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Homemade Barbecue Potato Chips

Crispy homemade potato chips tossed in a spicy barbecue seasoning are easier to make at home than you think! Recipes for baked potato chips and fried potato chips provided.


Homemade Barbecue Potato Chips - both baked and fried recipes

Judging by how many potato recipes I posted this month (answer: 3), you’d think the potato was my favorite vegetable. I can’t say that it’s my number one favorite, but I certainly do love potatoes (case in point: see all of my potato recipes). When I buy them, it’s definitely a better deal to buy a 5 pound bag rather than a few loose ones, but as you can imagine when you’re just one person, it takes a lot to use up 5 pounds. That’s why when I buy a bag, I have plans to make several potato recipes. I’ve been wanting to make Homemade Barbecue Potato Chips for awhile, so after making my broccoli and cheese mashed potatoes, I went to town and made several batches. Then I inhaled said batches in half the time it took to make them. Why don’t the snack recipes ever last long enough? Just like my salt and vinegar chips, I made both fried and baked potato chips then tossed them in barbecue seasoning. Personally, I prefer baking as it doesn’t require as much oil, but I included both methods in the recipe so you can decide how you want to make them. Either way, if you haven’t tried making homemade potato chips of any kind, you don’t know what you’re missing.


Homemade Barbecue Potato Chips - both baked and fried recipes

I wanted my next potato chip making adventure to be barbecue (or is it simply spelled BBQ?). The seasoning for barbecue chips in general is a little bit tricky because everyone’s definition of spice is different. The first recipe I tried had too much paprika in it, but reviews said people loved it while a few others also agreed there was too much. I made a few adjustments and tried again. It also comes down to which spices you buy. The $1.00 chili powder you buy at the discount store may not be as strong as the fresh chili powder you buy from a specialty spice store. Feel free to adjust the spices in the recipe to your taste.


Homemade Barbecue Potato Chips - both baked and fried recipes

A handheld mandoline is highly recommended in order to slice the potatoes thin enough; if they are too thick, they will not crisp up like chips. I did a product review on the OXO Handheld Mandoline, which is what I currently use. No matter which one you buy, please promise me you’ll use the hand guard. Trust me – a mandoline cut hurts worse than a knife (you also don’t realize how much you really use your thumb until it’s all bandaged up).


Homemade Barbecue Potato Chips - both baked and fried recipes
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Homemade Barbecue Potato Chips

Yield: 2 servings
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Soak Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Crispy homemade barbecue potato chips tossed in a spicy barbecue seasoning are easier to make at home than you think!

Ingredients

  • 1 large russet potato, peeling optional (roughly 6-8 ounces)
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
  • Frying oil (such as vegetable or peanut), enough to fill a fryer or to brush slices before baking

Instructions

  1. With a mandoline (or precise knife skills), thinly slice the potato to about 1/10 inch (2.5 mm) thick. You do not want to see through the slices.
  2. Put the potato slices in a bowl and pour water over top. The potatoes should be submerged - if not, add more liquid. Soak for 30 minutes. Drain and pat completely dry.
  3. In a large freezer bag or bowl (preferably with a lid so you can shake it for easier coating), combine the paprika, onion powder, brown sugar, garlic powder, salt, and chili powder.

If you're frying the chips:

  1. Fill a fryer (or a really deep saucepan) with frying oil of choice and heat to 350F. Place a cooling rack on top of a cookie sheet.
  2. When the oil is ready, ensure the potato slices are completely dry. Fry a few at a time until golden brown, being careful not to overcrowd the fryer. Time will vary depending on the size and thickness of the slices, but the average is 3-5 minutes, flipping each chip over halfway through frying.
  3. Remove the chips and place on the cooling rack. Let cool for a few minutes to allow them to crisp up then toss in the spice mixture.
  4. Repeat with the remaining slices, ensuring the oil is 350F when frying. You may need to pause in between batches to let the oil heat up again.

If you're baking the chips:

  1. Preheat oven to 400F. Line two baking sheets with foil and lightly grease with cooking spray.
  2. Ensure the potato slices are completely dry then place the slices in a single layer on the two sheets. Brush each slice with oil.
  3. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown and crisp (but not burnt). If you find that some of the smaller pieces are baking faster after 10 minutes, you can remove those then finish baking the rest. Let cool for a few minutes to finish crisping up then toss in the spice mixture.
© Carla Cardello
Cuisine: American / Category: Chips + Popcorn

 
Source: Adapted from Taste Of Home

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  1. I don't eat potato chips but I have saved this recipe because a) I do like potato chips even if I don't eat them and b) I really like the sound of the barbecue spice. I would definitely do the baked ones.
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    • I love this recipe have not eaten chips in ages but I will try this for the children & hubby for sure!... I have to find a royal taster tho... Guess I will volunteer :-)
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    • I've never used a dehydrator before, so I'm not sure. If it makes the potatoes nice and crunchy, then possibly? I also offer instructions on how to bake the chips if you don't want to fry them.
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    • I doubt that a dehydrator would produce the results you want. The potatoe chips will taste raw since dehydrators are not hot enough to cook the slices. If you don’t want to fry, then maybe baking in the oven would work instead.
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  4. I attempted the recipe. My results were less tan I expected and perhaps you can tell me where I went wrong. I sliced the potatoe on the thinnest level on my manoline. My oven waspreheated at 405 Degrees. After 15 minutes the potato was stil soft in middle so I flipped them all over. The sliced potatoes were on a cookie sheet single layer. I left them in another 10 minutes still soft others were over done. Oven is fairly new, cooks evenly normally Potatoes were dried prior to putting them on baking sheet. And then oiled
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    • Hmm it's hard to say without being with you in the kitchen. When you say 405, is that a typo for 400 or 450? Or can you set your oven for 405? The only thing I can think of is you didn't preheat your oven long enough, thus not getting hot enough. Did you use an oven thermometer to verify it was set at 400 before putting them in?
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        • I'm not sure why you preheated the oven to 405 instead of 400, but regardless some of the reasons your chips didn't crisp up are 1. They weren't thin enough; 2. They weren't patted dry enough; 3. Your oven wasn't hot enough or had hot spots. Again without being in the kitchen with you, I'm not sure what went wrong.
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    • One question I would ask is: were you using russet potatoes? If you substituted one of the rose type potatoes, (the thin skinned varieties), they don’t dry out and crisp up nearly as well as the drier russet types do. To get them crisp in the oven take considerably longer since they have a lot more moisture in them.
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  6. Thanks for all your insight. I have made oven baked sweet potato chips a couple times (I am still working on getting the time/temperature exactly right) I did find that sweet potato chips crisp up better if you don't soak them in water first. I am looking forward to trying BBQ chips using russet potatoes. One thing I will try is to bake them on a rack on a cookie sheet, I find that other things seem to crisp up better & you don't need to turn them over.
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