We don’t really like to deep fry at home and so only really have chips in restaurants. But at last Barney Desmazery, from BBC GoodFood, has come up with a recipe for oven chips that actually works! We might have to cook steak now at the weekend to celebrate.
Best-ever Oven Chips – serves 4
- 1kg large Maris Piper potatoes, peeled
- 1 tbsp white or malt vinegar
- 75ml vegetable oil
- 2 tsp plain flour
- 2 tsp cornflour or potato flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- small pinch of cayenne pepper
Cut the potato into chip shapes (you can cut of the round ends and keep them all oblong and tidy but we didn’t bother).
Put the chips into a pan of cold water with the vinegar added and bring to the boil. Simmer for 6-8 minutes or until just cooked and tender, then drain very carefully so they don’t break up. Leave to cool completely (you can now put them in the fridge for a day or two until you need them).
Heat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 9.
Pour the oil into a heavy baking tray or shallow roasting tin and put into the oven to heat.
Mix the flours with the baking powder, cayenne and some salt in a shallow dish. Gently toss the chips in the mixture to coat. Remove the pan from the oven and lay the chips in a single layer. Gently turn the chips over to coat in the fat, then roast for 20 minutes. Turn the chips again, then roast for another 10 minutes. Turn once more and cook for a final 10 minutes or until crisp and a deep golden colour. Drain on kitchen paper and serve.
(Original recipe from BBC Good Food)
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