Potato chips
Description
A delicious snack for any gathering. If you love chips, it’s not necessary to buy them at the store. You can make a tasty and healthy snack right in your own kitchen — using just potatoes, oil, and spices. Thin slices are fried until golden brown, becoming light and incredibly crispy. Serve the snack to the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare all the ingredients before you start cooking. Peel and wash the potatoes.
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Step 2
Slice the potatoes into thin rounds using a food processor with a slicing attachment or a mandoline slicer. If you don’t have either of these tools, use a vegetable peeler and shave the potatoes into thin slices.
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Step 3
Place the sliced potatoes in a deep bowl and cover with cold water; leave them like that for 5–8 minutes. This is necessary to get rid of excess starch.
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Step 4
Then, using a colander, drain off the excess liquid and dry the potato slices on paper towels.
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Step 5
Pour the salt into a separate small bowl and add the spice mixture to it.
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Step 6
Mix these ingredients in a bowl until you obtain a homogeneous mixture.
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Step 7
In a convenient saucepan over medium heat, thoroughly heat the vegetable oil and add the potato slices in batches, frying them on all sides until an appetizing golden color.
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Step 8
Remove the finished chips from the oil with a slotted spoon, first transfer them to paper towels, then to a flat serving dish. Sprinkle the finished chips with a mixture of salt and spices and serve.