Probably, there is no person who does not like chips. This delicious, crispy and aromatic dish has become an adored treat by millions of people around the world. And this despite the fact that such a "culinary masterpiece" is considered quite harmful, especially for children. Indeed, many "chemical ingredients" are added to the delicacy that can be bought in every grocery store, allowing it to be preserved as long as possible. But what if you are not able to deny yourself this pleasure? In this case, homemade chips, which can be prepared in many different ways, are a great alternative.
Such a dish will serve as an excellent appetizer, an excellent side dish and a great addition to many other dishes, and they will not harm more than any other dish made from potatoes. Today we invite you to learn how to cook chips at home, chips are not only tasty, but also healthy.
There is practically no benefit in chips that are bought in the store, but there is enough harm. The fact is that potatoes contain a large amount of starch. It turns into glucose, which makes the body satiety. And glucose is able to turn into acrylamide - a component dangerous for the body.
If consumed regularly, cancer can develop. The most vulnerable to this disease are women 30–45 years old, because they are the ones who develop tumors in the uterus and ovaries.
Other reasons why potato chips are considered harmful are as follows.
- The same oil is used for cooking, when it needs to be changed after each batch of potatoes. Because of what, the amount of cholesterol in the blood rises.
- Chemicals are added to the product. Most often these are flavors, dyes, flavor enhancers. According to the regulations, a certain proportion of these components are indeed permitted, but manufacturers often exceed this standard. This affects the general well-being of a person, is fraught with metabolic disorders, the occurrence of allergic reactions, and the destruction of tooth enamel.
- There is a lot of salt in the composition. It interferes with the normal growth of hair, nails and bones, and destroys vitamin C. Excessive consumption of these chips can eventually lead to heart problems.
- Chips are incredibly high in calories, so it's no surprise that they contribute to obesity. 100 g of chips contain 510 calories, which is a quarter of the daily value!
But potato chips are not only harmful to human health. They also have some useful properties, including satisfying hunger, improving mood (especially when this product really wants to eat, i.e. emotional, psychological hunger sets in).
How to make chips at home
To make healthy and tasty potato chips at home, you need to choose the right raw materials. This product requires potatoes with a high dry matter content (from 20%). If it is too watery, then crispy chips will not come out. These types of potatoes are perfect:
- Lady Rosetta;
- Bullfinch;
- Fantasy;
- Pushkinets;
- Story;
- Saturn.
These varieties were bred by breeders specifically for the preparation of chips. They are dense, not watery, the starch content is minimal.
Classic recipe
Ingredients:
- Potatoes - 600 g.
- Vegetable oil - 3 tbsp. spoons.
- Dill - 1 bunch.
- Garlic - 2 wedges.
- Salt and pepper.
Preparation:
- Wash the potatoes in warm water and peel. Leave the skins for the young potatoes. As a result, homemade chips will be beautifully framed. Place the potatoes on a paper towel to dry.
- Peel the garlic. Finely chop both wedges. I do not recommend using a press, otherwise you will get garlic puree instead of tiny pieces.
- Rinse the herbs, shake off the water and cut off the bottom of the branches. After dividing the dill in two, set one aside and chop the other.
- Place a shallow, wide container on the stove and pour in the oil. For flavored chips, I recommend using unrefined olive or sunflower oil. Add chopped herbs and garlic to the oil.
- Cut the potatoes into thin slices. A food processor or a special vegetable cutter will make the task easier. I get around with a kitchen knife.
- Put the prepared potatoes in a container with spiced oil, cover and shake. As a result, each potato circle is soaked in oil. Remove the lid and leave the potatoes for half an hour.
- Place paper on the bottom of the dish or baking sheet. It is important that the edges of the paper do not protrude, otherwise they will burn. Place the potatoes on top in one layer.
- Send the form with potatoes to an oven preheated to two hundred degrees for twenty minutes. If you want a crispier treat, increase the cooking time by half.
- All that remains is to get the snack out of the oven, wait until it cools down, transfer it to a beautiful dish and sprinkle with dill. I recommend serving with sour cream.
An easy way to cook chips in the microwave
Such a dish is very simple to prepare and you can use this recipe without adding oil, so this type of homemade chips is much healthier than others, and the taste will not be worse. Cooking consists of the following steps:
- Peel the potatoes, wash and cut into thin slices, then pat dry on a paper towel. If desired, the slices can be greased with vegetable oil.
- Place the dried potato slices on the baking paper so that they do not touch each other.
- Cook for 5-7 minutes at 600-750 watts.
- After the potatoes are golden brown, take them out and place them on a plate.
- Sprinkle with salt and spices when the chips are still hot.
Potato chips in the oven
Ingredients:
- vegetable oil;
- potatoes - two.
Cooking method:
Peel and rinse potatoes. Then cut it with a special vegetable cutter into thin slices about two millimeters thick. Add vegetable oil and add spices to taste, mix everything thoroughly by hand.
