Potato chips are a favorite delicacy of many, which are in great demand among both children and adults. However, due to the large number of different additives included in their composition, chips are considered junk food and are not recommended for daily use. To protect your body from the effects of taste and smell enhancers, starch and genetically modified foods, as well as various stabilizers, you can stop consuming store-bought chips and replace them with homemade ones, which are not at all difficult to prepare yourself.
One of the most popular ways to prepare homemade chips is to bake them in the oven. To do this, select several smooth, large potatoes and rinse them thoroughly in warm water. Peel the skin and, using a vegetable peeler or sharp knife, cut the potatoes into thin slices, the thickness of which should not exceed 3-4 millimeters. After this, place the chopped slices in a deep plate, season with sunflower oil, salt well and mix thoroughly. To enhance the taste, you can add a little paprika or pepper. After this, place the potatoes on a baking sheet in one layer and place in the oven, preheated to 190-210 degrees, for 10-15 minutes. The main advantage of this method is a large number of finished product obtained at one time. The next method is to cook chips in a frying pan. Before you begin the cooking process, the pan must be properly heated. Therefore, it is recommended to put it on the stove at the very beginning and only after that start washing the potatoes. Cut the peeled potatoes into slices, the thickness of which you choose. However, you shouldn't make them too thick as you won't be able to cook them well and you'll forget about the crispy chips. After this, pour a layer of 3-5 centimeters of sunflower oil into the frying pan. When it is hot, carefully lower the potato slices into it and fry them until golden brown. After 5-6 minutes, remove the chips from the oil and place them on a paper towel to remove excess fat. To ensure that the potatoes are well fried and not burnt, follow just one rule - fry thin slices over maximum heat for a short time, thick slices over medium heat, turning them from side to side. Cooking chips in microwave oven is the simplest and in a fast way. Cut the washed and peeled potatoes into thin slices, then place them in a colander and rinse under running water. cold water to get rid of excess starch. Let the water drain and place the chopped potatoes on a glass plate, having previously covered it with baking paper. If desired, potatoes can be greased with vegetable oil or sprinkled with paprika. Then place the plate in the oven for 3-4 minutes, turning it on at maximum power. Since different ovens have different wattages, try to stay close to the oven while cooking to prevent the potatoes from burning, and remove them just as they turn into golden, crispy chips.Potato chips you make at home will be much tastier and safer than store-bought ones. And as you have already seen, they can be made quickly and easily, and most importantly, they will be absolutely harmless and will not harm the health of your children.
Many people think that it is impossible to cook delicious chips at home, but in fact this is not so, everything is done quite simply.
Now we will tell you how easy it can be done. At the same time, homemade chips are much healthier, cheaper and tastier than those bought in the store. The most important thing is to follow all the steps in the recipe exactly, then everything will work out. Chips prepared at home contain less fat and look very appetizing with their curved edges, they are simply irresistible. You can change the taste as you wish by using different spice mixtures as seasonings.
So, in order to make chips at home, we need the following ingredients:
- Five medium sized potatoes
- Vegetable oil
- Salt and spices to taste
- Foil
Before you start cooking, prepare the potatoes, wash them and carefully peel them. Take a board and cut the potatoes into round slices with a thickness of two to four millimeters. Don't forget that the thicker the cut, the longer the chips will take to cook. Cut the slices as evenly as possible; it is very convenient to use a special multifunctional grater for this. Place the chopped potatoes in a bowl and pour one teaspoon of vegetable oil into it, stir the contents. If some of the oil has flowed to the bottom of the dish, drain off the excess. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and cover it with food foil; if possible, you can apply a special anti-stick spray to the foil. Place potato slices in a single layer on a baking sheet. Turn on the oven and preheat it to 200 degrees, place a baking sheet with potatoes in it and wait twenty minutes. This is an approximate time for cooking chips at home, but it is not exact and may depend on many factors, so it is necessary to periodically monitor the cooking process.
The easiest way to determine the readiness of chips is by the curved edges of the plates. If you prefer a deep-fried version of homemade chips, then keep the potatoes in the oven longer. If the chips are ready, remove the baking sheet and place the finished chips on a paper towel or napkin, this will help get rid of excess oil. Salt the dish and sprinkle with your chosen spices.
