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Potato cracker is similar to prawn crackers or fish cracker; it is a popular snack throughout Southeast Asia. This cracker recipe is made from potatoes and tapioca starch as main ingredients; salt, sugar, pepper and chicken stock powder are added as seasonings.

Making this cracker at home isn’t difficult at all, but it is time consuming as the cracker chips need to be sun-dried until harden.

CHINESE VERSION: 炸马铃薯脆饼

Potato Cracker Recipe
 

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Ingredients:

  • 150 g Russet Potato
  • 150 g Tapioca Starch
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1½ tsp sugar
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp chicken stock powder
  • 1 tsp oil
  • 85 g water

Instructions:

1 Wash and clean potato. Peel off the skin and cut into small pieces.

Potato Cracker Recipe
 

2 Steam until tender for about 12 minutes, or potato break apart easily when pierced with fork.

Potato Cracker Recipe

3 Mesh potato while it is still warm. Add in salt, sugar, pepper, chicken stock powder and oil, mix until well combined.

Potato Cracker Recipe
 

4 Mix in tapioca starch, knead until well combined, add in water and knead until smooth dough is formed. Roll dough into a log, about 4-5 cm in diameter. You may add additional tapioca starch or water if necessary.

Potato Cracker Recipe

5 Wrap the long log of dough with cling wrap and keep refrigerated for 1 hour.

Potato Cracker Recipe

6 Bring a pot of lightly salted water to boil, remove food wrap and cook the potato log over medium heat for 25 minutes.

Potato Cracker Recipe

7 Place on non-stick baking paper or lightly grease tray to cool completely. Refrigerate for 12-24 hours. The dough need to be hardened for easy slicing.

Potato Cracker Recipe

8 Cut into thin slices, about 1-2 mm thickness.

Potato Cracker Recipe

9 Dry the sliced potato chips under sunlight for 8-12 hours. Make sure it is really dry and turn hard into semi-transparent. Drying will improve the expansion and crispiness of the potato crackers.

Potato Cracker Recipe

10 Deep fry at 170°C (340°F), the chips will expand rapidly in hot oil to fluffy white cracker.

Potato Cracker Recipe
Potato Cracker Recipe

Potato Cracker Recipe

Potato Cracker Recipe

Potato cracker is similar to prawn crackers or fish cracker; it is a popular snack throughout Southeast Asia. This cracker recipe is made from potatoes and tapioca starch as main ingredients; salt, sugar, pepper and chicken stock powder are added as seasonings. Making this cracker at home isn’t difficult at all, but it is time consuming as the cracker chips need to be sun-dried until harden.

Rate

5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 20 minutes
Chilling & drying time 1 day 13 hours
Total Time 1 day 14 hours 20 minutes
Course snacks
Cuisine Southeast Asia
Servings 8 servings
Calories 85 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 150 g Russet Potato
  • 150 g Tapioca Starch
  • ½ tsp salt
  • tsp sugar
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp chicken stock powder
  • 1 tsp oil
  • 85 g water

Instructions
 

  • Wash and clean potato. Peel off the skin and cut into small pieces. Steam until tender for about 12 minutes, or potato break apart easily when pierced with fork.
    Potato Cracker Recipe
  • Mash potato while it is still warm. Add in salt, sugar, pepper, chicken stock powder and oil, mix until well combined.
    Potato Cracker Recipe
  • Mix in tapioca starch, knead until well combined, add in water and knead until smooth dough is formed. Roll dough into a log, about 4-5 cm in diameter. You may add additional tapioca starch or water if necessary.
    Potato Cracker Recipe
  • Wrap the long log of dough with cling wrap and keep refrigerated for 1 hour.
    Potato Cracker Recipe
  • Bring a pot of lightly salted water to boil, remove food wrap and cook the potato log over medium heat for 25 minutes.
    Potato Cracker Recipe
  • Place on non-stick baking paper or lightly grease tray to cool completely. Refrigerate for 12-24 hours. The dough need to be hardened for easy slicing.
    Potato Cracker Recipe
  • Cut into thin slices, about 1-2 mm thickness.
    Potato Cracker Recipe
  • Dry the sliced potato chips under sunlight for 8-12 hours. Make sure it is really dry and turn hard into semi-transparent. Drying will improve the expansion and crispiness of the potato crackers.
    Potato Cracker Recipe
  • Deep-fry at 170°C (340°F), the chips will expand rapidly in hot oil to fluffy white cracker.
    Potato Cracker Recipe

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Nutrition (per serving)

Calories: 85kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 0.4gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.3gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 0.03mgSodium: 207mgPotassium: 83mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 1IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 3mgIron: 0.4mg
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