Saratoga Chips

Ingredients

• potatoes
• coarse sea salt
• smoking-hot fat for frying

Directions

1. Slice the potatoes as thin as possible, like paper.

2. Soak the slices in cold water to wash out the starch.

3. Chill the slices in fresh water with a piece of ice.

4. Drain a few slices at a time and dry them on a napkin.

5. Fry the slices in smoking-hot fat, keeping them separated.

6. Remove them as soon as they are slightly colored.

7. Drain them in a colander and sprinkle with salt.

8. Place fried chips on paper in the open oven to keep warm until all are done.