Chips
Use large to medium potatoes, try Maris Piper or King Edward's. Of course chips are not healthy but I always make a big batch on Boxing Day to have with the cold turkey - can’t wait!!!
Preparation time: 10 minutes Quantity: Serves 4 Cooking time: 12 minutes per batch
Ingredients
1 kg/ 2 lb. potatoes
vegetable oil for frying
salt and malt vinegar
Method
- Peel the potatoes
- Cut in to 3/4 -1 cm thick long - chips
- Wash in cold water to remove some of the starch
- Drain well
- Fry in a deep fat fryer, preheated at 130*c
- You may have to fry in 2 batches depending on fryer size - don’t over fill, they need room to
- Fry with the odd shake till soft, without much colour approx. 5-6 minutes
- Take out and shake of excess oil
- Turn the fryer up to 190-200*c and allow to reach heating point
- Refry till golden and soft
- Shake of excess oil
- Shake on to kitchen paper to remove excess oil
- Sprinkle with salt and malt vinegar and serve