Showing posts with label potatoes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label potatoes. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Yes, you can.

Have potato chips that are virtually fat free anytime you want, that is.

If you have some



And some


and one of these

then you are ready!

Seriously.

Step 1: Spray a large plate (or microwave safe flat surface of some kind) with cooking spray. Don't skip this part or your chips will stick to the plate.

Step 2: Peel your potatoes.

Step 3: Slice potatoes thin-- the thinner the better, unless you want thick chips, which will take longer.

Step 4: Arrange potato slices on the sprayed plate, so they are not overlapping. Overlapping will hinder the crisping process. :)

Step 5: Spray over the top of the potatoes with the cooking spray.

Step 6: Microwave those bad boys until they start to brown up. You'll definitely want to let them go until they start getting brown, otherwise they won't be crispy. My 1000 watt microwave only needed about 5 and a half minutes for my first batch. For some reason the next batch took longer. Adjust cooking time depending on your wattage and how crispy you want your chips.

Step 7: Sprinkle with salt or garlic salt or cayenne pepper or Italian seasoning or... you get the picture.

Step 8: Let them cool just so you don't burn your tongue, and ENJOY!! These are amazing.


Thursday, February 11, 2010

Lemon Greek Potatoes

A friend who worked in a Greek restaurant made these for me and I was addicted. I rudely ate out of the serving dish and dabbed my potato in the lovely lemon sauce at the bottom. Mmmmm... Anyway, she searched forever to find the closest recipe to the potatoes that they made at the restaurant, and she found this one:

Ingredients
• 3 lbs waxy potatoes (I prefer to leave the skins on)
• 1/2 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 1/2 C chicken stock

Shortcut directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400. Cut potatoes into chunks.

2. Toss the cut potatoes in olive oil and place in a glass baking dish and microwave for 10-15 minutes while your oven is heating until your potatoes are starting to get tender.

3. Combine the rest of the sauce ingredients and pour on potatoes. Bake for 20 minutes until potatoes begin to brown and get a little crispy and the sauce at the bottom is thickened from the starch.

Long directions:
1. Cut potatoes into chunks and combine all ingredients to marinate for 2 hours.

2. Bake potatoes and sauce in glass baking dish at 400 for 1 hour and 15 minutes.


Whether you marinate them or not, these potatoes have quite a punch.