Triple-Cooked Chips

Classic British triple-cooked chips made with Maris Piper potatoes, featuring a fluffy interior and supremely crispy exterior. These chips are boiled, frozen, and fried twice for the perfect texture.

4 servings
2 hr 52 min

Ingredients

  • 1 kg Maris Piper potatoes, peeled and cut into chips (approx. 2 × 2 × 6cm)
  • 2 l Groundnut or grapeseed oil
  • 1 tsp Sea salt

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Place the cut chips into a bowl under running water for 5 minutes to wash the starch off.

    5 min

  2. 2.

    Place 2kg cold tap water in a large saucepan and add the potatoes. Place the pan over a medium heat and simmer until the chips are almost falling apart (approximately 20-30 minutes, depending on the potato).

    25 min

  3. 3.

    Carefully remove the cooked chips and place them on a cooling rack to dry out. Then place in the freezer for at least 1 hour to remove more moisture.

    60 min

  4. 4.

    Heat a deep-fat fryer or a deep pan no more than half filled with oil (to a depth of around 10cm) to 130°C. Fry the chips in small batches until a light crust forms (approximately 5 minutes), remove from the oil and drain on kitchen paper.

    15 min

  5. 5.

    Put the potatoes on a cooling rack and place in the freezer for at least 1 hour. (At this stage, if you don't want to cook and serve immediately, the chips can be kept in the fridge for 3 days.)

    60 min

  6. 6.

    Heat the oil in the deep-fat fryer or deep pan to 180°C and fry the chips until golden (approximately 7 minutes). Drain and sprinkle with sea salt.

    7 min

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