Making potato chips is pretty easy and quick and you can adjust the seasonings to your own taste or favorite chip. If you want to bake them, preheat the oven to 375 degrees. If you want to fry, then heat 4 cups of canola or vegetable oil to 380 degrees.
For 4 servings, start with 4 russet potatoes. Most recipes recommend that you peel the ski off, but I like to leave it on. Then, slice really thin (1/16" - 1/8") and evenly with a mandoline or other uniform slicer. Take the slices and put them in ice water as you cut because it keeps them from turning brown.
To bake: Pat the slices dry with paper towels and spray rimmed cookie sheets lightly with oilve oil. I haven't tried it, but I would imagine this would be a good time to toss with a little vinegar if you wanted to make salt and vinegar chips. Place the chips in a single layer on the sheets and spray again lightly with olive oil. Bake for about 10-12 minutes or until the chips are golden brown. Pull from the oven and transfer to cooling racks.
To fry: Make sure that the potato slices have as little water on them as possible. After pulling them out of the ice water, I placed them in a single layer on 3 paper towels and then placed 3 more paper towels on top to try to draw out most of the moisture. This keeps the oil from spattering. When the oil has reached 380 degrees, carefully place 12-15 slices in the oil and fry for about 2 minutes, turning once or twice. Make sure the oil returns to 380 before adding the next batch. With a slotted spoon, pull the chips from the oil and let them drain and cool on paper towels.
Once the chips have cooled to room temperature, then you can toss them with whatever seasonings you like. This is where you can get creative. I like mine with a little Johnny's seasoning salt or I'll do sea salt, thyme, garlic powder and paprika. You can make and store them in an airtight container for 2-3 days. Yum!
YUM Thank you so very much for taking the time to explain how to do this - I cannnot wait try this. I will likely try the baking one since I do not have much kitchen room at all and frying would be difficult. Awesome beans :) R
ReplyDeleteThis is pretty useful information for any who don't know how to do this. I've never actually tried baking potato chips, though I'd probably have more luck with that method, as my past attempts at frying anything have usually ended in disappointment. The key to frying is having a candy or deep fry thermometer. Guessing doesn't work so well, as I've learned. Thanks for posting this, I may try baking some in the near future.
ReplyDeleteThis looks simple but delicious. Thank you for sharing this.
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