I’m a chip fanatic from way back. The idea of a perfect lunch for me as a kid was a chip sandwich, made with crinkle cut chicken chips. Forget fancy Kettle or Red Rock chips, we didn’t have those growing up. Nor do I remember Thins, which I’ve never really gone for (they’re just too… thin?). Crinkle Cut Chicken chips were my weapons of choice. And because my mother rationed me on chips, pouring a small amount out of a large bag I’d eat them crinkle by crinkle slowly until every last piece was gone. And you can bet that as a kid I ran my finger along the bottom of the bowl to catch any stray flavour flakes.
I still love crinkle cut chips but more recently I like the thickness or Kettle or Red Rock deli chips. They’re said to be just like home made so when I was munching a packet of salt and vinegar chips (not my favourite flavour but I was hungry) I wondered why hadn’t someone made Salt and Pepper flavoured chips? There’s Salt and Pepper Squid and Salt and Pepper Tofu and they’re both delicious. How about some Salt and Pepper potato chips?
I took out my V slicer and sliced them on the second setting – I don’t like my chips too thin as they aren’t as earth shatteringly crunchy, and drizzled a couple of tablespoons of oil on top and then baked them. After baking them, I sprinkled the salt and pepper mixture on top and tasted them. They were wonderful indeed and very Kettle Chip/Red Rock like too. And somehow I felt more virtuous that these were baked rather than deep fried. And yes I did put these in a sandwich-white bread with butter which is the only way really to eat these in a sandwich.
Salt & Pepper Potato Chips
An original recipe by Not Quite Nigella
- 4-5 large potatoes, washed and peeled
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 2-3 tablespoons good quality oil (I use grapeseed or rice bran oil)
You will also need: a large bowl, a V-slicer or mandolin and 2 baking sheets lined with baking parchment or you can deep fry these.
1. Preheat oven to 200C/400F. Slice the potatoes into a large mixing bowl either by hand or with a mandolin. I used thickness 2 but you can use thicker or thinner and just adjust the cooking times to suit. Obviously if you slice these thinner they will need less time, just check on them while baking.
2. Drizzle oil on top of cut potatoes and using clean hands mix gently to ensure that the potatoes are evenly coated, spreading out and fanning the potatoes with your hands. Yes it’s oily but look at it as a mini dry hand treatment.
3. Arrange the slices in one layer on the baking parchment. If they touch they may bake and stick together which is not that bad a thing if you’re after a super-sized chip. Bake for 10 minutes and then check for any that are cooking too quickly and using tongs move these to the centre of the tray. Cook for another 10 minutes until golden.
4. Meanwhile grind salt and pepper together and when the chips are cooked sprinkle the mixture over them.
Note: you could do these thicker, as wedges if you prefer.
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Those look mouth wateringly good….
I usually have problems with poor temp distribution in my oven, so I seem to lose a few during the cooking process.
The choice of potato does seem to be critical to get this to work properly – some varieties just don’t want to become a crisp.
As a twist on this – I use a mixture of salt, pepper, fennel seeds and just a hint of dry red chilli
Oh, what a delicious treat!
Cheers,
Rosa
Wow we have a ton of different brands of salt and pepper chips over here. The flavor IS pretty great.
I used to make those when I was a teenager in Bartow FL USA. It made a great snack when my mother would let me use the stove and fry them.
They look FANTASTIC!! I love, love, love potato chips. I hate, hate, hate to fry though. Wonderful!
These look great! Potato chips are my weakness, Salt & Vinegar being my chip of choice. Definately have to give these a go.
Mmmmmmmmmmm……running to put oven on. Am oing to have these for lunch!
chip sandwiches are the food of the gods! these look amazing. Salt and vinegar is my flavour of choice, but I agree, they definitely have to be crinkle cut
you know, i’ve never thought about making these at home – i’ve always associated them with store-bought packets! I have to say, you make me crave a chip sandwich now – with white bread and kettle’s honey baked ham…
those look so easy!! Def trying that recipe.. I sooo love your blog!!
yum – these look delish and baked does sound virtuously good – I loved crisps when little – we sometimes crushed all the chips before opening the bag – can’t remember why – probably for the fun of crushing them
Yum! Chips are right up there in my favourite foods list. I’ll have to give this recipe a try. Thanks!
