Salted Egg Chips
This is the ONLY Salted Egg Chips recipe you'll need. Satisfy your craving with crisps fried until extra crunchy and smothered in a buttery golden sauce!
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 4 medium-sized potatoes
- 8 salted egg yolks ((or 2 per potato))
- 1 US cup curry leaves
- 100 g (2/3 US cup) unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp sugar ((or to taste))
- 1 tbsp salt ((for boiling potato slices))
- 1 tsp salt ((for seasoning, added to taste))
- chili flakes ((optional))
- cooking oil ((for deep frying))
- water ((for boiling))
Instructions
- 1
Steam the salted egg yolks for 20 minutes or until they become a solid orange.
- 2
Mash the cooked yolks using a fork. If you like chunky bits in your coating, leave some parts unmashed.Tip: Mash them while still warm. As soon as the yolks get cold, they firm up and it becomes harder to cut through with a fork.
- 3
Wash and thinly slice the potatoes. Try to cut them as thin as possible then soak them in water for 30 seconds to rinse out some of the starch.Tip: Use a mandoline for this step.
- 4
Bring a pot of water to a boil and add the salt. Parboil the potatoes for 2-3 minutes, depending on their thickness. You're looking for translucent slices.Note: This is will to remove most of the starch and cook the potato through so the fried crisp is not hard on the inside.
- 5
Drain the potatoes and let them dry on a tray lined with paper towels or a clean kitchen towel. Make them as dry as possible.
- 6
Set up a pot with enough oil for deep frying and bring the tempature up to 160°C (320°F).
- 7
Fry the potato slices in small batches until golden, drain on paper towels and repeat until all are cooked.
- 8
When cooking the last batch of potatoes, melt the butter in a wok or saucepan.
- 9
Add the curry leaves in and cook for 20 seconds or until aromatic.
- 10
Pour in the mashed yolks and stir until bubbling, then season with salt, sugar and chili flakes. Stir for another 20 seconds to mix in the seasoning.
- 11
Add the fried chips in and toss until evenly coated in sauce.
- 12
Serve the Salted Egg Chips immediately as is!