One of the most popular potato snacks is chips. These snacks can be purchased at the store or prepared by yourself. Naturally, homemade chips are tastier and have no harmful effects on the human body.
Required Ingredients
To prepare potato chips you will need:
- potatoes - 5 pieces;
- salt - to taste;
- olive oil - 30 ml;
- rosemary - 2 sprigs;
- Parmesan cheese - 80 g;
- garlic - 2 cloves.
Pre-washed and peeled potatoes must be cut into thin slices. This can be done with a sharp knife, in a vegetable cutter or with a shredder. If the potato has a thin skin, then you do not need to remove it. For dieters, soak the sliced potatoes in cold water. This will remove starch from the vegetables, which contributes to the deposition of fat on the thighs. In addition, cooked potatoes will be crisper after browning.
Cooking process
The slices are dried by placing on a towel and then placed on a greased baking sheet. Do not have too much oil on the surface, as this will make the chips very greasy, and if there is not enough fat, they can burn. Therefore, the amount of oil on the baking sheet should be dosed.
Grease the outside of the potatoes with oil. To add a special taste and aroma, add to the baking sheet sprigs of rosemary, which were previously scalded or flattened with a knife. Such manipulations contribute to the release of aromatic oils from plants.
Then the baking sheet is placed in a preheated oven for 10 minutes. 3 minutes before the end of the time, you can add a few cloves of garlic to the potatoes to add spice. The readiness of the dish is assessed visually - the slices will become wavy and ruddy, moreover, they are easily separated from the surface of the baking sheet. Sprinkle hot chips with salt, and after cooling - grated Parmesan cheese.
For spicy lovers, instead of rosemary, you can put chopped chili peppers, and before serving, sprinkle the chips with a mixture of paprika and salt. You can serve various sauces with potato snacks: from honey and mustard or yoghurt with dill and garlic. Shop counters offer a range of chip sauces such as Vegetable Salsa and Guacamole. The simplest option is regular mayonnaise. It is better if it is made at home using vegetable oil and eggs.
Chips can be a great addition to light salads and meat dishes. It can also be vegetables individually, grilled chicken, steamed fish.
