The whole process of processing potato slices , as long as the cooking temperature is controlled carefully, everyone can do it.
Dried potato slices
In rural areas, almost every household grows potatoes. Many of them are used to feed pigs. They will go bad if left for a long time, and you won’t get a lot of them if you eat them. What to do? We can only process them into dried potato slices, which can be stored for a long time and are convenient to eat. It is also easy to make delicious food. You can fry it in a pan or soak it in warm water and make soup. It is crispy and delicious, and adults and children like it very much.
The processing method of semi-dry potato slices
is as follows. Select potatoes that are even in size, without holes and smooth, remove the skin and wash them, cut them into 2 to 3 mm slices with a knife, then rinse the surface with water to make the juice. Drain the water and set aside.
Potato slices filtered water
Set a pot to boil water. After the water boils, pour in the washed potato slices and stir slowly. When the water boils again, take it out. This step is very important. If it is not cooked thoroughly, it will be stiff when eaten. If it is overcooked, the potato slices will break and not work well and will not be crispy when eaten later. Some people put edible baking soda in the pot. . I don’t recommend it here. In fact, the effect is the same.
Put potato slices in boiling water.
Pick up the cooked potato slices from the boiling water and put them in clean water to cool down. After cooling, When the potato slices are soft and shiny, put them on a wooden board or straw curtain and put them in the sun. When drying, they should be spread out and not overlapped, and they should be turned from time to time. If the sun is strong, the surface moisture can be dried in one day. At night, it can be sealed in a food bag overnight and then dried again the next day. Since the temperatures are higher these days, it can be done in a day.
Drying potato chips
Potato chips being dried
High-quality dried potato chips are transparent and shiny, without dark spots, and the edges are curved and moisture-free.
Glowing and Transparent Potato Chips
Sometimes when processing potato chips without sunlight, it is necessary to heat and dry them with a hot kang. This is still possible, as long as the water is drained well, the effect will be satisfactory.
It is worth noting that both sun drying and drying must be done at one time to avoid the film becoming black and unsightly after drying, and the quality being affected.
