Description
Crispy, crunchy delicious homemade potato chips are always delicious and inexpensive to make. Flavor them with paprika, BBQ dry rub seasoning, or other favorite spices. Just be sure to fry up more than you think you’ll need because they’re really good.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 potato per person (Yukon gold, Idaho, Russet, or red potatoes), washed and soaked
- neutral frying oil
- sea salt
- paprika or other spices to flavor the fried chips (optional)
Instructions
- Slice the potatoes. Using a mandoline slicer or a sharp knife, slice the potatoes paper-thin and place them into a colander or large mixing bowl. *I like to use Yukon gold, but you can use Idaho, Russet, or even red potatoes too.
- Rinse and soak potatoes. Rinse the sliced potatoes under cold running water to remove the excess starch until the water runs clear. Allow the potatoes to soak for at least 30 minutes, or even better up to overnight in cold water in the refrigerator. *If you’re doing a quick 30-minute soak, place a king-size ice cube in the water with the potatoes.
- Dry the potatoes. Pat the potatoes dry using a clean kitchen towel to remove all of the moisture.
- Fry the potatoes. Preheat a pot with neutral frying oil to 350°F/176°C and fry the potatoes in batches turning them over and stirring occasionally, until golden brown and crispy.
- Strain the potato chips + serve. Remove crispy potatoes to a paper towel-lined plate, or wire rack and salt (and season) them immediately, Enjoy!
Notes
- If you’re doing a quick 30-minute soak, place a few ice cubes in the water with the potatoes.
- Make sure your potatoes are really dry before frying them, or the oil will splatter otherwise.
- Experiment with the thickness of the chips. We made them 3 ways to see what we liked best.
- Flavor the chips with natural spices or seasonings like smoked paprika, chili seasoning, turmeric, etc.
- Store any leftover chips in an airtight container, but know that these chips do not hold like store-bought chips. (If you’re like us, you won’t have any leftovers anyway!)
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Rest Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Nibbles + Bits
- Method: Deep Fried or Air Fryer
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
