Arby’s Curly Fries are the perfect blend of crispy fried potatoes and mouthwatering seasoning. This is the best Arby’s Curly Fries recipe you will find!
Growing up in a smaller town in Michigan, we didn’t have that many fast food options. Arby’s was one of the few places, and it was probably one of the first fast food restaurants I had ever tried. I LOVED their Curly Fries, so coming up with this recipe made me feel like I hit the jackpot.
This Copycat Arby’s Curly Fries recipe is the perfect blend of salt and spice battered on a delicious curled potato! Dip them in Copycat Zax Sauce or Copycat Chick-fil-A sauce for the perfect combo!
Now, there are a few tricks to getting Copycat Arby’s Curly Fries perfectly cooked, but with a little effort you can make these all the time at home! It is even possible to prep these and then freeze them in big batches so you have them ready to go whenever you need them.
I love serving Arby’s Curly Fries with ketchup, ranch, Big Mac Sauce (Copycat Recipe), Copycat In-N-Out Sauce (easy recipe) or Copycat Outback Bloom Sauce – they are all perfect for dipping!
Using a spiralizer that has a thick setting is also key for getting a thick enough curly fry. I have found two different ones that work well.
I used the KitchenAid Mixer Attachment Spiralizer, which yielded the perfect Arby’s Curly Fry shape, however, I have researched and found that this Potato Slicer and Corer also has positive reviews for the curly fry shape.
Tools for making Copycat Arby’s Curly Fries:
- Using the KitchenAid Spiralizer attachment makes this recipe really simple! The Potato Slicer and Corer can also get the job done in a pinch!
- You need a decent sized frying pot to get these bad boys fried up. I like using a pasta style stock pot to fry things, but you could also try making these in the air fryer (and if you do, let me know how it goes!).
If you like COPYCAT RECIPES as much as I do, you might be interested in these:
- Copycat Big Mac Sauce – perfect for burgers or dipping!
- Copycat Zaxby’s Sauce
- Copycat Chick-fil-A Sauce
- Copycat Outback Bloom Sauce and Bloomin’ Onion Petals
- Copycat Big Mac Salad
- Copycat Taco Bell Mexican Pizzas
- PF Changs Spicy Green Beans
- 2 medium russet potatoes
- 6-10 cups vegetable or canola oil
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 5 TBS paprika
- 2 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1 1/2 tsp cayenne powder
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 2 cups water
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Cut the end off the potatoes so they are flat, one at a time, spiralize each potato.
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Fill a large bowl with hot water (from the tap is fine, just make it hot), place the spiralized potatoes into the bowl, and let sit for 20-30 minutes. Strain
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Preheat oil in a deep fryer or large pot (high sides are key here). Oil temp should be about 375 degrees, and if you put it at medium heat for about 5 minutes you should reach this temp.
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In a bowl, make your batter: mix all dry ingredients with a whisk. Add water, then whisk until combined.
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Dip the potato slices into the batter, and then set onto a rack over parchment paper (for easy clean up), to let the extra batter fall off. Once they are all coated, place them into the preheated oil, careful not to crowd the pot/deep fryer- do it in batches. Fry for 4-5 minutes, then remove and place onto a paper towel lined baking sheet. Finish frying all the potatoes.
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Serve fries with ketchup or your favorite sauce – like copycat Zax sauce!
Mike says
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Allyson says
**You’re! Happy cooking!
Brad says
Lol, perfect response for the trolls! Thanks for the recipe, looking forward to trying this out while I’m stuck at home!
Allyson says
LOL! Lots of recipes to feed the trolls here! Enjoy the fries!!! Cheers!
Tyra says
Thanks for this it’s so good 😌😚
Allie says
Why can’t this comment be removed due to language? I’m on this site with my child and they’re reading this person’s explicit comments!
Allyson says
I will delete it. I apologize for your child seeing this.
Anyone4tea says
Freezing instructions are premium services: 60 TP rolls.
Harry says
GREAT RECIPE!
Allyson says
Thank you for the fabulous review!
Allyson says
Solid advice! Thanks!
Amy Boling says
I’ve been looking for an Arby’s Curly Fries dupe for a while now. So excited to find this one! I have 2 questions though that I’m hoping you’ll be able to answer.
Questions:
1) Would this recipe work for potato wedges instead of curly ones?
2) Assuming the answer is yes to question #1, could you make these fries in the oven instead of frying them?
Thank you in advance for any help/suggestions!!
Allyson says
Hi Amy! I have only tried it the way I published the recipe, but you are welcome to try! Let me know how they turn out!
Kelli says
I’m so excited to try these tonight with my family! I love ALL of your recipes. Utah fry sauce is a yummy addition to this.
Christina Bowen Kelly says
Family Pandemic purchase: Spiralizer so we can eat curly fries. It’s finally being delivered tomorrow!! Can’t wait to try this recipe.
Allyson says
OH YES!!!!!! It’s so good for other things too! Here are some recipes that I use it too: https://domesticsuperhero.com/?s=spiralized
sa says
hey, I had a question. Since normal hand cut fries need to be double fried (blanched) why is this an exception?
Kim says
Hi Allyson,
I LOVE copycat recipes so much, and this is one I haven’t seen yet! I am so looking forward to making these fries. They’d be perfect with your recipe for copycat Chick-Fil-A sauce, too. I am putting these on the menu for Super Bowl Sunday. 🙂
Allyson says
You will LOVE them!!!
Mark says
Hi Allyson, I’m also a small town Michigander (displaced to Maryland currently) and I really enjoy your recipes. Thanks for sharing.
Allyson says
You are so welcome, Mark! Where abouts in MI are you from?!
ColdFusion says
Fascinating. I would expect the batter to prevent the potatoes from cooking, since as it is, it takes longer than 5 minutes to fry naked fries, right? Then again maybe the soak helps with that