Perfect Baked Chips

I've had the bundles of energy that are one year old twins round visiting this afternoon and was busy making Halloween outfits for them for when they start nursery properly tomorrow. I was exhausted afterwards and decided to go for a very easy tea of pie and chips! The pie is the new Linda McCartney one that was the winner of the public recipe contest a few months ago. If you like the Country Pies in the range you're likely to like these. It's mushroom, ale, lentils and spinach. I often make potato wedges to go with pies either with ordinary potatoes or sweet potatoes by tossing in olive oil, paprika and salt and baking for 30 mins.

Tonight I thought I'd try a different method as described in Veggie Burgers Every Which Way by Lukas Voler. I must say they are a winner! The secret is to remover some of the starch by soaking the chips in cold water before cooking. Wash the potato and cut it (leaving the skin on) into quarter inch matchsticks. Cover with cold water in a large bowl for 30 minutes. Dry thoroughly, a salad spinner and kitchen towel is good here. Then I tossed them in olive oil and sea salt and baked for 30 mins at 200C turning them every 10 minutes. Really excellent chips!



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  1. Pie and chips? Food of the gods!

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  2. That looks like an awesome plate of food and I really, really need to try those pies.

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  3. I love learning new ways to make chips even better, what a great dinner!

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  4. I'm gonna try that next time I make chips! Had the new pie the other day, think I prefer the country ones.

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