappointed you didn't do poutine, but I'm actually glad you gave us so many other ideas!
Poutine needs hot and fresh fries
Poutine is definitely my go-to with old fries
Now, making a meal with poutine leftover is an interesting challenge!
I like how she addresses the things about the dish that she thought could be better. Great video
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They're all really good at that here, which is one of the reasons I love them all.
I always thought of frittata as just an inferior quiche but seeing that slightly custardy slice of eggs and filling has changed my mind. I also love how easy it looks to make in a 10 inch cast-iron.
Of course Inga manages to work bread into a "how to use something that's not bread" video. 😁
I love frittata - I’ve been making it since the 90’s. My favourite has baby spinach, par boiled potato, onion, garlic and fresh basil. And I also make a sandwich with leftover frittata- it works so well with bread ❤️
I don't know why in the US there's this misconception of frittata being cooked in the oven... frittata letterally comes from "fritto", which is italian for "fried"
This video has really really good ideas! Often if I have them at home there's always too much, and at dinner, the fries are cold and greasy, yet if refried they'd be too dry and hard. Looks like the solution was to just let it go "soggy" and revert to potatoes.
I might actually steal that frittata recipe, it looks delicious. Although funny enough, I’ve never had a frittata before.
That said, my main question is where you got those fries in the first place. They kinda look like Whataburger fries, but I’m pretty sure Whataburger isn’t a thing in New York.
Probably just some grocery store shoestring fries i think you could find it there
@@williammj9715 they looked just like mcdonalds to me
At 0:17 you can see the red of the McDonald’s fry box.
@@Tugreo they fried it until crispy but not until dark golden brown
Frittatas are the BEST for leftover! Never heard of "frittata di pasta"? Yes. It's a frittata made with leftover cooked pasta (anykind). DELICIOUS!
omg plz do more of this series!!!!! my mom always saves leftovers and rarly eats it bc she doesnt know how to revise them so this is great inspo!
My favorite thing to do with leftover fries is like a hash. I’ll fry them like home fries with onions in a pan and then add some eggs it’s really good really easy and a great way to use them up without a ton of extra ingredients or work. The okonomiyaki looks delicious though!
just this morning i made some "home fries" out of leftover fries by frying them in butter and tossing with paprika. i wish this video came out yesterday so i could've done something more creative!
as someone who's received leftover fries every other week, this video is a godsend.
but why are you receiving left over fries every other week?
What does this mean who is giving you leftover fries and why ?
So many questions and not enough answers
where are they from??? we need answers 🤣
huh. who is giving you fries!!!!!!
My food presentation game has gone way up since starting to watch Inga’s recipes
I already know this video gonna be soooo useful 💯💯
In Lebanon there is something called a "batata sandwich" which is just fries, coleslaw and ketchup in a pita wrap. so good
That sounds incredible
Batata is 'potato' in hindi language
@@imankhan4133 lol it's arabic as well
@@imankhan4133 In Spanish Batata is sweet potato (also called Boniato), regular potatoes are Patatas 😁
When I was little I thought that people who said Batatas in the market had an speech impediment, because my mom never bought them 😅🤦🏻♀️ so I didn't know they were a different thing than potatoes 😇
I didn't know fries could be among left overs
Omg I have some leftover fries in the fridge right now! The timing on this is perfect lol.
Omg I LOVE this content! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 As someone who ends up with leftovers a LOT and I also dont enjoy eating the same food in the same week, I absolutely LOVE Inga's creative ideas here! Im gonna give the fries okonomiyaki and fritata a try one day! Liked, Favourite & Bookmarked! ❤️
I stick em in the Balmuda to crispen them up again while reintroducing some moisture....then sprinkle a bit of rosemary salt over it
the potato soup garnish was everything
Inga: i use the leftover to make the leftover
4:13 that kewpie mayo made senpai kai happy for sure
Ok, I'm trying that soup this week!
I've been staring at the prime-rib in my fridge for almost a week trying to decide what to do with it, but after I deal with that, potato soup!