If you don't have an oven, you can cook chips at home using a microwave. As in the previous recipe, wash and peel the potatoes. By the way, some people cook this dish directly with the peel. We cut the potatoes on a grater or using a regular knife, grease the slices with vegetable oil. This time, instead of foil, we use baking paper, place it on a dish and place chopped potatoes on top in a single layer. Set the microwave oven to 700 watts and cook the slices for three to five minutes. Don't forget to control the cooking process. As soon as the slices turn golden, turn off the microwave and take out the finished chips. Place them on a paper towel, salt and sprinkle with your favorite spices.
Now, knowing how to prepare chips at home, you can please your family and guests with this delicacy at any time. Bon appetit!
Check out another recipe in the video below.
There is probably no person who doesn’t like chips. This tasty, crispy and aromatic dish has become a favorite delicacy of millions of people around the world. And this despite the fact that such a “culinary masterpiece” is considered quite harmful, especially for children. After all, a lot of “chemical ingredients” are added to the delicacy that can be bought in every grocery store, allowing it to be preserved for as long as possible. But what to do if you are not able to deny yourself this pleasure? In this case, an excellent alternative would be homemade chips that you can make different ways.
This dish will serve as an excellent appetizer, an excellent side dish and an excellent addition to many other dishes, and the harm from them will be no more than from any other dish made from potatoes. Today we invite you to learn how to make chips at home; chips are not only tasty, but also healthy.
Chips bought at the store have virtually no benefit, but there is enough harm. The fact is that potatoes contain a large amount of starch. It turns into glucose, which makes the body full. And glucose can be converted into acrylamide, a component dangerous to the body.
If you consume it regularly, cancer may begin to develop. Women aged 30-45 years are most vulnerable to this disease, since they are the ones who develop tumors in the area of the uterus and ovaries.
Other reasons why potato chips considered harmful are.
- The same oil is used for cooking, but it needs to be changed after each batch of potatoes. This causes the amount of cholesterol in the blood to increase.
- Chemicals are added to the product. Most often these are flavorings, dyes, and taste enhancers. According to the regulations, a certain proportion of these components is indeed allowed, but manufacturers often exceed this norm. This is reflected in general health person, is fraught with metabolic disorders, the occurrence allergic reactions, destruction of tooth enamel.
- It contains a lot of salt. It interferes with the normal growth of hair, nails and bones, and destroys vitamin C. Excessive consumption of such chips can ultimately lead to heart problems.
- Chips are an incredibly high-calorie food, so it's no surprise that they contribute to obesity. 100 g of chips contain 510 kilocalories, which is a quarter of the daily requirement!
But potato chips are not only harmful to human health. They also have some beneficial properties, including satisfying hunger, improving mood (especially when you really want to eat this product, i.e. emotional, psychological hunger sets in).
How to make chips at home
To make healthy and tasty potato chips at home, you need to choose the right raw materials. This product requires potatoes with a high dry matter content (from 20%). If it's too watery, you won't get crispy chips. The following potato varieties are perfect:
- Lady Rosetta;
- Bullfinch;
- Fantasy;
- Pushkinets;
- Fairy tale;
- Saturn.
These varieties were bred by breeders specifically for making chips. They are dense, not watery, and have minimal starch content.
Classic recipe
Ingredients:
- Potatoes - 600 g.
- Vegetable oil - 3 tbsp. spoons.
- Dill - 1 bunch.
- Garlic - 2 cloves.
- Salt and pepper.
Preparation:
- Wash the potatoes in warm water and peel. For new potatoes, leave the skins on. As a result, homemade chips will receive a beautiful frame. Place the potatoes on a paper towel to dry.
- Peel the garlic. Finely chop both slices. I do not recommend using a press, otherwise you will end up with garlic puree instead of tiny pieces.
- Rinse the greens, shake off the water, and cut off the bottom of the sprigs. Divide the dill into two parts, set one aside and chop the second.
