Chinese Salt And Pepper Chips -Oven And Air Fryer Instructions
If you've never tried Chinese salt and pepper chips, you're in for a real treat. Crispy chips are tossed with sauteed peppers and sprinkled with a blend of Chinese spices. This recipe includes instructions for oven roasting your chips, or air frying them.
Ingredients
- 4 large potatoes
- 5 tablespoons olive oil divided. You will only need 2 tablespoons if you are cooking the chips in the air fryer.
- 1½ teaspoons black peppercorns
- 1½ teaspoon Chinese 5 Spice Powder
- 1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 1 red pepper finely chopped
- 1 green pepper finely chopped
- 1 red chile deseed and finely diced.*optional, omit if you don't like spicy.
- 1 scallion finely chopped
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 430° F (220° C). Pour 4 tablespoons of the olive oil into a roasting tin, or large baking tray with a lip.
- Cut the potatoes into wedges. No need to peel them. Put them in a medium sized saucepan and cover with cold water. Simmer for 5 minutes.
- Place the roasting tin in the oven, and heat the oil for 5 minutes. Remove the tray from the oven, and put the wedges in the oil, turning each one over to coat it in oil. Spread the wedges out so that there's space between each one and roast for 25 minutes, or until the potatoes are crispy and golden.
- While the chips are cooking, heat a dry cast iron pan over low heat. Add the black peppercorns and Sichuan peppercorns to the pan and roast for two minutes. Transfer to a mortar and pestle. Add the Chinese Five Spice and sea salt and grind everything together.
- In a non stick pan, heat the remaining tablespoon of olive oil. Add the onions, green and red peppers, and chili peppers to the pan. Saute for 6 minutes. At the 5 minute mark, turn the heat down and add the minced garlic.
- Transfer the crispy chips to the pan with the vegetables, and sprinkle the spices over them. Toss to coat. Enjoy!
Air Fryer Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 375° F (190 ° C) according to the manufacturer's instructions. Some air fryers don't need to be preheated.
- Cut the potatoes into wedges. No need to peel them. Put them in a medium sized saucepan and cover with cold water. Simmer for 5 minutes.
- Drain the chips, and return them to the pan. Coat with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and transfer them to the basket of your air fryer. Depending on how large your air fryer is, you may need to work in batches. Air fry for 10 minutes, turning once at the half way point.
- Proceed with the rest of the oven baked salt and pepper chips recipe to finish up the dish. Enjoy!
Notes
- To get perfect wedges, lay the potato on its side and cut down the middle vertically. Now, place the cut side of each potato facing the cutting board and cut each side in half vertically. Take each wedge and place them cut side up. Cut each wedge in half again. You should end up with 8 wedges per potato.
- Omit the chili pepper, if you want to reduce the heat!
- The nutritional information provided with this recipe is for oven roasted salt and pepper chips. Air fryer chips will have substantially less fat, and calories.
Nutrition
Calories: 353kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 6gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gSodium: 599mgPotassium: 1097mgFiber: 7gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 1088IUVitamin C: 107mgCalcium: 53mgIron: 3mg
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