Crunchy Potato Finger Snacks (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
→ Base Components
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3 mid-sized potatoes (roughly 290g), cooked until soft
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Salt according to preference
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A dash of fresh ground black pepper
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2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander leaves
→ Outer Layer
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1 tbsp cornstarch
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1 tbsp ground rice
# Instructions:
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First, crush your cooked potatoes till they're smooth with no lumps at all. This step makes sure your potato fingers will have that awesome texture we want.
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Stir together your potato mash with salt, black pepper, fresh coriander, cornstarch, and ground rice. Keep mixing till everything looks the same throughout.
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Put the potato mix into a piping bag and squeeze out long strips onto baking paper. If the mix feels too runny, add a tiny bit more flour, but go easy! You can also shape them by hand, though using a piping bag works faster and gives even results.
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Stick them in your freezer for around 30 minutes till they're hard. Then drop them in hot oil to fry until they turn golden. Make sure your oil stays really hot - cold oil will make them soaky instead of crunchy!
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Drain them on a wire rack (don't use paper towels as they'll make your snacks go soft), and eat them while hot with tomato sauce or whatever dip you love.
# Notes:
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Wrap with plastic wrap during freezing to keep them fresh
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Always cook in super hot oil at medium flame - cool oil makes them too greasy
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Use wire racks for draining instead of paper towels to keep the crunch