Kettle Chips

I was watching Tyler's Ultimate with Tyler Florence on the Food Network when I saw him making homemade potato chips. It looked fairly easy and fun, so I bought some potatoes and made my very own kettle chips.

In a large pot, I added 75/25 canola and olive oil and cooked over medium heat. I added green onion, thyme, rosemary and fresh garlic. The goal was to cook the herbs until they were crispy and shinny. This allowed the oil to be infused with the flavor of the herbs. Then I took the herbs out with a slotted spoon and left the oil. This is what I fried the potatoes in.

The potatoes needed to be sliced very thin. When held to the light, they appeared transparent. I put the potatoes in ice water to keep them from going brown. This process extracted the starch from them. I set them on paper towels and let them dry before I tossed them in the pot of oil.

I fried the potatoes in batches until they were golden brown and crispy. I took them out of the oil and placed them on a baking sheet covered with paper towel. Immediately, I added fresh ground pepper and sea salt. I prepared the salt and pepper in a mortar and pestle. The chips cooled very quickly and were ready for consumption. I bet you can't eat just one.

Ingredients:
4 large Yukon potatoes
Canola oil and olive oil (75/25)
2 cloves garlic
3 spring fresh rosemary
1 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon sage
Ground pepper and sea salt

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