Cover a baking sheet with baking paper, treat with vegetable oil and lay out the slices. Place in a preheated oven and bake for about 20 minutes at 200 degrees.
Pan cooking recipe
Ingredients:
- potatoes - 0.3 kg;
- olive oil - 50 ml;
- spices at your discretion;
- greens (dill, parsley, basil).
Preparation:
Prepare your potatoes. Cut into thin slices, lay on a cloth to dry slightly (15-25 minutes). Heat oil in a frying pan, add slices. Ideally, they should not touch each other. Fry the potatoes on each side for a few minutes. After cooking, lay out the slices on paper. This will help you get rid of excess fat. Sprinkle with spices and herbs.
Other Chips Recipes
Natural potato chips with cheese sauce
Ingredients:
- 5 potatoes,
- 50 g dried dill,
- 80 ml lemon juice
- 2 onions,
- sea \u200b\u200bsalt.
For the sauce:
- 50 g non-dairy cheese
- 50 g sour cream 20% fat,
- 1 bunch of dill greens.
Cooking method:
Peel the onion, wash, chop, squeeze out the juice. Wash the potatoes, peel, cut into very thin slices. Put in a bowl, add lemon and onion juice, salt and stir. Then drain the liquid, lightly dry the potato slices, sprinkle them with dried dill, mix. Place the potato mugs on a tray. Dry in the oven. When the potatoes are completely dry, they are ready. To prepare the sauce, knead the cheese with a fork, mix with sour cream and washed and chopped herbs. Put the chips on a dish and serve with the sauce.
Natural raw potato chips without oil and chemical additives are a great alternative to unhealthy fried chips. The main thing is to choose delicious potatoes for them. Pink-colored varieties are best suited. Good raw potatoes should be sweet and tasty. Pungent or bitter potatoes should not be eaten raw. Also, never eat green or sprouted tubers - they contain the poison solanine.
Carrot Chips
You can cook such a crisp in 10 minutes, or even less.
You will need:
- 3 root vegetables;
- a little olive oil;
- 2 tsp salt;
- french or Italian herbs.
Cooking method:
We wash / peel the carrots thoroughly and wipe dry. Cut the carrots into thin slices and send them to a bowl. Add salt, sprinkle with herbs and sprinkle with oil. Mix everything well.
Cover the plate for the micra with parchment and put the carrot slices on it. Try to keep the circles at a certain distance from each other.
We send the plate to the microwave. With a power of 900 watts, cook for 2 minutes. Then we turn the circles over and again send them to the microwave for 2 minutes. Next, we transfer the finished chips to a flat plate and grum with pleasure.
Chips "Unusual"
Ingredients:
- 6 bananas
- 2 tbsp. l. vegetable oil,
- 4 avocados (pulp)
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 2 tbsp. l. lime juice
- 80 ml mayonnaise,
- 100 g green onions
- 2 pinches of ground chili
- paprika,
- hot pepper sauce
- pepper, salt to taste.
Preparation:
Cut the banana into slices and fry in oil in a saucepan until crisp. Remove excess oil, salt and pepper. Mix avocado pulp, chopped onion and garlic, lime juice and mayonnaise, add spices. Serve with sauce.
Beet chips
Ingredients:
- 5 pieces. medium-sized beets,
- 350 ml of water,
- 200 g brown sugar
Preparation:
Peel the beets, cut into very thin slices. Pour sugar with water, put on fire and cook until thickened. Place the beetroot slices in a bowl and pour over the hot sweet syrup. Stir slightly and leave for 3 hours. Line the baking sheet with paper, put the beets in pieces and dry in the oven for 2 hours at 100 ° C. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
Sweet Potato Chips
Ingredients:
- 1.36 kg sweet potatoes
- 960 ml vegetable oil or as needed for deep frying
- Salt to taste
Preparation:
- Rinse and peel the sweet potatoes. Cut it into 1.5 mm rounds on a mandolin or electric vegetable cutter.
- Heat the oil to about 6o ° C and deep-fry the potatoes in batches until brown (1-2 minutes). Remove from oil, blot with absorbent paper, salt. Serve immediately or leave uncovered in a warm place.
Parmesan chips
Ingredients:
- 120 g grated Parmesan
Preparation:
- Preheat a nonstick skillet and place small heaps of grated Parmesan cheese on top.
- The resulting crispy chips (or waffles) are immediately removed from the pan using tongs or a wooden spatula and spread out to dry.
Vegetable chips
Ingredients:
- 2 pcs. large potatoes
- 2 pcs. sweet potato
- 2 pcs. large beets
- 1 PC. parsnips
- 1 small celery root
- 8-10 Art. l. olive oil
- 1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 tsp ground sweet paprika
Preparation:
- Wash and clean vegetables thoroughly. Cut the beets, parsnips and celery in half and then thinly.
