4 Spudtacular Potato Snacks
Whether they're served as a side dish, main course, or snack, potatoes can do virtually anything! We love them baked, fried, mashed, or boiled – the possibilities are truly endless. Because of how versatile the potato is, the amount of potato-based recipes there are out there can get a little overwhelming. But that just gives us the inspiration to get even more creative with how to serve them! We've developed 4 new quick & easy recipes for potato snacks that will keep your love for potatoes going strong. From our homemade crinkle-cup potato chips to the rustic potato waffles, these recipes are spudtacular!
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 5–10 minutes
Difficulty Level: Easy
1. Crinkle-Cut Chips
You'll Need:
- 9 oz potatoes
- cooking oil for frying
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp paprika
- ¼ tsp chili powder
- 1 pinch of pepper
- sardine can lid
- scissors
- needle-nose pliers
Here's How:
1.1 For the crinkle-cut chips, remove the lid from a can of sardines and wash it thoroughly. Use needle-nose pliers to twist one side of the lid toward the center to create a handle, then bend the other side in wave-like pattern.
1.2 Use the wavy side of the lid to cut the potatoes into crinkle-cut slices, then briefly soak the slices of potatoes in water.
1.3 Drain the slices of potatoes and heat up a pot filled with cooking oil to 325°F. Once the oil is hot, fry the crinkle-cut potatoes until golden brown and crispy. Remove the chips from the oil and drain off any excess oil. Combine the salt, paprika, chili powder, and pepper in a large mixing bowl and toss the crinkle-cut chips in the seasoning blend.
2. Giant Curly Fries
You'll Need:
- 1 lb potatoes, peeled & boiled
- ⅓ cup grated parmesan
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp corn starch
- 3 tbsp milk
- salt & pepper to taste
- cooking oil for frying
Here's How:
2.1 For the giant curly fries, peel, boil, and mash the potatoes. Mix the mashed potatoes with the grated parmesan, egg, corn starch, and milk, then season everything with salt & pepper. Once combined, spoon the mixture into a piping bag.
2.2 Fill a frying pan with a 1-inch layer of cooking oil and heat it up to about 350°F. Once the cooking oil is hot, pipe a large spiral of the mashed potato mixture directly into the hot oil and fry the giant curly fry on both sides until golden brown. Repeat this process with the remainder of the mashed potato mixture.
3. Potato Rings
You'll Need:
- 1 lb potatoes, peeled & boiled
- ½ tsp cumin
- ½ tsp turmeric
- ⅓ cup corn starch
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- cooking oil for frying
- potato ricer
- round cookie cutters
Here's How:
3.1 For the potato rings, peel and boil the potatoes, then drain them and let them cool. Once the potatoes have cooled, use a potato ricer to press them directly into a large mixing bowl. Stir in the cumin, turmeric, corn starch, salt, pepper, and vegetable oil and mix until combined.
3.2 Coat a clean cutting board with a thin layer of vegetable oil and roll out the potato mixture until it's about ½ inch thick. Use the round cookie cutters to cut rings out of the rolled-out potato mixture.
3.3 Heat a pot filled with cooking oil on the stove until it reaches 325°F, then fry the potato rings in the hot oil until crispy and golden brown.
4. Loaded Potato Waffles
You'll Need:
- 1 lb potatoes, peeled
- 1 tsp paprika
- ½ tsp cumin
- 1 egg
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1 tbsp flour
- sautéed spinach for the topping
- smoked salmon for the topping
- fried eggs for the topping
- waffle maker
Here's How:
4.1 For the potato waffles, peel and grate the potatoes directly into a clean kitchen towel. Squeeze out as much liquid as possible and transfer the grated potatoes to a large mixing bowl.
4.2 Add in the paprika, cumin, salt, pepper, flour, and egg and stir until combined.
4.3 Grease the waffle maker with a small amount of vegetable oil, preheat it briefly, and spoon the potato mixture onto it.
4.4 Cook the potato waffles in the waffle maker until they become crispy, then top them off with sautéed spinach, smoked salmon, and a fried egg.
These 4 new recipes for potato snacks will bring out your love for potatoes and switch up your snack routine. Feel free to adjust the different seasoning and toppings for all of these these tasty taters to fit your personal preferences!