Regarding the okonomiyaki spin-off: It reminds me of a hash I had made in my college days - with onions, potato, cabbage and corned beef. A friend of my roommate asked what I was making and I called it a stir-fry - their response "Is that potato? Haha! What kind of stir-fry is that!?"
My response: An Irish stirfry (not knowing he was a chest-thumping 5th generation American-Irish)! Hooboy, that got some laughs and facepalms =D
Wow this is perfect timing, I was just thinking of what to do with the leftover chips in my fridge. Can't believe how creative you are with these Inga!
I had heaps of hot chips leftover from fish n chips, so the next day I chopped them up into little cubes, and mashed them up with some milk into a kind of mashed potato consistency with yummy crispy bits. I put that on top of leftover pasta in a baking dish, grated over some cheese, and baked it into a delicious shepherd's pie -esque baked pasta! It was super crispy and delicious. I was surprised at how good it was! Turned two leftover meals into a complete new meal!
Completely unrelated to anything, but I absolutely LOVE your hair in this video 🥰🥰🥰
Popular opinion: Inga's got skill cus the dishes look delicious!
She's a chef after all, a genius you could say. Pops up a new creative recipe idea every day which is very interesting and intriguing.
I loved the video. But i can’t recall EVER having leftover fries😂
went to a hot pot place where we got sichuan dry pot and one of the ingredients was crinkle cut fries, it was pretty good!
I can spot a McDonald's fry anywhere! 😂 Now I want to order some!
I once made gnocchi with left over fries with a simple vodka tomato sauce and it was greatttt 🤤
Inga the cutest Asian chef of the RUclips cooking shows, I believe.!
I just made the egg, chips and turkey quiche thingie! I had leftover chips and I didn’t know what to do with it! That tasted good and I didn’t need to put it in the oven nor I added any cheese. I used the left of a shredded cheddar bag. It was tasty. Just remember to season it.
I turn them into loaded fries, but instead of dry, I sauté them in a homemade sauce. Then after most of the fries are coated & crisp a bit from butter & the homemade sauce. Add whatever topping & cheese. Just cheese alone is delicious. I call them drunken fries.
hello, i would love the recipe and ingredients to have a go at this myself. how do you make it?
@@priyasiva2983 there’s a few creative ways to make loaded fries. You can experiment & customize ur own. Understand they will become somewhat “soggy” like because they’ll be absorbing the sauces. So with left over fries, you can sauté them in some unsalted butter in a pan to crisp them up & add buttery flavor. Then with some kind of sauce, u can sauté the fries with a bit of any sauce you like just enough to coat them.
Or you can sauté the fries in butter, then toss the fries into a large mixing bowl & add some sauce into the bowl to mix instead. Right away, add any kind of melty cheese & more sauce to your liking.
If you can handle spice, add some pickled jalepeno, garnish with dried parsley, and enjoy! After I finished sautéing my fries in butter, then sauce in the same pan. I turned off the heat, add generous amounts of cheese, then cover with a lid, and set it to the side. Then serve with some more sauce.
The sauce I made at home was a fresh tomato & lime like sauce. I used fresh tomatoes, diced them into tiny cubes, sauté in butter until softened & crushed, add salt, black pepper, bit of chicken buillion, little bit of sugar to balance acidity, (preference) ground sage, bit of dried basil or parsley, add lime juice. Season to your liking!
Another thing that can be done is throw them into a food processor with some spices and a little bit of egg whites, form patties and fry until crispy potato coins.
Easiest thing to make w/ leftover fries is w/ gravy, cheese curds, and a chicken patty. Top w/ green onion and pickled red onions or kimchi. U can substitute the gravy for butterchicken sauce or spaghetti sauce and mozzarella
they have some really crazy okonomiyaki toppings in some shops in japan, so i could totally see the french fry version being good!
Genius to do a video on the double edge sword of fries (mcdonalds). The best when fresh and the worst when cold.