- Cut the potatoes into thin slices 2 mm thick. To do this, it is convenient to use a special grater, a food processor attachment or a very sharp knife.
- Place vegetables in a bowl, sprinkle with olive oil, sprinkle with paprika, salt and pepper and stir. There should not be too much oil.
- Arrange in a single layer, lightly blot the future chips with a paper towel. Sprinkle with salt and bake on a baking sheet lined with baking paper for 20-30 minutes at 180 ° C until golden brown. Be careful not to burn the chips. Let cool on a baking sheet.
Turnip Chips
Turnip chips are slightly sweeter than potatoes. They are good both by themselves and with sauce.
For 6 servings
Ingredients:
- 500 ml sunflower oil
- 4 small turnips, cut into very thin slices
- pinch of paprika
Cooking method:
- Heat oil in a large saucepan to 180 ° C. Fry the turnip slices in 4 passes (1-2 minutes per serving) until golden brown. Be careful, oil may splash.
- Transfer the finished chips with a slotted spoon to a dish covered with parchment, salt, sprinkle with paprika and serve.
Apple chips
Next, after reading the following recipe, you will learn how to cook apple chips in the microwave. This appetizer option is similar to the previous one only with a characteristic crunch. Otherwise, the taste of the snack is completely different - moderately sweet, with a pleasant fruity taste and a delicate aroma with hints of cinnamon. The delicacy is unique in all respects and low-calorie, which will especially appeal to those who monitor weight.
Ingredients:
- sweet apples - 0.4 kg;
- sugar and cinnamon to taste.
Preparation:
Apples are washed, cut into slices and seeds are removed from them. Lay out the slices on a plate of the device and turn it on for seven to ten minutes at medium power. Microwaved apple chips will be ready and have the desired crunch after they have cooled completely on a parchment sheet.
Features of cooking chips
The best thing you can do to avoid harming your body is to learn how to cook chips at home. It seems much easier, but you will never get the chips you expect if you do not know a few important secrets.
It's easy to prepare such a treat yourself. Homemade chips, unlike store-bought ones, containing preservatives, flavors and other non-harmless additives, are completely harmless to the body. They contain only natural products: potatoes, vegetable oil and salt. Cooking does not require special devices, an oven or microwave is enough, and in the absence of such, an ordinary frying pan will do. Follow simple requirements, and the crunch of potato slices will delight everyone, without exception.
- Not only taste is important, but also aesthetic. Therefore, set aside the "defective" (eyes, irregularities) source material, and leave even potatoes for processing.
- By rinsing the slices with cold water, you can reduce the starch content so that the chips will not stick together during the frying process.
- Put the cooked potatoes on a plate with baking paper or flour on top of the dish.
- You can add a little piquancy to the flavor of homemade chips by adding paprika, spices, or other spices of your choice.
As you can see, making golden and crispy chips at home is very easy and simple. It is better to store them in a paper bag, in a dry place, they can be served as a side dish or as a snack for beer. Enjoy your meal!
The topic of today's report is the PepsiCo plant for the production of Lay's potato chips, which has recently opened in the city of Azov, Rostov region. In addition, the plant produces Khrusteam crackers. Let's walk sequentially along the entire production line and consider it in detail.
Chips are believed to have originated over 150 years ago in the United States. Legend has it that at one of the finest American restaurants, a customer (railroad tycoon Vanderbilt) did not like the restaurant's signature dish, "French fries," and returned it to the kitchen, claiming that the fries were too fat. The chef of the restaurant decided to play a trick on the client and cut the potatoes into thinnest slices and fried them in oil and served them to the table. Surprisingly, the client especially liked the dish, and since then a new dish has appeared on the restaurant menu - chips.
Lay's chips have been produced since 1938. Today the Frito Lay company is one of the leading manufacturers of salty snacks both in the world and in Russia. Deliveries of Lay's chips to Russia began in the mid-90s, and in 2002 the first Frito Lay plant was opened in Kashira near Moscow.
Unloading, washing and temporary storage of potatoes
2. Nine 20-ton trucks with potatoes are unloaded here every day. The potatoes are transported along a conveyor belt to the washer, where recirculated water is used to clean them. There are three such automatic car washes in the world. It is physically impossible to remove the washing process, everything takes place in a closed container. After washing, the potatoes are temporarily stored in bins - special containers, from where, as required, they are fed to production. 
Cleaning, sorting and cutting potatoes
3. Before the potato tubers enter the special cutting machine, inspectors visually inspect the tubers moving along the tape and, if necessary, remove visible defects. 
4. By the way: Not all potatoes are suitable for the production of chips. There are so-called chip potatoes, which are characterized by a high starch content.
5. All employees periodically undergo a medical examination and have medical records, this is done so that a sick person does not get into production. In addition, before entering the workshop, everyone must wash their hands. 
6. Peeling of potatoes takes place in abrasive drums of periodic action. First, the required amount of potatoes is loaded into the weighing hopper, after which it is unloaded into the drum. 
