Salt Pepper Chips Recipes

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Cut the potatoes into chunky chips or wedges. Tip into a pan, top up with cold water and bring to a boil. As soon as you see bubbles, simmer gently for 5 mins. Drain carefully and leave to steam dry.
• Meanwhile, heat 4 tbsp of the oil in a shallow-lipped baking tray in the top of the oven. Transfer the parboiled chips to the tray, carefully coat in the hot oil and cook for 20-25 mins until golden and crisp, turning halfway through.
• While the chips are cooking, toast the peppercorns in a wok or large frying pan for a few mins, then transfer to a pestle and mortar and crush. Heat the remaining in the pan and stir-fry the onion, peppers, garlic and chilli for 5-8 mins over a medium-high heat until the onions and garlic turn golden brown. Remove from the heat and set aside.
• Mix the Chinese five-spice powder, sugar, salt, chilli flakes and ground peppercorns together. Tip the cooked chips into the pan with the veg and return to a medium heat. Toss to combine. Sprinkle in the salt and pepper mixture and the spring onions. Toss everything together for 1-2 mins until evenly coated, then serve straight away with another pinch of sea salt, if you like.

Steps:

• For the dip: Heat the oil in a medium pan set over medium heat. Add the yellow onions and half of the red onions and saute, stirring occasionally, until caramelized, about 20 minutes. Add the sherry and wine and cook, stirring continually, until the liquid reduces completely, about 20 minutes more. Refrigerate until completely cool, 15 to 30 minutes.
• Add the chilled onions, reserved red onions, sour cream, salt, pepper and scallions to a large bowl. Serve at room temperature.
• For the chips: Slice the potatoes into chips on a mandoline, about 1/8-inch-thick.
• Put the oil in a 3- to 5-gallon pot. Bring the oil to 325 degrees F. Fry chips, turning occasionally, until golden brown and all the little bubbles around the chips stop forming, about 15 minutes. (Those bubbles are an indicator of moisture. If you take them out before they're done, your chips will be soggy.)
• Drain chips on paper towels and season with sea salt and black pepper. Serve with dip.