Street Food

Slap Chips

Name: Slap Chips
Total time: 20m
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: South Africa
Ingredients: 1 kg floury potatoes; Sunflower oil; Salt; White vinegar

Soft, vinegary hand-cut chips scooped into newspaper cones — the pavement staple outside every fish-and-chips shop.

20m 4 servings Easy

Ingredients

• 1 kg floury potatoes
• Sunflower oil
• Salt
• White vinegar

Method

Step 1 of 425%

Cut potatoes into thick chips; rinse and pat dry.

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1
Cut potatoes into thick chips; rinse and pat dry.
2
Blanch in 150°C oil 6 min; drain and rest 10 min.
3
Fry again at 180°C 3 min until pale gold.
4
Toss with plenty of salt and a generous splash of vinegar.