7. Directly cutting occurs mechanically due to the rotation of the tapered bottom of the drum. Inside the cutting machine there are eight pairs of sharpest blades that cut the tuber into thin slices. Each slice is less than two millimeters thick. 
Roasting
8. After cutting, the potato slices go to the very heart of the chips production line - a frying vat for frying the slices and getting the base chips. This unparalleled equipment was created specifically for the PepsiCo plant and cannot be shown. 
9. Thinly sliced \u200b\u200bpotato slices go into an oil bath, in which they are fried for three minutes at 180 degrees Celsius. Quality oil, like quality potatoes, is the basis of the flavor of the chips. 
10. The recipe was improved at the plant, using a special blend of vegetable oils, including locally produced high-olin sunflower oil, due to which the saturated fat content in the final product was reduced by 25%. 
11. Every day, the plant checks the quality of products. Check both the base chips just out of the oven and the fully wrapped bags. 
Adding spices
12. At this stage, special aromas and flavors, which are based on salt, are added to the fried potato chips. 
13. Three flavors can be produced on the line at the same time. 
Packaging
14. By the way: The plant is designed to produce 50 thousand tons of finished products per year. Some fantastic figure, in my opinion.
15. On three conveyors, ready-made chips are delivered to packaging. First, distribution and weighing takes place. 
16. By the way: Please note that there are very few workers along the entire length of the line. It uses modern equipment that works in a fully automated mode. In addition, it is important that as few people as possible come into contact with the finished product.
17. The weighing machine weighs several portions at the same time and calculates the best weight combination that has the most accurate weight in order to meet the standard and the weight indicated on the package. 
18. Considering that the net weight of one pack is 28 grams, you can imagine the accuracy of the equipment setting. 
19. The weighed portion is discharged onto the packaging line. 
20. The portion passes the control for the presence of impurities (metal detector) and falls into a bag, which by this time has been prepared by a packaging machine from packaging materials (foil). Before the seam is sealed, food nitrogen is supplied to the bag, which ensures the required shelf life of the product. Weighing and packaging equipment works synchronously, at a speed of up to 80 bags per minute. 
21. The wrapped bag of chips is delivered to the operators, who manually fold the bags into cardboard boxes. 
22. Boxes of chips are stacked on pallets and transported to the warehouse. 
23. 
There is a parallel line along Production of croutons
24. A mixture of flour and water is fed into the extruder, heated and thoroughly mixed. Crackers come out of the extruder in the form of bundles, which are cut to size with rotating knives. 
25. The next step is to dry the crackers in the oven and go to the seasoning area. 
26. The packaging line is identical to the one that produces the chips. 
27. 
28. Weighing takes place in a similar weighing machine, which forms several portions and selects the best combination for sealing into the bag. 
29. Ready-made croutons. 
30. Productivity of one line - 12 tons of finished products per day. 
31. Employees are prohibited from wearing watches and jewelry, manicure and false nails are prohibited, hair must be covered with a net so that nothing gets on the conveyor. 
32. In addition to the taste and visual compliance of the slices with accepted standards, the quality of the packaging is checked here. The seam should be even and the pack should open in one movement exactly along the seam, without tears. 
33. 
34. The staff of the plant. By the way, the production line works around the clock in three shifts. 
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36. Exterior of the plant. 
37. Bon appetit! 
Brand: Lay's
Tagline: "If you crunch - you won't resist!" "Lace - do you want?" "Highlights are tastier with Lace!" "Come on!"
Industry: Food
Products: potato chips
Owner company: Frito-Lay (PepsiCo Inc.)
Year of foundation of the Lay's brand: 1944
Headquarters: USA
Lay's is a brand for a variety of potato chips, founded in 1938. Crisps Lay's positioned by Frito-Lay, owned by PepsiCo Inc. since 1965. Other Frito-Lay brands include Fritos, Doritos, Ruffles, Cheetos, and Rold Gold pretzels.
Brand history
Brand of chips Lay's was invented by the American Herman W. Lay, who started his business in 1932 as a small salesman selling potato chips in Nashville. The 24-year-old merchant was then selling Gardner's chips to Barrett Food Products in Atlanta, Georgia.
Lay was loyal to the Gardner brand of Barrett Food Products until 1944. In 1944, he decided to change the name of the potato chips to Lay's Potato Chips. This year is considered the year of birth of the trademark. Lay's.
The Frito Lay office was opened in Russia in 1995. 10 years later, in 2005, it employed more than 500 people. Official sales of Lay's chips began on the Russian market in 1996. At that time, the company did not yet have its own production in Russia, and all products were imported from Poland, Greece, Turkey, Belgium, Hungary, England, and the Netherlands. sales amounted to about 400% The overwhelming success at the start and excellent prospects prompted the company to build its own factory in Russia.