- Place a shallow and wide container on the stove and pour in the oil. To obtain flavorful chips, I recommend using unrefined olive or sunflower oil. Add chopped herbs and garlic to the oil.
- Cut the potatoes into thin slices. A food processor or a special vegetable cutter will make the task easier. I get by kitchen knife.
- Place the prepared potatoes in a container with spiced oil, cover with a lid and shake. As a result, each potato circle will be soaked in oil. Remove the lid and leave the potatoes for half an hour.
- Place paper on the bottom of the mold or baking sheet. It is important that the edges of the paper do not protrude, otherwise they will burn. Place potatoes on top in a single layer.
- Place the pan with potatoes in an oven preheated to two hundred degrees for about twenty minutes. If you want a crispier delicacy, increase the cooking time by one and a half times.
- All you have to do is take the appetizer out of the oven, wait until it cools down, put it in a beautiful bowl and sprinkle with dill. I recommend serving with sour cream.
An easy way to cook chips in the microwave
This dish is very easy to prepare and this recipe can be used without adding oil, so this type of homemade chips is much healthier than others, and the taste will not be any worse. Preparation consists of the following steps:
- Peel the potatoes, wash and cut into thin slices, then dry by placing on a paper towel. If desired, the slices can be greased with vegetable oil.
- Place the dried potato slices on baking paper so that they do not touch each other.
- Cook for 5-7 minutes, choosing a power of 600-750 W.
- Once the potatoes are golden brown, remove them and place on a plate.
- Chips that are not yet cooled should be sprinkled with salt and spices.
Potato chips in the oven
Ingredients:
- vegetable oil;
- potatoes - two.
Cooking method:
Peel and rinse the potatoes. Then cut it with a special vegetable cutter into thin slices about two millimeters thick. Add vegetable oil and add spices to taste, mix everything thoroughly by hand.
Line a baking tray with baking paper, treat with vegetable oil and lay out the slices. Place in a preheated oven and bake for about 20 minutes at 200 degrees.
Frying pan recipe
Ingredients:
- potatoes - 0.3 kg;
- olive oil - 50 ml;
- spices at your discretion;
- greens (dill, parsley, basil).
Preparation:
Prepare the potatoes. Cut into thin slices, place on a cloth to dry a little (15-25 minutes). Heat the oil in a frying pan and place the slices. Ideally, they should not touch each other. Fry the potatoes on each side for a few minutes. After cooking, place the slices on paper. This will help get rid of excess fat. Sprinkle with spices and herbs.
Other chips recipes
Natural potato chips with cheese sauce
Ingredients:
- 5 potatoes,
- 50 g dried dill,
- 80 ml lemon juice,
- 2 onions,
- sea salt.
For the sauce:
- 50 g non-dairy cheese,
- 50 g sour cream 20% fat,
- 1 bunch of dill.
Cooking method:
Peel the onion, wash it, chop it, squeeze out the juice. Wash the potatoes, peel them, cut into very thin slices. Place in a bowl, add lemon and onion juice, salt and stir. Then drain the liquid, lightly dry the potato slices, sprinkle them with dried dill, and stir. Place potato slices on a tray. Dry in the oven. When the potatoes are completely dry, they are ready. To prepare the sauce, mash the cheese with a fork, mix with sour cream and washed and chopped herbs. Place the chips on a plate and serve with sauce.
Natural chips made from raw potatoes without oil or chemical additives are a great alternative to unhealthy fried chips. The main thing is to choose tasty potatoes for them. Pink-colored varieties are best. Good raw potatoes should be sweet and pleasant to the taste. Acrid or bitter potatoes should not be eaten raw. Also, never eat green or sprouted tubers - they contain the poison solanine.
Carrot chips
You can prepare such a crisp in 10 minutes, or even less.
You will need:
- 3 root vegetables;
- a little olive oil;
- 2 tsp salt;
- French or Italian herbs.
Cooking method:
Wash/peel the carrots thoroughly and wipe dry. Cut the carrots into thin slices and place in a bowl. Add salt, flavor with herbs and sprinkle with oil. Mix everything well.