Those look delicious!
he he he..I too remember having these at high school. We all used to go through phases of different type of foods, & for a month or so, this was our healthy choice – barbeque smiths crisps on buttered white bread & chocolate shake…lots of nutrients, yeah right! I still occasionally get a craving for something similar, but don’t go for except for the chips of course!
Nice idea, though when you mentioned the various salt & pepper dishes, I though you were going to do the chinese style of salt and pepper using Szechuan pepper.
As justJenn stated, there are a number of varieties around. I’ve even seen one recently in the supermarkets in Sydney.
Looks like you’ve done well with these as they look like they’ve been poured straight out of a bag of Kettle/Red Rock Deli chips. I’m surprised that the results were as good as deep frying
Good looking stuff. Love how these turned out baked. I thought they were deep fried.
Those chips just LOOK crunchy and delicious. I haven’t had a chip craving since I left high-school but you might have just brought one on
Right on with the rice bran oil for frying-it is the BEST!!! Who does not love fried potato chips-yum…
Lorraine, your salt & pepper chips looks so good!! We can buy salt & pepper chips from our ocal supermarket., it is my favourite, but yours looks way better & yummie
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Baked potato chips sound heavenly! Kettle makes a salt and pepper potato chip, but theirs are too thick. Yours look just about the perfect thickness for me.
That’s amazing that you talked about Salt and pepper chips as just two days ago, I ate the same thing, though granted it wasn’t homemade, but as actually a in a pack.
Though yours looks a lot better.
Making me hungry for chips
the potatoes look amazing! will have to try and make some!
It’s cool that you can recreate chips at home. My cousin used to eat cheese and chip sandwiches. I think hot chips make a better sandwich myself.
Yummo! Rosemary tastes delicious sprinkled on, so does dried chilli flakes (whoah, but those sure pack a kick), or soaking them in a vinegar solution before baking.
We can get salt & pepper Kettle chips here and they are really good! Yours look really yummy too though
You can never go wrong with a good chip. Heck a lot of times leftover rubs will get tossed with chips just to see what interesting flavor it creates.
yummy looking potato chips! I gave my V-slicer away as I was always hurting myself with it..But I could do these with my food processor slicer. Yours look perfect!
Love how golden your crisps are. I love salt and pepper anything (almost), but for me it has to have chilli and szechuan peppercorns as well
I’m not even huge on potato chips but these look amazing! So simple!
Lol!! I used to eat my crinkle cut chips the same way due to chip rationing. Totally agree on the flavour and you have to eat them in a sandwich – Go Chip Buttie!!
oh my gosh, from your blog it sounds like alot of people were deprived of chips growing up…as was I! I used to steal them and them hide the evidence around the house, years later my mum is still finding hidden empty packets of chips. I still eat my crinkle cut chips one crinkle t a time.
So delicious! I can’t wait to try this – chips are all about texture in my opinion as well. The crunchier the better.
These look delicious! And baked too! Mmm…I don’t know why I’ve never thought about making my own chips…I love them..and a bag of chips in my possession is a dangerous thing
these look really yummy. the one thing holding me back is that i hAtE peeling potatoes. i need a cute man-slave.
Hi Wayfarer-Thanks! Ah yes I’m lucky in that my oven is very even vut i can imagine that one that doesn’t would be problematic. I use all purpose washed potatoes and they seem to work well. Yes very nice twist!
Hi Rosa-Thankyou!
Hi justJENN-I think you guys have quite a few varieites of everything over there compared to us!
Hi Julia -They’re such a good snack I agree!
Hi Bethie-Thankyou!
Me too so I was so glad that they work like this! 
Hi michelle-Me too, I have to have the hidden from me
I can be around chocolate easily but chips no way! 
Hi DevilishDamsel-Cool! I hope you liked them!
Hi Lisa -They are aren’t they and so evocative of childhood! I really loved ruffles too-did you ever have those?