In 2002, Frito Lay completed the factory in Kashira. The first potato chips production line was launched. The first packages of chips Lay "sproduced in-house, appeared in stores in October 2002. In 2005, the factory already had two lines for the production of potato chips and two lines for the production of extruded chips. The total production volume is over 18 thousand tons per year.
Almost every year, the Frito Lay company, taking into account the ever-increasing demands of Russian consumers for the range of chips, introduced new flavors of its products to the market.
1996 chips with "salt", "paprika", "onion", "bacon" flavors.
2000 dill flavored chips, Lay's Max enters the market.
2002 chips with "cheese", "barbecue" flavors.
2003 pizza flavored chips.
2004 chips with "fresh dill", "salt and butter" flavors, shading the taste of potatoes, developed especially for the Russian consumer.
2005 chips with sour cream and greens, crab, Lay's Max with ham and cheese.
2007 chips with "shashlik" flavor, "porcini mushrooms with sour cream".
2009 chips with "red caviar" flavor, "Lay's Sensations" with "Thai chili in sweet sauce", "Sardinian lamb with grilled eggplant and sun-dried tomatoes" and "Buffalo mozzarella with pesto" also appeared.
2010 Lay's max "Mega bacon", "Maxi sour cream and onions".
2011 Lay "s with" lightly salted cucumbers with dill "taste, Lay" s max with "Super sour cream and cheese" taste.
For the production of chips Lay "s at the factory in Kashira, Dutch potato varieties are used, and only selected tubers with a certain starch and sugar content are used. The production of chips per year processes over 80 thousand tons of potatoes. The entire technological process is built to obtain a product that meets high standards. Lay "s... Before being delivered to the factory, the potatoes are thoroughly washed and inspected. In the factory, these processes are repeated, after which the tubers are cleaned. Peeled potatoes are cut into thin slices of the required thickness and fried in vegetable oil. Then salt, spices, flavorings are added to the chips and packaged. Products that have already been packaged are checked again, and some of them are sampled.
Promotion
Frito Lay uses various channels to promote chips Lay "s: advertising on television, radio, on the Internet, outdoor advertising, advertising in the press. It sponsors evening television broadcasts of feature films and posts the logo on popular television weekly magazines.
Television promotions use different motives. For example, an advertisement with the participation of "Vasya the good guy" played up an idea whose main idea was chips Lay "s so tasty that when they see them, a person experiences a burning desire to eat them immediately. The video was a great success among teenagers and young people, which led to an increase in sales. Since 2004, the company has expanded its target audience and launched a new TV commercial for people who often spend their leisure time with their families.
The promotion of the updated Lay "s Max was accompanied by a TV show of a new dynamic video featuring a fashionable computer theme and a new hero - modern, decisive, sporty, whose image, according to the company, is more in line with the image of the target audience.
To participate in television commercials Lay "s world stars are also attracted. So, the famous football player Ronaldinho became the hero of advertising that took place on television screens in many countries.
Frito Lay also actively uses prize draws in its marketing policy. In 2003 to promote Lay "s consumers of chips were invited to take part in the drawing of cash prizes. In 2004, shoppers raffled off a trip to Namibia and numerous travel travel wallets. And in September-December 2004, an advertising campaign "TV-mania" was carried out: buyers of chips who collected four advertising strips from the packaging, which, when added, gave an image of the prize, became its owners. The lottery items were 10 plasma TVs, numerous chip dishes and unique TV pillows,
At the beginning of 2005, a campaign to promote Lay "s Max chips was held in the largest universities in 15 cities of Russia. Teams of" light hunger fighters "were sent to educational institutions, equipped in suits with the Lay" s Max emblem. Using special simulators, they "measured" the level of mild hunger and distributed packets of Lay's Max chips with new flavors of additives to all hungry. ! ", which is aimed at modern and up-to-date people. Each participant could win one out of a thousand I-Pod Mini or a 7-unit Euroset content card, with which you can download new music from the Internet.
For this program, Frito Lay used various channels to promote Lay's chips: TV ads, online ads, in-store promotions, sponsorships. and "Muz TV" ("SMS-chart" program) These channels were selected as the most popular in order to maintain the latest fashion trends and interest among the target audience.
Brand values
Potato chips are food trash that has become a part of the lives of adults and children. They are used for snacking, taken in parallel with alcohol, used as an additive in salads. It is one of the best-selling products in the world and the least healthy food in terms of nutritional value. But only store-bought chips are not good for you. Therefore, it is important to know how to make chips at home.
If you cook them at home, you can get an almost harmless treat. The main thing is to find a good recipe with a small amount of harmful ingredients. The second rule is to choose the right cooking method.
There is practically no benefit in chips that are bought in the store, but there is enough harm. The fact is that potatoes contain a large amount of starch. It turns into glucose, which makes the body satiety. And glucose is able to turn into acrylamide - a component dangerous for the body.
