Jack in the Box Fries Recipe

Jack in the Box sells two kinds of fries: plain French fries and Seasoned Curly Fries, the spiral ones with a seasoned coating. This copy makes the curly kind from two large russet potatoes, cut into spirals, soaked for half an hour, turned in a thin batter with paprika, garlic, onion and cayenne and fried at 350°F for four to five minutes.

Which fries Jack in the Box has

The chain's menu, as listed on DoorDash on 2 October 2026, has three. The Seasoned Curly Fries are described as perfectly seasoned, crispy curly fries, 480 calories in a large. The French Fries are lightly salted and made from real potatoes, 550 calories in a large. Halfsie Fries are half of each, at 390 calories.

Loaded fries come and go. Brand Eating described the Triple Cheese & Bacon Sauced & Loaded Fries of April 2022: seasoned curly fries topped with yellow cheese sauce, white cheese sauce and shredded cheddar, a drizzle of ranch and pieces of bacon, for about $3.

The chain does not publish its seasoning, so the mix below is this site's own. MakeFoodLovely is not connected with Jack in the Box.

Recipe

Jack in the Box Seasoned Curly Fries

A reconstruction of Jack in the Box's Seasoned Curly Fries — spiral-cut russet potatoes in a thin batter seasoned with paprika, garlic, onion and cayenne, deep-fried until crisp. Four servings.

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Prep

20 min

Cook

15 min

Total

1 hr 5 min

Serves

4

Cuisine

American

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds russet potatoes (2 large)
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 3/4 cup cold water
• 6 cups vegetable oil, for deep-frying

Instructions

1. Scrub the potatoes and cut them into spirals with a spiralizer fitted with the widest ribbon blade, or with a curly fry cutter. Cut very long spirals into lengths of about 6 inches.
2. Soak the spirals in a bowl of cold water for 30 minutes. Drain them and pat them completely dry with a towel.
3. Whisk the flour, the cornstarch, the paprika, the garlic powder, the onion powder, the salt, the cayenne and the black pepper in a large bowl. Whisk in the cold water to a thin batter, about as thick as heavy cream.
4. Heat the oil in a deep, heavy pot to 350°F. Turn a handful of spirals in the batter, lift them out with a fork so that the excess runs off, and lower them into the oil.
5. Fry in four batches for 4 to 5 minutes each, stirring once to separate the spirals, until deep golden and crisp. Drain on a rack and let the oil come back to 350°F between batches.

The coating on Jack in the Box curly fries

Seasoned curly fries carry their seasoning in a thin crust, and at home that comes from a batter. Flour and cornstarch with cold water make it thin enough to coat a spiral without filling it in; the cornstarch makes it crisp. Paprika gives the orange colour, cayenne and black pepper the mild heat.

• Thin batter. If it clings in a thick layer, whisk in another tablespoon of water. A thick batter glues the spirals into a nest.
• Dry potatoes. Batter slides off wet ones.
• Small batches. A crowded pot cools the oil, and the fries come out greasy.

Without a spiralizer

Cut the potatoes into sticks 3/8 inch thick and treat them the same way. They are seasoned fries of the straight kind and take 5 to 6 minutes.

For the chain's plain fries, leave out the batter: soak and dry the sticks, fry them at 325°F for 4 minutes, rest them for 10, and fry again at 375°F for 2 to 3 minutes until golden. Salt them hot.

Loaded curly fries

For four servings, warm 3/4 cup of cheese sauce, such as the Taco Bell cheese sauce on this site, and pour it over the hot fries. Add 1/2 cup of shredded cheddar, 4 slices of crumbled cooked bacon and 2 tablespoons of ranch dressing. For the spicy version, add pickled jalapeño slices.

Another plate of loaded fries here is the Dave's Hot Chicken loaded fries.

Reheating

Fried potatoes soften as they cool. Ten minutes on a rack in a 400°F oven, or 4 minutes in an air fryer, bring back most of the crunch. The microwave does not.

The fries go beside the chain's sandwiches on this site, the Ultimate Cheeseburger and the grilled chicken sandwich.