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Homemade crispy chips cooked in a air fryer
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5 from 49 votes

Air Fryer Chips - Healthy Homemade Chunky Cut

These healthy homemade chunky cut air fryer chips will be your new go-to side dish!
We tell you the best potatoes for chips, how to cut them chunky and how to cook chips in the air fryer.
Crispy chips without a deep fat fryer or the need of excessive amounts of oil!
These air fried chips can also be made ahead, are suitable for freezing and can be cooked from frozen.
Prep Time12 minutes
Active Time33 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Lunch, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: British, English
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Yield: 2 People
Calories: 62kcal
Author: Luke and Kay - Flawless Food

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 4 Medium Potatoes Maris Piper or King Edwards
  • 1 tablespoon Rapeseed Oil or Canola / Vegetable / Olive Oil
  • Salt to taste
  • Pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Peel 4 Medium Potatoes - this is optional, can be cooked with skin.
    Peeling potatoes by hand with a black peeler on a blue chopping board
  • Chop potatoes lengthways into 2 or 3 strips (depending on the size of the potato!)
    Fresh cut chips being cut on a blue board
  • Rinse or soak with cold water to remove starch.
    Draining the chips in a metal colander
  • Place into a saucepan of cold water, and bring to a boil.
    Once boiling, time for 5-7 minutes.
    Potato chips going into a silver pot of water
  • They should be soft enough to pierce with a fork. Do not over boil or they will fall apart!
    Pricking a chip with a fork to see if cooked in boiling water
  • Use a slotted spoon and place chips on a wire rack - allow them to air dry whilst the Air Fryer preheats.
    Preheat Air Fryer to 200°C / 400°F
    Placing par boiled chips on to a black wire rack with a silver ladle
  • Coat chips with 1 tbsp Rapeseed Oil.
    1 tbsp Rapeseed Oil
    Coating the chips with oil with a black brush
  • OPTIONAL If making ahead, place them in a food bag now and freeze until wanted.
    Frozen Air Fryer Chips in a zip lock bag
  • Place in the air fryer and cook for 15-20 minutes
    Par boiled chips in a air fryer
  • Add your desired amount of Salt & Pepper
    Salt, Pepper
    Homemade crispy chips cooked in a air fryer
  • Serve!
    Air Fryer Chips served on a black plate with a orange cloth in the background

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Nutrition

Calories: 62kcal | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g