Crinkle cut fries are a crowd favorite. Every one loves a potato snack. Be it IPL, Super bowl or AFL. Everyone wants to munch fries and chips whether it is a movie or a sporting event. Whether you admit it or not, we all love potatoes. It is one of the simplest dishes which continue to amaze you how even simple dishes like air fryer potato chips can be so tasty. It is generally served as sides. Air fryer crinkle chips is a low oil version of the original recipe. It is crunchy and perfect for teatime.
You can use your airfryer to make many crispy potato chips. It is great for making frozen hashbrowns, air fryer frozen French fries or frozen waffle fries. If you want to make from scratch then you can try make air fryer french fries , fingerling potatoes or air fryer potato wedges.
There are other recipes that you can make with potato in the airfryer such as air fryer Potato skins , air fryer smashed potatoes or air fryer potato cheese balls. You may also use the air fryer to cook frozen snacks such as pizza pockets,spring rolls,frozen pizza,frozen samosa or use it to reheat left over food.
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Equipment
- Air fryer
- oil spray or pastry brush
- mandolin slicer
- cookie cutter
- saucepan
- sieve
- skewer
Ingredients
- olive oil / vegetable oil
- potatoes (Russet/Royal dutch cream/Sebago/King Edward/Royal blue / Yukon gold potatoes)
- water
- salt as per taste
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Instructions
Follow the below steps to cook fresh potato chips in air fryer.
- Wash potatoes thoroughly until water runs clear. Peel them and use those peels to make crispy air fried potato skins. Make crinkle cut potato slices using mandolin slicer. ( Note: these are thinly cut chips(3 mm),once you cook them the thickness will reduce). Soak in cold water for 3-4 hours. Drain the excess water.
- Toss these with oil and place them int he airfryer
- Or, you can line the slices on a wooden skewer ,spray oil on the potato slices.
- Preheat air fryer for 10 mins at 200C deg C(390F). line the skewered chips in the air fryer basket.
- Cook for 14-15 mins at 200 deg C(390 F).
- Spray oil again and season with salt or any seasoning of choice. Air frying further for 4-5 mins @190C(375 F).
If there are some chips that are raw from the middle, then place potato slices separately for few minutes. Cook further until they show a golden brown shine.
- Serve hot.
Air fryer crinkle chips recipe | air fryer potato chips recipe
Equipment
- Air fryer
- mandolin slicer
- pastry brush
- Mixing bowl
- paper napkins
Ingredients
- 250 gms potatoes choose from russet/king edward/royal dutch cream/sebago/royal blue
- 1 tbsp. oil used in the spray
- salt as per taste or any seasonong of choice
Instructions
- Wash n peel potatoes. Make crinkle cut potato slices using mandolin slicer(these are thinly cut chips(3 mm),once you cook them the thickness will reduce). Soak in water for 3-4 hours. Drain the excess water.
- Line the slices on a wooden skewer ,spray oil on the potato slices.
- Preheat air fryer for 10 mins at 200 deg C(390F). line the skewered chips in the air fryer basket.
- Cook for 14-15 mins at 200 deg C(390 F).
- Spray oil again and season with salt or any seasoning of choice. Cook further for 4-5 mins @190C(375 F).
- If there are some chips that are raw from the middle then cook them separately for few minutes at 190C(375F)
- Serve warm or store in an air tight container once cool.
Notes
Variation - air fry potato slices
You can make homemade potato chips plain too. By making them as plain potato chips, instead of crinkle slices. Cut them into thin slices and soak them in water for 3-4 hours. Follow same steps as above.
Line them up in skewers, keep the thick & discarded bits at the end of the skewers.
Cook for 14-15 minutes at 200C | 390 Fand then 4-5 minutes at 190C |375F.
If there are any chips are not cooked, cook them for few minutes separately in the air fryer.Ninja air fryer chips are as good as market based ones especially comforting, when you know what goes in your chips!
Substitutions
- You can make other variations by using other spice mixes like sour cream and onion flakes. You can also make salt and vinegar flavor.
- You can also make air fryer sweet potato chips.
Storage
Peel and make potato chips. Store in water in an air tight box in the refrigerator if you cannot make it right away. Make it fresh whenever you like.
FAQs
It is known by many names, pommes gaufrettes or grid fries. Some people also call it as waffle fries, crinkle cut potato chips or criss-cross fries.
Crinkle cut chips have a greater surface area hence it is crispy and crunchy.
You can make fresh air fryer potato crisps in air fryer. Just use a good quality potato and do not overcrowd the air fryer.
Rhonda says
They look delicious, what brand of mandolin do you use ?? Thanks much.
bhavana bhatia says
Hi Rhonda, I bought one from Amazon -Amazer Tec Mandoline Slicer as the one I had earlier broke. You can buy any good brand like OXO etc.
Warm Regards
Bhavana