Copycat Animal Style French Fries
These Copycat Animal Style French Fries are a must-try for any fan of In-N-Out Burger! These tasty and addicting fries are topped with a delicious combination of melted cheese, grilled onions, and special sauce.
If you ask us, the best thing about this recipe is that you don’t have to leave the house and pay the high price at the restaurant to satisfy your fast food craving. We call that a win-win.
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❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- You only need simple ingredients so you don’t have to spend all day trying to track down hard-to-find items.
- All the ingredients are also budget-friendly so you don’t have to spend a ton of money at the grocery store.
- Plus, this recipe is easy to make so even beginners can make it.
🛒Ingredients
Gather these ingredients on your next trip to the grocery store so that you can enjoy this delicious side dish with your family this week.
- frozen fries – we like to use shoestring fries. However, any fries will do.
- yellow onion – a white onion can also be used.
- butter – we used salted butter
- brown sugar – we used light brown sugar
- salt
- water
- mayonnaise
- ketchup
- sweet pickle relish
- sugar
- white vinegar
- American cheese
See the recipe card below for quantities.
🔪 How to Make These Copycat Animal Style Fries
This is a quick overview of the instructions needed to make this recipe. You can find the full steps in the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
Cook the french fries according to the package directions.
Meanwhile, saute the onions, brown sugar, and salt in a large skillet until soft and caramelized. Add water if needed.
Whisk together the sauce ingredients until well combined.
Top the warm fries with cheese slices, onions, and sauce. Allow the cheese to melt before serving.
🥄 Equipment
You will need a few simple tools to help you make this recipe:
- small bowl
- whisk
- large skillet
🥫 Storage
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 days. Just note that the fries may become soggy, so if you think that you are going to have leftovers, we recommend that you don’t all the cheese and sauce to them.
Serve With
We love to save this tasty side dish with a simple meal like this Dijon Grilled Chicken. We also like to end our meal with a sweet treat like this Lemon Cake.
💭 Tips
Here are a few tips that you can use to help these fries turn out perfectly for you:
- For the true fast food flavor, try deep frying your french fries.
- If you fry your french fries make sure that drain them well.
- If the fries are warm then you add them to the baking sheet and pop them in the oven to melt the cheese.
⁉️ FAQ
Do you have questions about this recipe? Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions.
The name comes from crowd customers that were nicknamed “animals”.
🍽 More Copycat Recipes
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🧾Recipe Card
Want to make this copycat animal style french fries recipe? Print the recipe card below, or pin this recipe, so you can find it later.
Copycat Animal Style French Fries
Equipment
- large pan
- serving platter
- Whisk
Ingredients
- 32 ounces frozen fries any type
- 1 large yellow onion
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1-2 tablespoons water
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 ½ tablespoons ketchup
- 1 tablespoon sweet pickle relish
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon white vinegar
- 4 slices American cheese
Instructions
- Cook fries according to package directions.
- Preheat a large frying pan over medium-low heat, add the butter, and let it melt.
- Peel and chop the onion into small pieces and add it to the frying pan.
- Add the brown sugar and salt to the onion and let it cook slowly.
- Add water if necessary.
- In a small bowl, add the mayonnaise, ketchup, sweet pickle relish, sugar, and vinegar.
- Whisk to combine.
- On a serving platter, start by placing the hot fries as the bottom layer.
- Quickly lay on the slices of cheese in an even layer and allow the hot fries to melt the cheese. Cover the cheese with a layer of onions and add the sauce as the top layer.
- Enjoy!
