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A BLAZING HOT SNACK THAT THEY SELL ALONG THE ROADSIDE IN SOUTHWEST CHINA. FOR A MILDER VERSION USES MILD CHILI POWDER. Ingredients:
1/2 cup hot chili powder |
2 tablespoons salt |
2 pounds mini -potatoes they are like bite size unpeeled (approx ,size is - 1 -1/2 to 2 inches long) |
peanut oil for deep frying |
Directions:
1. MIX THE CHILI POWDER AND SALT AND PUT IT ON A PLATE, SET ASIDE.............
2. BOIL THE POTATOES WHOLE -IN SALTED WATER UNTIL TENDER BUT NOT FALLING APART, ............DRAIN
3. HOLD EACH POTATO IN A DRY CLOTH AND PULL OFF SKIN GENTLY USING THE BACK OF A KNIFE.
4. AS EACH ONE IS PEELED ,ROLL IT IN THE SPICY SALT MIXTURE, PRESSING IT INTO THE SURFACE UNTIL COATED WELL, ( YOU MUST DO THIS WHILE POTATOES ARE STILL DAMP) SET ASIDE
5. FILL A WOK - ONE -THIRD FULL OF THE OIL AND HEAT TO 375 DEGREES F. OR FILL A DEEP FRYER THE RECOMMENDED LEVEL.
6. ADD THE POTATOES IN SMALL BATCHES, AND FRY FOR 2 - 3 MINUTES OR UNTIL GOLDEN BROWN.
7. REMOVE POTATOES AND DRAIN, AND SERVE
8. MAKES ABOUT 12 ( CAN DOUBLE OR TRIPE THE RECIPE)
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