A lazy girl’s guide to Syn Free Chips

Chips. You know I love ’em. With most things really. Fish (well I am British), steak, eggs, on their own. There’s just something about a chip. It’s the white shirt of the food world, dressed up to the nines one day and comfy casual the next. Trouble is chips are traditionally made by frying in large amounts of oil. Even oven chips have an oily coating to help them crisp up. Not great when you want to eat more healthily, as I do.

Slimming World rave about their syn free method of making chips from scratch, they’re quite rightly proud that they have found a way to make chips available to those who want to eat food that is better for them. Trouble is, it doesn’t matter which SW recipe I follow for Syn Free Chips, I have never been able to produce a chip I actually want to eat. So after some research on the internet, I have devised my own way of cooking them. And I bloody love them.

To start with, I forgo the par boiling of potatoes, as I found it to be fussy and wide open for error (although if you can do it, and get good results, then more power to you!). Here is the method I use – I urge you to give it a go!

This much potato will make enough for four, or two hungry gannets like me and my hubby

Pop the potatoes in the microwave, whole, for about 6-7 minutes. You want them just underdone.

When they come out and you can handle them (although I'm too impatient to wait) slice them thickly and cut into chips — When they come out of the microwave and you can handle them (although I’m too impatient to wait long!) slice them thickly and cut into chips. You can do this ahead of cooking if you need to.

Put chips on a baking tray spayed with FryLight. Don't worry if they wont quite all fit in one layer, they shrink while cooking. Spay with Frylight and add whatever seasonings you like. I most often use sea salt and pepper, but another favourite is garlic salt. — Put chips on a baking tray sprayed with FryLight. Don’t worry if they wont quite all fit in one layer, they shrink while cooking. Spray the chips with more FryLight and add whatever seasonings you like. I most often use sea salt and pepper, but another favourite is garlic salt.

Put high up in a very hot oven (I use Gas Mark 9). Shake once or twice during cooking.

Cooking times will vary depending on your oven, but I usually find they take around 45 minutes. Ish.

And there you go. No pans, no mess. Easy Peasy and they go with so much. Tonights effort was paired with gammon, poached egg, salad cucumber and mushrooms. — They go with so much. Tonight’s effort was paired with gammon, poached egg, salad leaves, cucumber and mushrooms. All Syn free.

And there you go. No pans, no mess and minimal effort.

Give them a go – I hope you enjoy!

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