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Uncle Bill's Microwave Potato Chips
"These potato chips are very easy to make in the microwave. Also, they are healthier for you as they are not cooked in any oils. This method has intrigued so many people that have tasted them and then made them for themselves. The younger people just love them."
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- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 3
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
- 4 large potatoes (russet, yellow gold, white or red potatoes)
- your choice spices (granulated garlic powder, seasoning salt, cayenne pepper, dried dill weed, granulated garlic powder)
- vegetable oil, for microwave bacon tray
directions
- If potatoes are old, peel and slice thin, less than 1/16" in thickness (paper thin), slicing across the potato.
- If the potatoes are new or good skins, DO NOT PEEL, just scrub well, then slice them less than 1/16" in thickness (paper thin), slicing across the potato.
- Place potato slices in a bowl, sprinkle with some salt (if desired) cover with cold water and let sit for 10 minutes.
- Remove potato slices in batches onto paper toweling and pat dry.
- If you have a microwave bacon tray, rub the tray with a vegetable oil, then place the sliced potatoes flat on the tray in a single layer.
- Sprinkle with your choice of herbs or spices or just leave them plain.
- Cover with a microwaveable, round heavy plastic cover.
- Microwave on HIGH (full power) for 5 to 5 1/2 minutes or until they curl slightly and are a very light brown in color.
- Cooking time could vary slightly, depending on the wattage of your microwave and the thickness of the slices. The thinner the slices, the quicker they cook and the tastier they are.
- You do not have to turn the sliced potatoes over.
- If you do not have a bacon tray, use a microwave safe casserole dish.
- Rub the inside of the dish with some olive oil for the first batch of potato chips.
- I do not know why, but I find that if you do not rub oil the first time, some chips will tend to stick to the dish.
- After the first batch is done, you do not have to rub the dish again.
- Continue to microwave the remainder of sliced potatoes as noted above.
- If using a bacon tray, after the first batch is cooked, you can reduce the microwaving time to 4 1/2 minutes and even less as you continue to microwave each batch.
- NOTE: You can also use PARCHMENT PAPER to microwave the potato slices. Lightly spray or rub the parchment paper with some vegetable oil or a Pam spray. Place your potato slices on the parchment paper, then sprinkle them with whatever you like and then place another piece of parchment paper on top. This will help microwave the potatoes more evenly and they should turn out nice and crisp. Microwaving time should be between 5 and 6 minutes.
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ADDITIONAL IDEAS, suggested by Deb K:
- Granulated garlic powder with parsley.
- Cracked black pepper, grated parmesan and sea salt sprinkled after removing from microwave.
- Another, after removing chips from microwave, sprinkle with grated cheddar cheese, zap for a few seconds to melt the cheese, then add a dab of sour cream.
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A great dip is Robert Rothschild Farm Dips:
- Emerald Isle Onion Dill and Horseradish Dip.
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Having a microwave bacon tray convinced me to try this. While the mandolin I have was too small, and my knife technique made larger than desired slices, 5 mins each batch resulted in - first batch, crispy as, delicious. A bit harder than the deep fried variety, but with garlic salt, delicious. second batch - the larger unknown slices, mostly great. I'm sure with cooling they harden up more. I need a proper mandolin. But I feel bad. Because I made a chip butty (crisp butty if you're not a scouser haha), me ol' dad would have been in the kitchen 24/7 if he knew these were possible.. hehe. Perfect snack for a mid evening stormy night movie. 4/10 because I should have known about this in 2002 and not 2021. I take one point off for me being slow. oO 19 years I never knew. Oo -
I love potatoes and also love chips so I must try this but Have 1 question; why soak the slices in water for 10 minutes? Must try both ways. Thanks -
You don't need another review! I tried this with Parchment paper. I used my mandolin and forgot to soak the potatoes, will try that next time. I sprayed the parchment with coconut spray, placed my potatoes and tried sea salt and pepper and onion powder, the next batch I swapped out the onion powder with garlic powder, sprayed the top of the potatoes put another sheet of parchment paper on and trimmed around my round microwave plate that rotates inside. YUM! Way better than store bought! Thank you! -
These are amazing! Even better, DH can have potato chips despite having to watch his cholesterol. I like them with salt, pepper, and smoked paprika. They're also great with coarse salt and a touch of malt vinegar. Thanks! -
Yummy! One note: Do not let the potatoes TOUCH or you will have a glob of chip instead of individual chips. Parchment paper method worked great, but don't bother covering. <br/>Good with salt, but my favorite was sprinkled with Johnny's Salad Elegance. Took about 3.5 minutes/batch...DO SMALL BATCHES for best results! Very brown chips taste burned! 5 minutes was too long for me.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
William Uncle Bill
Burnaby,, B.C.
I live in Burnaby, British Columbia. I am retired and have written a cookbook entitled, From Uncle Bill's Kitchen. I am a recipe developer, author, publisher, distributor and a chef. My cookbook is very unique as I have a Nutrient Analysis for each ingredient used in each recipe that shows you the values for Calories, Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium. A high-lighted bar shows the values on a per serving basis plus the Fat/Cal%.
From Uncle Bill's Kitchen contains tried-and-true, tested, easy to follow reipes for both novice and experienced cooks. You'll find old Russian, Ukrainian, and other ethnic favorites, along with modern West Coast dishes. The Nutrient Analysis will please the health conscious. Uncle Bill's favorite recipes will reward efforts of the most creative cook and provide the family with many tantalizing, healthful meals.
I have appeared on 48 various Television Shows in Vancouver, Burnaby, Kelowna and Kamploops, B.C. Canada, as well as in Palm Springs, CA. In Palm Springs, CA, I have been a Guest on the JACKIE OLDEN RADIO SHOW and THE JOEY ENGLISH RADIO SHOW, twice a year since 1998. I also do demo cooking shows at CHAPTERS BOOK STORES, SAVE-ON-FOOD STORES, GALLOWAY'S FOODS, WESTMINSTER PUBLIC QUAY MARKET, and in the U.S. at BARNES & NOBLE BOOKSTORES in Palm Springs, CA, Phoenix and Yuma, AZ.
I was in Palm Springs, CA from June 10th to July 14th. 2002 and again appeared twice on the Jackie Olden Show, twice on the Joey English Show and pre-taped a TV COOKING SHOW with Jackie Olden that is aired on TV from Palm Springs, CA to Los Angeles, CA.