Cover a plate for micra with parchment and place carrot slices on it. Try to keep the circles at a certain distance from each other.
Place the plate in the microwave. At a power of 900 watts, cook for 2 minutes. Then we turn the circles over and put them in the microwave again for 2 minutes. Next, transfer the finished chips to a flat plate and crunch with pleasure.
Chips “Unusual”
Ingredients:
- 6 bananas,
- 2 tbsp. l. vegetable oil,
- 4 avocados (pulp),
- 2 cloves of garlic,
- 2 tbsp. l. lime juice,
- 80 ml mayonnaise,
- 100 g green onions,
- 2 pinches of chili powder,
- paprika,
- hot pepper sauce,
- pepper, salt to taste.
Preparation:
Cut the banana into slices, fry in oil in a saucepan until crispy. Remove excess oil, add salt and pepper. Mix avocado pulp, chopped onion and garlic, lime juice and mayonnaise, add spices. Serve with sauce.
Beetroot chips
Ingredients:
- 5 pieces. medium-sized beets,
- 350 ml water,
- 200 g brown sugar
Preparation:
Peel the beets and cut into very thin slices. Pour water over sugar, put on fire and cook until thick. Place the beet slices in a bowl and pour hot sweet syrup over them. Stir lightly and leave for 3 hours. Line a baking sheet with paper, place the beets there in parts and dry in the oven for 2 hours at 100 °C. Remove from oven and let cool.
Sweet Potato Chips
Ingredients:
- 1.36 kg sweet potatoes
- 960 ml vegetable oil or as needed for deep frying
- Salt to taste
Preparation:
- Wash and peel the sweet potatoes. Cut it into 1.5mm rounds using a mandolin or electric vegetable slicer.
- Heat the oil to about i6o°C and deep fry the potatoes in batches until brown (1-2 minutes). Remove from the oil, pat dry with absorbent paper and season with salt. Serve immediately or leave uncovered in a warm place.
Parmesan chips
Ingredients:
- 120 g grated parmesan
Preparation:
- Heat a non-stick frying pan and add small piles of grated Parmesan cheese.
- Immediately remove the resulting crispy chips (or waffles) from the pan using tongs or a wooden spatula and spread them out to dry.
Vegetable chips
Ingredients:
- 2 pcs. large potatoes
- 2 pcs. sweet potatoes
- 2 pcs. large beets
- 1 PC. parsnip
- 1 small celery root
- 8−10 tbsp. l. olive oil
- ¼ tsp. freshly ground pepper
- ¼ tsp. ground sweet paprika
Preparation:
- Wash and peel the vegetables thoroughly. Cut the beets, parsnips and celery in half and then into thin slices.
- Cut the potatoes into thin slices 2 mm thick. To do this, it is convenient to use a special grater, an attachment on a food processor, or a very sharp knife.
- Place vegetables in a bowl and pour over olive oil, sprinkle with paprika, salt, pepper and stir. There shouldn't be too much oil.
- Place in one layer, lightly blot future chips with a paper towel. Sprinkle with salt and bake on a baking tray lined with baking paper for 20-30 minutes at 180°C until golden brown. Make sure the chips don't burn. Let cool on the baking sheet.
Turnip chips
Turnip chips are slightly sweeter than potato chips. Good on their own or with sauce.
Serves 6
Ingredients:
- 500 ml sunflower oil
- 4 small turnips, cut into very thin slices
- pinch of paprika
Cooking method:
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan to 180°C. Fry the turnip slices in 4 batches (1-2 minutes per serving) until golden brown. Be careful, the oil may splatter.
- Transfer the finished chips with a slotted spoon to a parchment-lined plate, add salt, sprinkle with paprika and serve.
Apple chips
Next, by reading the following recipe, you will learn how to cook apple chips in the microwave. This snack option is similar to the previous one only with a characteristic crunch. Otherwise, the taste of the snack is completely different - moderately sweet, with a pleasant fruity taste and a subtle aroma with notes of cinnamon. The delicacy is unique in all respects and low in calories, which will especially appeal to those watching their weight.
Ingredients:
- sweet apples - 0.4 kg;
- sugar and cinnamon - to taste.
