If you're tired of the usual fries or want to try nutritious alternatives, sweet potato chips are the perfect choice. This tuber is rich in vitamins A and C, as well as calcium and potassium. Although with frying it is possible to obtain crisper chips, cooking in the oven allows you to preserve all the nutritional values. If you are looking for a simple alternative to chips, try these recipes.
Ingrediants
Fried Chips
- 500 g of sweet potatoes
- 780-1000 ml of rapeseed oil
- Salt to taste.
Baked Chips
- 2 sweet potatoes (about 150 g each)
- 30 ml of olive oil
- A pinch of salt
Matchstick Chips
- 1 kg of sweet potatoes
- 30 ml of olive oil
- 5 g of garlic powder
- 5 g of paprika
- 5 g of salt
- 2 g of black pepper
Steps
Method 1 of 3: Fried Chips
Step 1. Heat the rapeseed oil
Pour 750-1000ml into a wok or deep fryer. The exact dose of oil varies according to the size of the pan or appliance; However, make sure you have at least 7-8 cm of oil in the bottom of the pan and heat it to a temperature of 180-190 ° C.
- If you don't have a wok or deep fryer, you can use a large pot.
- You should attach a frying thermometer to the edge of the pan to check the temperature of the oil while cooking.
Step 2. Wash and slice the sweet potatoes
Rub them under cold running water and peel them. Take a sharp knife and cut them into slices as thin as a sheet of paper. The mandolin could prove useful to simplify this operation and guarantee you chips of uniform thickness; set it to minimum.
If possible, choose organic potatoes and avoid peeling them; studies conducted on pesticides have shown that these substances concentrate precisely on the peel
Step 3. Fry the chips in batches
Proceeding very carefully, put a handful of chips in the boiling oil; they should fry quickly turning golden and curling. Do not leave them in the oil for more than a minute.
Only cook a handful at a time, otherwise you risk lowering the oil temperature excessively and altering the frying process
Step 4. Remove the chips
Use a skimmer for fried food to collect them from the oil and place them on a grid lined with absorbent paper; sprinkle them with salt to your taste and continue frying the rest of the potatoes.
Before cooking the next batch, check that the oil temperature has returned to 180-190 ° C
Method 2 of 3: Baked Chips
Step 1. Heat the oven and adjust the height of the shelf
Turn on the appliance by setting the temperature to 120 ° C and put the shelf in the center to ensure that the fries cook evenly; he also prepares one or two laccarde.
Consider using pans with raised edges to prevent chips from falling out when you bake or take out the pans
Step 2. Wash and slice the tubers
Rub two large sweet potatoes under cold running water and dry them completely; use a very sharp knife to cut them into thin slices (as much as possible). You could also use a mandolin set to the minimum thickness, which allows you to get slices of identical size.
If you want to avoid peeling potatoes, opt for organic ones; studies have shown that pesticides focus on the peels
Step 3. Grease and flavor the chips
Transfer them to a large bowl, add 30 ml of olive oil and sprinkle them with a pinch of salt; mix everything with a spoon to make sure each slice is covered in oil.
- If you like them spicy, add a pinch of cayenne pepper.
- If you prefer sweet and savory flavors, you can mix in two tablespoons of maple syrup with the olive oil.
Step 4. Bake them
Arrange them on one or two trays, so as to form a single flat layer and cook them for about an hour; after this time, take them out of the oven, turn them carefully and then cook them for another 60 minutes.
Turning the chips halfway through cooking make them crispy on both sides
Step 5. Remove them from the oven
They are cooked when they are golden and crunchy; if the slices are a little thick (more than 6mm), they may be firm or soft in the center. Take them out of the appliance and let them rest for 10 minutes, you can serve them when they get cold.
Sweet potato chips don't stay crunchy for long, so you should eat them right away; if you want to keep them, use an airtight container
Method 3 of 3: Matchstick Chips
Step 1. Heat the oven and adjust the height of the shelf
Turn on the appliance, set the temperature to 200 ° C and move the shelf to the center; in this way, the fries cook evenly. You should also make a laccarde or two.
Choose pans with raised edges to prevent the potatoes from falling out when you put the pans in and out of the oven
Step 2. Wash and cut the sweet potatoes
Rub about a pound under cold running water and peel them. Cut them into sticks 6-12 mm thick and about 7-8 cm long, depending on the size of the vegetable.
To facilitate the operation, first cut the ends of the potato and then divide it in half; this way, you can rest the flat surface on the cutting board
Step 3. Put them in the oven
Arrange the flavored "matches" on the two laccarde forming a single layer and cook in the oven for 15 minutes; after this time, turn the potatoes with a spatula and continue cooking for another 10 minutes.
Step 4. Aromatize them
Transfer them to a large bowl, sprinkle them with 30 ml of olive oil and add the spices after mixing them together. You need:
- 5 g of garlic powder;
- 5 g of paprika;
- 5 g of salt;
- 2 g of black pepper.
- Serve them immediately. You can store them in an airtight container for a day or two, but they will no longer be crunchy.
