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Our fabulous Food Optimising system allows you to eat unlimited potatoes - boiled, mashed, baked, roasted. Believe it or not, you can even enjoy unlimited chips - provided you follow our low fat way of cooking these great family favourites.

Serves: 4 (if you're feeling generous!)
Syns per serving: Free on Green and Extra Easy, 8 Syns on Original

ingredients

2lb/908g medium sized Maris Piper potatoes
Fry Light spray
Crushed sea salt and malt vinegar [optional]

did you know...

chips are high on the list of food that's hard to give up when you're losing weight.

size matters!

The thinner they are, the more fat they absorb, because a larger area on the outside is exposed to oil.

keep 'em straight!

Crinkle-cut are the fattiest chips as they have the greatest surface area and so absorb most fat. Deep fried chips are the very worst culprits, but some varieties of oven-baked can be high in fat too.

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method

1. Preheat the oven to 240°C/475°F/Gas 9. Peel the potatoes using a potato peeler and remove any blemishes or 'eyes'. Slice lengthwise into approx ½in/1cm thick rectangular chips.

2. Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil. Add the chips and cook for 4 minutes. Drain and leave aside for 10 minutes to dry.

3. Return the chips to the dry saucepan, cover with a lid and shake to 'rough up' the edges of the chips - this roughness is important to the texture of the chips.

4. Spray a metal baking tray with Fry Light. Transfer the chips to the tray, spray lightly with Fry Light and bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes, turning occasionally, until golden brown on all sides. Drain them on absorbent kitchen paper and serve with salt and vinegar.

nutrition information

Nutrition information (per 8oz/227g cooked)

Slimming World chips
Fat: 0.9g Cals: 170

Chip-shop chips
Fat: 28.1g Cals: 545

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