Home made oven chips

kittylester

Tonight we are having Italian omelette, home made oven chips and salad.

I have been making oven chips the same way for years and wondered if anyone has any 'upgrades' we might like.

I parboil the chips, leave them to steam a little in a colander, rough them up a bit, toss in hot olive oil with a little melted butter and roast in a hot oven.

Ideas for variety very welcome.

Instead of par boiling I pop my potatoes in micro wave with dash of water and cook for around 3 mins, then place on baking sheet spray with fry light olive oil then cook in Airfryer for about 20 mins

I chop them into chips without removing the skin,into a bowl with olive oil and Seasalter,and bake

I’m not a good cook - I don’t pretend. I do try to avoid ultra processed foods and once a week we have oven chips. The best are Aldi’s ,a yellow pack - they literally have two ingredients: potato and sunflower oil. Sunflower oil isn’t the best, but realistically they are the best, most have another 5/6 ingredients. Do look at ingredients - if you make them from scratch, I truly applaud you!

Yes, deep fried. Taste so much better.

I don't parboil, I microwave them first, then drizzle oil on them, then roast, sometimes I add salt and black pepper before roasting, or sometimes spice them up with Za'atar which makes them really tasty xxx

I don’t use olive oil for oven made chips because it doesn’t have as high a smoke point as other oils and when it reaches that point it can breakdown into compounds that are bad for your health.

I put Slap your mama on mine just before I put them in the oven (amazon) or tesco do a Greek lemon garlic and herb rub which is nice and fresh.

mabon1

I make chips the old fashioned way in a chip pan in oil, nowt better.

My Mum used to cook them gently in the fat (dripping) in the chip pan, tilt the basket to drain then heat up the fat very hot and plunge them back in for a short time.
I did have a chip pan too for many years.
They tasted so much better done that way.

mabon1

I make chips the old fashioned way in a chip pan in oil, nowt better.

We use lard 😍 paper chips 😂

I microwave for 5 minutes then air fry for ten Perfect crispy fluffy chips every time

They are lovely, I agree Mabon1. However, if you’re looking to cut down on fat, the other methods make a tasty alternative.

I make chips the old fashioned way in a chip pan in oil, nowt better.

I drizzle olive oil over chips then garlic salt, pepper and paprika and bake on a silcone baking sheet, and try to keep chips separated. If in a hurry I might do quick blast of chips in microwave before oven baking.

I find the way you do them is lovely. I sometimes add a thickly sliced onion and include it in the par-boil and roast so that it is all ready at the same time. I have an air fryer which gives similar results, but those done in the oven seem to taste better and can be done in larger quantity!

Mamie, that is a good idea. I've never thought to do it, although I purchase frozen chips all the time, and they are getting expensive!

When we lift our potato crop we parboil them, turn a few pounds into chips and freeze them on a tray before bagging them. Then when we need them we just turn them in olive oil and cook them in the oven. We do the same for roasties cooked in duck fat. Delicious.

It's strange because my roast potatoes don't stick.
Just my attempts at oven chips.

I end up with more on the tray than is on the plates.

MissAdventure

tanith

MissAdventure put a sheet of baking paper under your chips or roasties they wont stick.

Thank you.
I'll try that.

Baking paper is a must under homemade sweet potato chips. They go very sticky.

DH does all cooking and food shop so have forgot all I ever knew...

tanith

MissAdventure put a sheet of baking paper under your chips or roasties they wont stick.

Thank you.
I'll try that.

tanith

MissAdventure put a sheet of baking paper under your chips or roasties they wont stick.

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Parboil, toss in salt, black pepper, paprika and olive oil. Bake on non stick foil.

I'm with silverlining48 in that homemade oven chips taste nicer without too much oil or butter. Just a fine spray of fry light and a few sprinkles of paprika and seasoning.
I like my omelette slightly runny, so the drier version of chips soaks up the eggy slop!

MissAdventure put a sheet of baking paper under your chips or roasties they wont stick.

Slice, place in water, wait, drain, repeat, roast with a bit of olive oil, salt, pepper.