If consumed regularly, cancer can develop. The most vulnerable to this disease are women 30-45 years old, since it is they who develop tumors in the uterus and ovaries.
Other reasons why potato chips are considered harmful are as follows.
- The same oil is used for cooking, when it needs to be changed after each batch of potatoes. Because of what, the amount of cholesterol in the blood rises.
- Chemicals are added to the product. Most often these are flavors, dyes, flavor enhancers. According to the regulations, a certain proportion of these components are indeed permitted, but manufacturers often exceed this standard. This affects the general well-being of a person, is fraught with metabolic disorders, the occurrence of allergic reactions, and the destruction of tooth enamel.
- Excessive amounts of fat. This leads to obesity and indigestion. Appetite decreases, immunity decreases.
- There is a lot of salt in the composition. It interferes with the normal growth of hair, nails and bones by destroying vitamin C. Excessive consumption of these chips can eventually lead to heart problems.
But potato chips are not only harmful to human health. They also have some useful properties, including satisfying hunger, improving mood (especially when this product really wants to eat, i.e. emotional, psychological hunger sets in).
How to make potato chips at home?
Homemade potato chips are a great treat to use as a snack. They taste completely different from the purchased product, regardless of the method of preparation. And most importantly, when cooking, it is possible to regulate and control the amount of salt and spices, add them as desired.
To make healthy and tasty potato chips at home, you need to choose the right raw materials. This product requires potatoes with a high dry matter content (from 20%). If it is too watery, then crispy chips will not come out. These types of potatoes are perfect:
- Lady Rosetta;
- Bullfinch;
- Fantasy;
- Pushkinets;
- Story;
- Saturn.
They are derived from selectors specifically to create this treat. In most cases, the tubers are the same size, so the chips will match.
To make healthy chips with this recipe, you need the following ingredients:
- 500 g potatoes;
- 2-2.5 tbsp. l. vegetable oil;
- butter;
- salt and pepper (added to taste).
First, the potatoes are peeled and washed under cold water. Spread on a towel so that it dries a little (about 20-30 minutes, no more).
After that, a large amount of oil is poured into it. Allow it to warm up enough and cut the potatoes in parallel in small circles (2-3 mm in thickness). You can use a special vegetable cutter, but you can do it with an ordinary kitchen knife.
Put the potatoes in a skillet with heated oil. The individual slices should not be in contact with each other, otherwise you will end up with an ordinary fried potato.
When the chips turn golden, they are removed from the pan, salted and sprinkled with spices. Spread on a napkin or paper towels to remove excess oil. Chips are ready to eat!
In the oven
First, you also need to peel the potatoes, cut them into thin slices. But in addition to this component, you need greens (dill is best suited) and garlic. Therefore, after the potatoes, garlic and dill are peeled and finely chopped.
The garlic must be chopped, because when using a press, garlic puree is obtained, which will not allow you to get crispy chips.
A small container is placed on the stove, into which a small amount of oil is poured. Chopped garlic and herbs are thrown inside. Put the potatoes inside the container and shake slightly so that each slice is saturated with spice oil. Let it brew for 30-40 minutes.
Take a baking sheet and cover the bottom with paper. Potatoes are spread on it, but only one side. The oven is preheated to 200 ° C, where the chips are sent for 15-20 minutes. After that, they are checked for readiness. Can be placed in the oven for an additional 15 minutes if desired for crispier textures.
When the chips are cooked, they are allowed to cool for 30-40 minutes, no less. Recommended to be served with sour cream.
To prepare chips in this way, you only need 3 components - 25 ml of oil, 300 g of potatoes and spices. This portion is enough for 1 adult.
The sequence of actions is as follows.
- The potatoes are peeled, washed and cut into small slices. Leave in cold water for 15-20 minutes to release the starch.
- The slices are dried with paper towels and sprinkled with the selected spices (sometimes just adding salt and pepper is enough).
- Take a flat container and lay the potato slices in 1 row on it.
Chips cooking time - 4-5 minutes. Provided that the maximum cooking temperature is set. After 2 minutes from the start of cooking, turn the chips.
Chips are considered cooked when they have a golden brown crust. Then they should be taken out of the microwave and allowed to cool, otherwise they will simply burn out.
In a deep fryer
The number of components depends on the type and size of the fryer. Usually 1 kg of potatoes and 1-2 liters of oil are enough. Favorite spices are taken as spices - suneli hops, salt, pepper, paprika, red pepper, etc.
Do the same with potatoes as in the previous recipes. When it has been cut into thin circles, fill the deep fryer with oil. The device is turned on, the required program is activated. A special signal will notify when the potatoes can be immersed inside the equipment and when it can already be taken out.
Finished chips are spread on paper so that the glass has excess oil. Only then are they sprinkled with spices. Best served with homemade sauces (cheese, barbecue, ketchup, etc.).