Hi Chris-I like making them as they’re healthier. In packets they are very convenient but you can control the level of oil
Hi Kels_bels-It is especially with a mandolin! Thankyou so much
Hi Johanna-Haha really? yes I can see that, it prolongs the eating! Although I always got a bit victorious when I got a big chip
Hi Bria-Fantastic! I’d love to know what you think!
Hi Blond Duck-thanks!
Hi Jules -Hehe well there’s vegetables via the potato and calcium via the milkshake!
But not together (a la those chips and sundae people)!
Hi Simon-Jenn is in the US where they have loads of varieties of everything. We’ve got much less here!
Hi Jude-Yeah I was really pelased at how they turned out. I can’t seem to stop making them
Hi Cora-hehe thankyou!I love crunchy textures!
Hi Elle -hehe yes I’ve just started using Rice Bran Oil and it’s very good!
Hi Sophie-thankyou!
I’m so pleased that these are much lower in fat too 
Hi eatingclub-thankyou so much!
Hi Artemis-Oh cool! How very funny!
Thankyou 
Hi Sporbo-Thankyou! I’d love to know what you think!
Hi Arwen-Oh cheese and chip, sounds interesting! Must give that a go too! I like hot chip ones but I like the potato chip ones better as they remind me of when I was little
Hi milli-Interesting flavour combos! I’ve never tried soaking them in vinegar before baking!
Hi Kathy-Thanks! These are low fat though (although I bet you have low fat ones there too)
Hi Jeff-Very true! Nice, that sounds great!
Hi yaelian-Oh no, ouch! They can be quite lethal
Thankyou! 
Hi Y-thanks! I love just classic salt and pepper
Hi maris-Thanks! they’re so simple and lower in fat
Hi Shanks -haha yes chip rationing!
Yes I remember making them for school 
Hi Maria-I think some of us were!
I think I would’ve got a small bowl once a week. Haha that is so cute! 
Hi Suzie-yes I love an earth shattering crunch, it’s just not the same otherwise!
Hi Alexandra-Thanks! hehe I am addicted to making my own
Hi reddoorread-Thanks! Yeah me too
Especially when you have a lot to peel 
haha don’t we all!
i think salt and pepper is the way to go (MUCH better than salt and vinegar, that’s for sure), especially if the pepper is coarse and fresh-ground. lovely chips!
Simple and good. That’s what salt and pepper chips are. A bag does not last long, so imagine the short life of a fresh, homemade batch!
Tere is a small company near here that makes a commercial brand of Salt & Pepper Chips and they are pretty good, in fact, my snack of choice. I’ll bet though that these are awesome!
Hi grace-I am not a vswinegar fan (except for balsamic which is sweeter) so i definitely prefer salt and pepper
thankyou!
Hi The Duo Dishes-haha yes a bag of chips doesn’t last long around me!
Hi Libby-I wish we had one but then again I sort of wish we didn’t because I’d eat them all the time. Thanks!
I love the Kettle chips too! & here we do get a Pepper one. It’s been so long that i made chips at home.. yours look pretty professionally done:-D
Ooh, some of my favorite chips are Terra’s salt and pepper chips. They’re thick, spicy and delicious. These look very similar.
Yes I’ve always wondered how they grind the chicken to put into the chips?
Hi Soma-I think I saw an ad for cracked black pepper chips. I mist try them and see how they compare although I still think these would still be lower in fat
Thankyou!
Hi anna-I must look out for those. I think I’ve seen the packets somewhere!
Hi Ridves-Have you tried doing it yourself perhaps? Might be a fun experiment
Didn’t realize it was that simple. Thanks NQN, you are such an inspiration!
yeh it looks realy good but they look like you have just taken them out of a packet i am going away to try it right now !
Hi Taiko-It’s amazingly easy! You’re welcome, you’re so sweet!
Hi lauren-Hehe yes they do! But a lot healthier and fresher
Thanks so much for this recipe! Always wanted to know how to make my own patatoe chips but never found recipes I like. Really cool,,,thanks
ye its good
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