Preparation:
The apples are washed, cut into slices and the seeds are removed. Place the slices on the device’s plate and turn it on for seven to ten minutes at medium power. The microwave apple chips will be ready and have the desired crunch once they cool completely on the parchment sheet.
Features of making chips
The best thing you can do to avoid harming your body is to learn how to make chips at home. It seems like something simpler, but you will never get the chips you expect if you don’t know a few things important secrets.
It is not difficult to prepare such a delicacy yourself. Homemade chips, unlike store-bought ones that contain preservatives, flavors and other harmless additives, are completely harmless to the body. They contain only natural products: potatoes, vegetable oil and salt. Cooking does not require special equipment, an oven or microwave is enough, and in the absence of such, it will do regular frying pan. Follow these simple requirements, and the crunch of potato slices will delight everyone without exception.
- Not only taste qualities are important, but also aesthetic ones. Therefore, put the “defective” (eyes, bumps) source material aside, and leave the smooth potatoes for processing.
- Washing the slices cold water, you can reduce the starch content, after which the chips will not stick together during the frying process.
- Place the cooked potatoes on a plate, having previously covered them with baking paper, or sprinkle the dish with flour.
- Taste qualities Homemade chips can be given a slight piquancy by adding paprika, herbs or other spices at your discretion.
As you can see, making golden and crispy chips at home is very easy and simple. It is better to store them in a paper bag, in a dry place, and can be served as a side dish or snack for beer. Bon appetit!
Chips are a salty, aromatic and very tasty delicacy made from potatoes cut into thin slices. They are considered quite harmful, especially for children. However, this cannot be explained to the kids - they eat the fried slices with pleasure and constantly ask to buy them.
To ensure that the treat is not harmful to children and is made from natural potatoes or cheese, you can prepare the chips at home. You will need potatoes or cheese of your choice, salt, herbs; for some recipes at home you also need vegetable oil and spices.
There are many options for making homemade chips. You can cook them in a frying pan, in the oven, in the microwave, or make them from potatoes or cheese. At home, they will turn out much tastier, more natural and healthier than store-bought ones.
Secrets of making chips at home
- It is better to take medium-sized potatoes, smooth, without eyes or dents, so as not to cut them with a knife
- It is better to take hard cheese, processed cheese will not work
- It is absolutely not necessary to know how chips are made at the factory. Homemade cooking methods are much safer and healthier, and the taste is no worse than that of the same "Lays"
- To reduce the starch content, cut potato slices should be washed with water and dried
- To prevent the slices from sticking to the baking sheet or plate, you need to place parchment, baking paper, and sprinkle the surface with flour.
- What spices to add depends only on your desires. At home you can use garlic, onions, paprika, dill, a mixture of aromatic herbs
How to make potato chips in a frying pan?
Ingredients:
- a kilogram of smooth potatoes, this is approximately 6-7 small tubers
- liter bottle of oil, maybe a little less
- fine salt
- any seasonings as desired: pepper, dill, dried herbs
Utensils you will need are a deep frying pan or saucepan, a colander, a paper towel, and a wide flat plate.
Preparation:
- The potatoes must be washed, peeled, and cut into flat slices. Then the slices should be filled with cold water.
- It’s best to make homemade chips in a deep fryer, but they can be made just as well in a frying pan at home. The main thing is that the sides are high and the bottom is thick. Pour half the oil into the bottom of the frying pan or saucepan, wait until it boils, turn down the gas
- Remove the potato slices from the water, place in a colander, shake off the droplets, and carefully throw them into the boiling oil. Chips cook quickly in a frying pan; you need to remove them as soon as they turn golden.
- Place the finished pieces on a towel and wait for the excess oil to drain off.
- Place them on a plate in one layer so that they do not touch each other. Sprinkle with salt and spices
- Add oil and cook remaining potato wedges
How to make potato chips in the oven?
Ingredients:
- pieces 5 small even tubers
- 1-2 tablespoons of vegetable oil, you can take olive oil
- spices to taste
Preparation:
- Potatoes must be peeled, washed, cut into slices with a special knife or food processor attachment.
