How do I make sweet potato chips?

[Jimibell]

I often make the sweet potato dollar recipe in NT and they are sometimes half-crunchy. DD and I are craving real crunchy chips. Does anyone know how I can achieve this? Please don't say "dehydrator", it is on my wish list.

[eirual]

What's the NT recipe? I've made them by cutting really thin, doucing with oil and sea salt, then cooking at around 400.

Some are soft, but some are crunchy and usually do the trick for me. I think the key is the oil and higher temp. I don't know if that jives with your NT ways. I just use olive oil for the odd time that I do it since I don't have CO.

[kbchavez]

I'm not an expert, but I think the key is slicing really thin (and even)... you probably need a mandolin for this, but decent results can be had with a parer like for peeling the skin off apples, and using hot oil. Deep frying would give the best results, but shallow frying in a pan works too, and wastes much less oil. I've made crunchy carrot, potato, and sweet potato chips this way. It's hard not to burn the thinner parts, which is why a mandolin and deep frying would be the best way. Good luck!

[Jimibell]

thanks for the tips!

[PaulaJoAnne]

I slice sweet potatos in the food processor, and then fry them in Lard or tallow, and as soon as they are done, sprinkle them with sea salt and pepper.
They are very crispy, but can get a bit soft if they are not eaten within a day.
Honestly, they taste better then the Kettle brand chips:

[kjbrown92]

We use a mandoline and a deep fryer.
Alternately, we've been making sweet potato fries (375F 25 minutes, flip, 25 more minutes) in the oven.

[crunchy_mama]

great now I have a craving!

[becalive]

Originally Posted by eirual

What's the NT recipe? I've made them by cutting really thin, doucing with oil and sea salt, then cooking at around 400.

Some are soft, but some are crunchy and usually do the trick for me. I think the key is the oil and higher temp. I don't know if that jives with your NT ways. I just use olive oil for the odd time that I do it since I don't have CO.

this would work with potatoes as well..................I did it last summer. you can mix chipotle tabasco sauce with them for some zing.

[crunchy_mama]

Ahh- just made some sweet potato chips for lunch- yummy! I just used the mandoline and fried in coco. oil. I wish I had some tallow- alas though the beef that was supposed to be ready last month is still not ready!