Homemade skinny oven chips

I love chips. If I could have them with all my meals I probably would. But sense (and my waist line!) tells me that's probably not the best thing to do.

We went through a phase of buying lots of frozen oven chips, they're easy to just shove into the oven and forget about, but they're pretty average taste-wise.

Then we decided that they couldn't be that hard to make, they would just take a little bit more effort, but they would be a whole lot tastier!

And damn, were we right! Now every time we have chips, it's these bad boys that we're chowing down on!

So here we go: homemade skinny oven chips!

First and Foremost: Which potatoes?

In my opinion, the best kind of potato to go for to get the best chips are the fluffy ones, something along the lines of Maris Piper or King Edwards. This means that when you bake them they will be crunchy on the outside and nice and fluffy on the inside.

Method:

I generally go for one medium sized potato (about the size of a fist) per person for this recipe.

You can peel your potatoes or leave the skins on depending on your preference. I've kept the skins on for this batch. C

Set the oven to about 180°C (fan assisted, 200°C for non-fan ovens)

Cut the potatoes lengthways into slices of about 1/2cm, then cut these slices into 1/2cm wide chips

Put the chips into some boiling water for about 5-10 minutes, just to blanch the potato so there is less cooking required in the oven

Drain the chips, and add some olive oil (enough to coat the chips), some salt and some pepper and mix well

Put the chips onto an oven tray or a crisper tray and cook for approximately 20 minutes ( or until chips are golden brown, turning occasionally

These guys turned out a little crispier around the edges due to my ovens tendency to create random hot spots in the oven, but they tasted fantastic!

Experiment with flavours!

We've tried a couple of different ones (garlic and rosemary, paprika and onion granules) so add your favourite flavours at the olive oil stage and experiment away!

Hope you enjoy!

Hannah x