Chinese-Style Salt And Pepper Chips
Can't get enough of my salt and pepper potatoes? You should also make these British-inspired chips with a Chinese twist by adding salt and pepper seasoning. The fried chips are stir-fried with onions, green onions, and Thai chili pepper and tossed in my homemade Chinese salt and pepper seasoning.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 400 g Potatoes
- 2 tbsp salt
- 50 ml white vinegar
- Water for boiling
- 40 g cornstarch
- 10 g chopped red onions
- 10 g chopped green onions
- 10 g Thai chili pepper
- Salt and pepper powder
- Oil for deep-frying
- 1 tbsp oil for stir fry
Instructions
- 1
Clean, peel, and cut potatoes into thick straight slices. Start by slicing it from the ends to give you round cuts. Then, slice it into thick rectangular strips.
- 2
Wash the cut potatoes with water to remove the starch.
- 3
Prepare a pan with water and let it boil. Add salt and white vinegar to boiling water.
- 4
Cook the potatoes for 5 minutes and drain.
- 5
Coat the boiled potatoes with cornstarch. Mix well until each potato slice is evenly coated with cornstarch.
- 6
Prepare a pan with cooking oil for deep-frying. When the oil is 356°F, fry the potato slices until golden and crispy. Drain extra oil after deep frying. You can also bake or air-fry the potatoes. Bake for 45 minutes at 200°C or 400°F or air-fry for 25 minutes at 200°C or 400°F. Remember to flip it halfway through the cooking time to ensure even cooking. Cook until golden brown and crispy.
- 7
Prepare a pan for stir-frying. Chop your onions, green onions, and Thai chili pepper.
- 8
Keep about 1 tbsp oil in the pan. Stir-fry the chopped red onions, chopped green onions, and Thai chili pepper until they are fragrant.
- 9
Put the fried potato slices in the pan.
- 10
Sprinkle a generous amount of salt and pepper powder. Give it a good mix to evenly spread the powder.