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KFC Secret Recipe Fries

$3.09 320-840 cal 5g protein

Our seasoned fries with a secret blend of herbs and spices. Available in Individual or Large size.

Checked across 20 restaurants, $2.69 and $4.19.

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Nutritional Facts

Per serving · Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Total 320 kcal
  • Protein 5g 10%
  • Carbs 41g 15%
  • Fat 15g 19%
Nutrient Amount % DV
Calories 320kcal 16%
Total Fat 15g 19%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Sodium 1100mg 48%
Total Carbohydrate 41g 15%
Dietary Fiber 3g 11%
Protein 5g 10%

Figures are KFC's own published nutrition data, for a 111g serving, and can vary by restaurant or customisation. Percent Daily Values use a 2,000 calorie diet. Compare this against the rest of the menu with the nutrition calculator.

Secret Recipe Fries Complete Information

KFC Secret Recipe Fries cost $3.09 and carry 320-840 cal, which makes them the most expensive standard side on the Sides menu and the only one KFC gives a proper name to. They are thick cut, skin on, and coated in a seasoned batter before frying rather than simply salted afterwards. That coating is the whole difference: it stays crisp much longer than a plain fry does, which matters on a drive home.

The seasoning leans on the same savoury notes as the chicken coating, which is why they taste like a KFC side rather than a generic fry. They are also the side most likely to be in every combo on the Combos menu, so most people meet them without choosing them. Against the Potato Wedges at the same price they are crisper and lighter; the wedges give you more potato per portion.

Allergen Information

This item may contain the following allergens

  • Gluten
  • Wheat
  • Soy
  • MSG

Not stated by KFC: Meat, Animal Products, Corn, Seeds, Sulfites, Nitrates, Yeast, Alcohol, Artificial Coloring, Onion, Garlic, Crustacean Shellfish, Molluscan Shellfish, Celery, Mustard, Lupin. KFC records no status for these, so treat them as unknown rather than absent.

Allergen information is based on standard recipes. Cross contamination is possible in restaurant kitchens, so tell staff about any allergy when ordering.

Pairs Well Together

Pepsi is carried by 21 of the restaurants we sampled, which makes it the safest thing to add.

$3.09 Secret Recipe Fries $2.99 Pepsi

Combo Total

$6.08 570 cal

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KFC Secret Recipe Fries at Home

A battered fry is a different job from a plain one. The coating has to be thin enough to crisp and thick enough to survive, which means a slurry rather than a dredge, and it means frying twice. The second fry is not optional.

Prep25 min
Cook15 min
Total40 min
DifficultyMedium
Servings
4

Ingredients

Potatoes

Seasoned batter

To fry

Method

0 of 6 steps

Tips

  • Two fries, always. One fry gives you either raw middles or burnt coating; there is no single temperature that does both.
  • Let them cool between the fries. Ten minutes is the minimum and the difference is visible.
  • Thin batter. If it coats the back of a spoon thickly, add water.

Variations

  • Add cayenne to the batter for a spicy fry.
  • Cut them thinner and drop the second fry to 90 seconds for a shoestring version.
  • Use the same batter on potato wedges, which is essentially the other side.

Serve it with

  • Straight from the oil, which is the only time they are at their best.
  • Gravy poured over, which is how a good part of the country eats them.
  • A batch for four costs well under $3.09 a portion.

A home version of Secret Recipe Fries. It is our own recipe, not KFC's, and the Original Recipe blend stays a trade secret.

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Secret Recipe Fries Questions

$3.09, which makes them the dearest of the standard sides. Most others sit at a flat $2.99.

320-840 cal depending on the size ordered.

A seasoned batter applied before frying, rather than salt shaken on afterwards. It is what keeps them crisp and what makes them taste of the same savoury blend as the chicken coating.

There is no meat in the batter, but they are cooked in fryers shared with chicken. Anyone strict about it should treat that as disqualifying and ask at the restaurant.

Same price, different things. Fries are crisper and hold that crispness longer; the Potato Wedges give you more potato and a softer interior.

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