- Now you need to sprinkle these thin, even slices with olive or vegetable oil and mix with your hands. You don't need to take a lot of oil
- Cover the baking sheet with parchment or baking paper and grease the top with oil. Lay out the potato wedges in one layer and bake in the oven until done.
- The oven temperature should be 190 degrees
- Place the finished slices on a plate, sprinkle with salt, pepper and herbs.
These homemade chips are golden, crispy, and not too greasy.
How to make potato chips in the microwave?
Ingredients:
- 5 small potatoes
- 2-3 spoons of oil
Preparation:
- Peel the potatoes and cut them into thin slices using a food processor.
- Take oiled paper and cut it along the contour of the microwave plate
- Place round or oval slices on paper, trying to move them away from each other so that there are gaps
- Lubricate the top with vegetable oil; it is more convenient to do this with a special brush.
- Place in the microwave for 3 minutes at high power. Take it out and salt it
How to make chips from hard cheese in the oven?
You can do it at home delicious chips even from cheese. They turn out spicy, crispy, salty.
Ingredients:
- a piece of cheese weighing about 300 grams
- spices as desired
- greenery
Preparation:
- Take a fine grater and grate the entire piece of cheese on it.
- Cover a baking sheet with oiled paper and place the grated cheese in small mounds at a distance from each other. We crush them with our hands, making them into flat cakes, sprinkle with pepper and herbs
- Set the oven temperature to 180 degrees and bake for 3 minutes.
- Take out the baking sheet, cool the cheese chips, place them on a plate with a metal spatula
Homemade cheese or potato chips have a delicate taste, aroma, and are made from natural products. You can eat them every day; they will not harm even children.
Flavor and aroma enhancers, genetically modified foods, food additives, starch... It’s scary to continue the list, but this is exactly what is included in popular potato chips. But everyone loves to crunch golden potatoes, regardless of their useful composition. The rich taste simply clouds our minds when another slice of crispy potato hits our tongue. But the most difficult thing is not to give in to temptation when passing by a counter covered with multi-colored packs. It’s better to look into the vegetable department and pick up some regular potatoes in order to make homemade chips that you can safely treat your children to.
Let's look at four recipes for making chips at home.
- Chips in the microwave. This method is the fastest and easiest. To make homemade chips in the microwave, you need:
- Peel the potatoes, rinse and cut into thin slices (you can use a vegetable peeler);
- Place all the slices in a colander and rinse to remove excess starch;
- let the water drain from the potatoes;
- cover a flat microwave dish with parchment (you can do without it);
- place potato slices on it;
- Turn on the microwave at full power and wait 5 to 10 minutes.
- Peel the potatoes, rinse and cut into thin slices (you can use a vegetable peeler);
- Chips in a frying pan. Place the pan on the stove in advance so that it heats up properly. While it is heating up, start cooking:
- Peel and rinse potatoes;
- cut into slices, the thickness of which depends on preference;
- pour vegetable oil into the frying pan so that its depth is 2-3 cm;
- As soon as the oil is thoroughly heated (you can test it on one slice), you can place the potato slices in the frying pan;
- fry them in hot vegetable oil until golden brown;
- turn over if necessary.
- Peel and rinse potatoes;
- Chips in the oven. If you use an oven to prepare chips, you will get significantly more of them in one go:
- potatoes must also be peeled and washed;
- make thin slices using a vegetable peeler;
- mix potatoes with vegetable oil and salt;
- you can add paprika or a mixture of peppers;
- place the slices in a single layer on a baking sheet;
put it in an oven preheated to 180-200°C for about 15 minutes.
- potatoes must also be peeled and washed;
- Nacho chips. Industrially produced corn nacho chips are less harmful than potato chips. In order to make homemade nacho chips faster, bypassing the preparation of dough, you can use ready-made corn tortilla:
- cut the tortilla into triangles or squares;
- heat the vegetable oil in a deep fryer or saucepan;
- put triangles of flatbread there;
- fry until golden brown for about a minute;
- Place the finished nachos on a paper towel.
- cut the tortilla into triangles or squares;