When you want something tasty, you can make homemade chips. An excellent snack option for both children and adults. Doesn't require many ingredients (usually 2-4 ingredients are needed). For children, fruit and vegetables are more suitable, for girls on the right diet - from lavash, for men - potato.
Some young mothers or girls who monitor their health do not want to eat fatty and high-calorie potato chips, and think about how to make chips without harm to the body. Then you can prepare healthy and tasty treats from fruits and vegetables.
For ecochips, kiwi, apples, mangoes, pumpkins, Sicilian and common oranges, grapefruits, zucchini and other food products are used. Sometimes they even take sheet pita bread. And such a snack can be crunchy even in the evening without harm to health and shape!
From apples
They are best done in an oven or a special drying machine. Cooking time takes about 2 hours, of which 15-30 minutes is spent on preparing the components and 1.5 hours on cooking.
For apple chips you need:
- 5 small apples with firm pulp;
- 80-90 g sugar;
- 200 ml of water;
- 0.5 teaspoon of citric acid.
The first step is to prepare the syrup. For him, take sugar and citric acid, which are poured with warm water. The container with these components is put on fire and brought to a boil. When the sugar is completely dissolved, the syrup is removed from the heat and allowed to cool.
The second stage is harvesting apples. They are cut into thin circles (1-2 mm) and the core is removed. The slices are placed in syrup and left to infuse for 15 minutes.
Not all apple mugs can be immersed in the syrup container. This is often done in stages. The quality of the finished chips will not be affected by this!
After taking apple mugs out of the syrup, they are placed on paper towels to remove excess moisture. 5-10 minutes is enough.
The third step is placing the slices on parchment paper. They are laid in 1 row at a short distance from each other.
The fourth step is to place the baking sheet in the oven. It is preheated to 60 ° C.
It is best to place the baking sheet on a medium level. This will soak the apple chips evenly and quickly.
The fact that the slices are cooked is evidenced by their wavy edges.
Take 2-3 young zucchini, which are cut into rings or long slices. Place in a bowl with 100 g of flour and mix.
So that each slice is covered with flour on top, it is better to take not a container, but a bag. You can shake it, as a result of which all the pieces will be evenly powdered.
Next steps.
- Grease parchment paper. Put slices of zucchini on it in 1 row.
- Place the baking sheet in the oven at 200 ° C. On average, it takes 15-20 minutes to cook, but there is no exact time. The main landmark is the toasted crust on top.
- Sprinkle with hard cheese if desired. Then they are again sent to the oven for 10 minutes. When a golden crust appears, take out and allow to cool.
Banana
Banana chips are often made using lemon. You need 2-3 bananas and 1-2 lemons.
Bananas are peeled and cut lengthwise or crosswise. First, the oven is heated to 85-90 ° C. Then the banana rings are placed on a baking sheet on parchment paper. Juice is squeezed out of lemons and sprinkled with future chips.
Cooking takes 1-1.5 hours. The temperature in the oven is 180 ° C. But if after this time the chips are not ready, they continue to bake.
Only ripe and fresh bananas are needed for cooking. Too soft won't do.
From lavash
These chips are often made by girls who adhere to the principles of good nutrition. This is a great snack when you want something salty, but not harmful.
To prepare such homemade chips, you need 100 ml of vegetable oil, 2 thin pita bread and spices to taste. Cooking time is 20 minutes.
While the oven is heating, lavash is cut into squares, triangles, and other shapes. Placed in a container, moistened with oil and dipped in spices. After that, spread on a baking sheet and leave for 15 minutes in the oven at a temperature of 220 ° C.
You can lay out pita bread in several rows.
Cheese with brisket
An excellent snack with beer or wine. Compared to store-bought chips, they are lower in calories.
You will need the following ingredients:
- 200 g of cheese;
- 70-80 g chicken breast;
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- 10 g of dill or other herbs.
First, the cheese is grated on a coarse grater, and the chicken breast is cut into thin slices. Add grated garlic and chopped dill. Mix and spread in small portions on a baking sheet. In the oven at a temperature of 220 ° C, leave for 15 minutes.
Fruit and vegetable chips are best cooked in the oven. So fruits and vegetables will not lose their beneficial properties and vitamins. Their use will not affect the figure or the work of various organs in any way.
It is better to store such chips in cloth bags, glass jars, paper bags. The shelf life is usually 3-6 months, after which the chips lose their useful properties and gradually deteriorate.
After cooking, the treat should be left to cool for 15-20 minutes. This is necessary in order for the chips to be really crispy.
Conclusion
Chips are a great snack, but often the store product isn't particularly healthy. If a person is a lover of such harmful snacks, then it is better to make snacks at home. The main ingredients are zucchini, potatoes, apples, pumpkins, cheese and breast, etc. The main principle is less spices and oils.
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Chips are a favorite of millions, a high-quality product made from fresh potatoes in the form of the finest slices, slices or straws.
Chips are deep-fried and ready to eat. They are used as a breakfast cereal, as a side dish for fish and meat dishes, or as a snack for various drinks. A thick sauce - dip goes well with chips.