"I have left over fries.", said no one, ever...
When I was in albania I had gyros and they literally just make a gyro and stuff it with fries. It's so good and the ingredients for gyros are simple with a lot of room to substitute leftovers.
I always have leftover fries from my local Bodega. Although they're the best fries ever, I can never seem to finish them. I'm happy to try something to use them up so I don't have to keep throwing them away.
maybe more batter and finer cabbage? everything looks super delicious tho! I’m gonna try these on my next mcdonald’s run!
Inga you never fail to amaze me with your creativity
Make a poutine with leftover fries.
Leftovers @Inga are luxury.
Inga is a great chef! I love her ideas and demos.
inga looks so chic here shes glowing
My gosh the potato soup decor was so beautiful
all of my favourite foods, thanks as always, thanks Inga!
Should use a thinner slice of fritata for the sandwich and add tomato or put tomato chunks in during baking.
The frittata is amazing. Thx for the recipe.
You are a mad food scientist. I love your creativity.
Another banger to make my Saturday better :)
I love it, always have leftover fries from take out meals. Thanks for the great ideas Inga.
Love this! The more ways we can reduce food waste the better!
I love this channel! I'm making cheesy cauliflower bake for the first time, it's going to be so good! Ready in 10 minutes!
Great video, but there is no such thing as Leftover Fries in my world. But I could make some for those dishes.
my god this channel is goated w video ideas nd casting
Whenever theres's french fries, we've never ever ended up with any leftovers 🤣
Inga + fries = perfection
The frittata sandwich with fries and pockets of ricotta is a revelation
Shakshuka is my go-to for Sunday mornings
It's the best!!✨
I think I'm in love with this woman
めちゃ美味しそう
Love these recipes. Thanks Inga!
We love your videos, Inga!! 🥰
Nothing weird about that okonomiyaki, it literally means whatever you like!
I wonder if the oily nature of fries incorporated more oil into the dishes and if that was accounted for at all? I imagine it's no more than adding like a tablespoon of oil, but that's still enough to mess with things if not accounted for properly
As stale french fries are often tossed I love the creativity of those recipes, especially the soup. ♥️
I would also be interested if you could turn them into a dip somehow. There's a Greek garlic-potato cream that comes to my mind. Caramelizing them with some spice might also be a nice idea.
I also highly recommend brinjal (eggplant) pickle as a sandwich condiment, especially with egg/omelet etc.
I've used leftover fries to make a dish reminiscent of lomo saltado before. That was delicious.
i often chop them up and use them instead of potatoes in an indian style curry. Once they are stewing for a while, they just turn into potatoes again (albeit greasier - which is ok in curry) - similar to the shakshuka. Or i fry them crispy in a pan and use them as fries XD
@About To Eat: Inga! These look amazing! They don't even look like leftovers. When is your cookbook coming out? I'd like to preorder now, please! 🤠❣
Love these types of videos!
Inga you are so creative with the dishes! :D Really enjoyed the video!
All 4 recipes are great! I would add a burger or bread with leftover fries 😉
Gosh if you have leftover fries i think you're a straight up maniac... No offense btw hehe
Left over fries is an unknown concept for me
This video is so good. Inga did a great job
That chunky sandwich shape looks so goooood. Fingers cross this jump-starts a trend!
Peruvian Lomo saltado is another great option for leftover fries!
As a Belgian this is very useful
Anyone going to talk about how good she looks here
Wait, 10:21 Sweep ingredients through the hole in the chopping board handle? I never thought of this. wow
I once made a piccata ricotta frittata ciabatta. It was very good, just time consuming because of all the steps it took for each of the elements.
Wow, you are so creative!! We always have fries left over
What doesn't Inga like? Was there a 24hr video of her eating and cooking things she doesn't like?
These are good ideas. Thanks Inky!
I bet you also could have made a pretty cool gnocchi dough by blitzing up the fries and using them as the potato base!
this was very much needed
I saw okonomiyaki so I watched even though I generally skip these sort of videos.