Make It Yourself--potato Chips-ci
From keni 15 years ago
- 10 minutes to make
- Serves 12
Another of my "why buy" and "non recipe" recipes! It's 2 ingredients(four if you stretch it), and it's easy. I highly recommend a mandolin for the slicing, though, and use either a large pot and thermometer for the frying, or a deep fryer.
Ingredients
- 6 large Russet* potatoes shopping list
- peanut oil for frying shopping list
- 2 large bowls water shopping list
- 1/4 cup sea or kosher salt shopping list
- ~various seasonings, if desired, ie dry ranch dressing, dry BBQ seasoning, lemon pepper, salt and black pepper, cayenne or chili, dill, etc~ shopping list
- *I have tried yukon gold for these, but they didn't work as well for me...they didn't get as crispy, which is our preference :) shopping list
How to make it
- Slice unpeeled potatoes very thinly preferably using a mandolin or similar gadget
- Immediately put sliced potatoes in a large bowl of water.
- Rise and repeat a few times til water is clear.
- Drain water and refill with very cold water(even add ice, if you'd like) and 1/4 cup salt.
- Let stand about an hour. Keep cold by adding ice or keeping in the fridge.
- Heat oil (about half full)in large dutch oven til oil hits between 375-400--make sure it doesn't go below 350, for sure, and don't let it go over 400), or use a deep fryer set between these temps.
- Drain potatoes well between 2 kitchen towels and drop them in small batches into oil.
- Fry them, turning frequently until evenly golden brown(about 3 minutes or so)
- Drain immediately on paper grocery sacks
- Sprinkle with salt and any seasonings, from above.
- These can be stored in paper lunch bags for a few days, but change bag out for new as small grease spots are observed to help keep them crispy!
The Rating
Reviewed by 4 people-
Keni..I KNOW this recipe will be wonderful..
and I think the iced water soaks are very important!! HIGH ^^5!! :)
lanacountry
in Macon loved it
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Made these tonight. A+++ as always darling! I made regular salt and old bay seasoning chips. they were gone fast. i cheated a little and used my deep fryer. i will be making another batch soon. Thanks as always Keni!
cmnjersey
in Edgewater Park loved it
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