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Ingredients
- 2 lbs old potatoes, peeled and cut into chunky sticks
- oil (for frying)
- salt
- vinegar
Method
- Peel old potatoes and cut into sticks about 1cm thick and 8cm long.
- Leave the potatoes in cold water to remove some of the excess starch prior to frying, then drain and dry.
- Heat oil or deep fat in a chip pan, put a layer of chips in the bottom of a wire basket and lower into pan.
- Fry until the chips are pale golden.
- Remove them from the pan and drain on soft kitchen paper. Repeat this with the remaining chips.
- Just before serving, re-heat the oil and fry all the chips until they are very crisp and golden
- Serve immediately with battered fish (wrapped in newspaper if you like) adding salt and vinegar to taste.
