Salt and pepper chips

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My salt and pepper chips are the perfect accompaniment to Chinese dishes, such as salt and pepper chicken or crispy beef. They’re really easy to prepare and cheap too! We love mixing it up with lots of varieties of different chip dishes here instead of getting takeaways, and I love these air fryer cheese chips too!

We love to make homemade Chinese dishes, to try and replace the need for ringing our favourite Chinese takeaway, as it costs a small fortune these days! This has been a great way for us to save money and best of all it is healthier too.

If you want to liven up your chips be sure to check out my toppings for chips. This is a great post packed full of fantastic ideas for topping chips or fries.

Ingredients for salt and pepper chips recipe:

Serves 2 

400g potatoes

1/3 of an onion or 2 spring onions

1/3 of a pepper (I always use whatever I have to hand but orange peppers are my favourite for this recipe!)

Spray oil

Salt and pepper chips seasoning / salt and chilli spice mix: 

1/2 tsp salt, pepper, chilli flakes (chilli powder would work too) and sugar

1/2 tablespoon Chinese 5 spice

Method for making salt and pepper chips:

Place a saucepan of lightly salted water on to boil.

Pre-heat your oven to 200C (gas mark 6).

Peel your potatoes (if you prefer them peeled).

Chip. I use a potato chipper. You can just cut into slices and then lengthways into chips.

Parboil your chips for 5 minutes.

Drain, leave the chips in the drainer for a couple of minutes to steam dry.

Coat your chips lightly with spray oil and salt and pepper.

Cook for 25-30 minutes at 200c (Gas mark 6). Alternatively you can use my air fryer chips recipe to make chunky chips for this recipe.

5 minutes before the end of the cooking time chop your onion and peppers finely.

Spray oil to your wok, cook your vegetables for 3-4 minutes.

Add the cooked chips.

Tip in the salt and pepper seasoning.

Then toss together and cook for 1-2 minutes before serving.

Enjoy!

Can you make salt and pepper chips in the air fryer?

Yes, absolutely! I would suggest making the chips in the air fryer and then finishing in the wok at the end.

If you don’t have a wok to hand, or want to keep it as a one pot style recipe then remove the chips to lightly air fry your vegetables, add the vegetables to a bowl with your cooked chips, add some spray oil, and the salt and pepper seasoning then toss carefully.

Pop back into the air fryer and cook for a couple more minutes. This is the chips after being finished in the wok:

Are salt and pepper chips gluten free?

If you make this recipe then yes, they are gluten free. Be sure to check ALL of your herbs and spices before purchase to make sure they don’t contain wheat flour, or wheat starch.

Chinese Five Spice is just a blend of different herbs and seasonings, but again be sure to check which one you’re purchasing to ensure it is gluten free.

How to reheat salt and pepper chips:

Heat a little oil in a wok, or air fryer, and then get the chips added in, making sure they are as dry as possible.

The cooking time will depend on the amount of chips you’re heating and the size of the chips, but I find that around 6 minutes in the wok is plenty for a steaming hot pile of salt and pepper chips!

For the absolutely best reheated salt and pepper chips then you’ll want to give them a deep fat fry – not the healthiest but if you’re reheating from the takeaway I don’t suppose it’ll make too much difference as they’re already fried!

Where to buy salt and pepper seasoning in the UK?

I love to make my own homemade seasoning but you can *buy it from Amazon. They have a wide variety, and you can often find it in store in B&M, Home Bargains, Asda and don’t forget to check if you have a local Asian supermarket. You’ll often find more authentic ingredients there, and often you can support a small business too!

What’s the difference between salt and pepper and salt and chilli chips?

Basically nothing from what I can tell, it’s just different names from different takeaways!

Can you reheat chips from the takeaway? How to reheat salt and pepper chips?

You should be fine to reheat takeaway chips, as long as the chips were cooked fresh by your local takeaway.

I love to use my air fryer, for around 4-5 minutes at 200C. Just check they are piping hot before you serve them when reheating.

Serving suggestions of what to have with salt and pepper chips:

We love Air Fryer Sweet and Sour Chicken, special or egg fried rice and chicken chow mien. Yum! I also have a lovely salt and pepper chicken recipe of my own which is absolutely delicious too.

If you’re looking for something a little different then why not try my tomato and chilli salsa, spread all over the top of the chips!

This recipe is really simple but packs LOTS of flavour. It is the ideal accompaniment to lots of Chinese dishes.

How to make salt and pepper fries:

Note: All calorie information is for demonstration purposes only and is based on the specific uncooked ingredients that I used when creating the recipe.

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