The creator of modern chips is considered to be George Krum - a chef from the United States, who, according to legend, invented the recipe for French fries back in August 1853. Since then, chips have changed significantly, acquired new shapes and tastes, but the only correct process for their preparation has remained unchanged for many years.
What are the chips made from?
Chips are prepared only from fresh potatoes, otherwise unappetizing dark spots will form on the slices. At the same time, the ratio of potatoes before cooking and at the exit is four kg to 1 kg. Less commonly, other root vegetables fried in oil are used as the basis for chips. For the preparation of chips, only high-quality potatoes of a certain variety are selected. These potatoes are firm in structure and contain a minimum of sugar. In the production of chips, about seven varieties of potatoes with a high starch content are used, including: "Lady Rosetta", "Hermes" and "Saturn".
As for a product made from a thin layer of dried mashed potatoes, it should rather be called potato waffles.
Chips production stages
The technological process for the production of chips consists of the following production stages:
- unloading and preparation of raw materials;
- washing and temporary storage of potatoes;
- cleaning, sorting and cutting potatoes;
- roasting;
- adding spices;
- packaging.
Let's consider each of these stages in more detail.
Unloading and preparation of raw materials
Potatoes are delivered to production by trucks, each with a volume of up to 20 tons. The raw materials unloaded in the receiving containers are carefully examined by the employees of the enterprise, checking them for suitability for preparing chips. If green or dark spots are found on the roots, the goods are sent back to the supplier.
The tested potatoes are transported along a conveyor belt into the so-called bins, which hold approximately 40 tons of potatoes. Here, its primary sorting takes place, cleaning from greens and sprouts. The criterion for sorting potato tubers is a diameter of four to nine centimeters. Small root crops are deposited separately as a marriage. Processing potatoes in bins takes about 4 hours on average.
Washing and temporary storage of potatoes
At the next stage, the potatoes are separated from foreign debris (chips, stones), and also washed. Potato tubers lend themselves to washing in a large container with a drum inside. The pure water pressure is supplied through the nozzles.
Cleaning, sorting and cutting potatoes
Peeling potatoes is also an automated process: the peel of root crops is actually rubbed off against the abrasive walls of a special device in about 90 seconds. Such a potato peeler is able to peel about 5 tons of potatoes in just 1 hour.
In order to avoid the ingress of potato peel residues after peeling, the potatoes are washed again. Further, it is sorted by size, as a result of which the largest tubers will be cut into pieces by a grader (a device with built-in large knives). The quality of the sorted product is monitored by employees on an inspection table. Here, potatoes are corrected by omissions of automatic cutting and parts unsuitable for cooking chips are removed.
The slicer cuts the potatoes selected by experts into the finest slices in the next step. The permissible slice thickness does not exceed 1.3 millimeters. The design of the slicer includes "heads" with drums and knives (slicers) inside. No less popular today are "wavy" (corrugated) chips. To prepare them, the knives in the slicer are changed. Under the action of centrifugal force and spicy potatoes, they turn into slices. The root vegetable needs to be cut into approximately 36 pieces to make regular chips.
The finished slices are again transferred with a water flow to the water tank for the washing stage. This step is necessary to remove excess starch from the potatoes. The same starch is then, after going through a special installation, evaporated and sold.
Roasting
The potato slices are dried under a stream of hot air and sent to the frying stage. At the same time, the ovens and oil are heated to 190 degrees Celsius, so it takes only three minutes to fry the potatoes. When the chips leave the oven on a conveyor belt, excess oil flows into a special reservoir. If the potatoes are poorly fried, the moisture meter system sends a signal to the operator, who, in turn, sends the entire batch for disposal.
The fried slices are tested again, this time optical. A high-quality product is sorted out of chips with defects using nozzles and only after that they go to the spice adding section.
Adding spices
The chips are placed in a large drum filled with mouth-watering condiments. The seasoning envelops each oiled potato slice perfectly. To prepare high-quality chips, manufacturers use only natural seasonings: onions, dill, parsley, etc. To create such unique tastes as tomato or garlic, a powder made from dried vegetables is applied to the surface of the slices. All flavors used in the production of chips are natural natural.
Seasoning precedes the last step in the production of chips - their packaging.
Packaging
Slices of fried potatoes are first weighed and dosed, and then they are poured into a special bag-sleeve. Before the bag is sealed, nitrogen is poured into it, which allows the chips not to deteriorate and retain their taste for much longer. Thus, a pack of chips under production conditions goes through all the stages of preparation in about an hour. Packages of chips in boxes are placed in a warehouse, from where they are later delivered to stores.
It should be noted that the production line is automated as much as possible using the most modern equipment. This minimizes human contact with the finished product.
Thus, we tracked the production line of chips from the delivery of raw materials to the placement of finished chips on store shelves and now you know how chips are made.
