Carrot Chips
These are one of Dave's all time favorites. I have him on a 3 day rotation diet so he can only have these every 3rd day. And boy, is he excited on carrot chip days! These take a while to make so they are definitely a labor of love!
Ingredients
- Bag of organic carrots
- Organic Grapeseed, Avocado or Coconut oil (any with a high smoke point is good. I usually use Coconut or Grapeseed)
- Himalayan sea salt
- Paper towels (Plain)
Instructions
- Thoroughly wash the carrots in water
- Peel each carrot
- Slice the top and bottom ends off each carrot
- THINLY slice carrots (I use a food processor so they are fairly thin slices)
- Place a batch of prepped carrots into a frying pan
- Generously cover with oil (you want enough in the pan to really fry them well but you don't want too much as you will soak the oil out after)
- It takes a bit for the chips to start turning color. It will be at least 20 minutes frying before you start to see the change. It usually takes between 30-40 minutes per batch. You don't want to leave the stove for too long after that as they will go from done to burnt VERY quickly
- Toss occasionally and once the edges start to brown and they start to crisp, remove from heat
- Place the chips on a plate, lined wth paper towels (I usually double or triple fold enough to cover the plate)
- Sprinkle generously with sea salt
- Cover with another paper towl and set out on the counter OVERNIGHT
- In the morning you can shake the chips off the towels into a storage containter and keep in the fridge
Notes
When I make my chips, I peel 3 Costco size bags of carrots. It takes me almost all day to do that many BUT they do last a good few weeks in an airtight container in the fridge.
In order to speed up the process, I bought a food processor (the medium size Cuisinart is the one I use). BOY did that save time on slicing!
Years later, I ended up buying a fryer. To cook these in a fryer is GREAT because you can do larger batches AND you skip the overnight drying time. (If you use a fryer, instead of placing chips on a plate after they cook, I place each batch in a bowl lined with paper towels and soak up a bit of the oil. After a few minutes you can salt and they are done!)
I love my fryer, it's a self cleaning one. If your child loves these and you know you are going to end up making them frequently, I highly suggest investing in a food processor as well as a fryer as they will save you a TON of time! Happy Cooking!