[Paul Plots]

Try parsnip crisps....

Potato peeler - remove outer skin then slice thin longish strips of parsnip with the peeler
Deep fat fryer - drop slices into fat for a quick pip
Drain - cool - crunch!!
Lovely

If only we had a deep fat fryer...  

 

[Mrs Bee]

You can make them in the oven too. Slice thinly, sling in a bowl with seasoning, suished garlic if you like it, and a sprinkling of oil. Mix with your fingers making sure all the slices have a coating of oil and spread out on baking trays and cook until crisp. :blink:

[Paul Plots]

That's useful Mrs Ball as we don't have a deep-fat fryer...my mother did until she moved and I "lost" it. 

[Mrs Bee]

i have a deep fat fryer but i don't use it if I can help it. Stinks the place out, so prefer to use the oven if possible or shallow fry sometimes. :blink:

[snowdrops]

i have a deep fat fryer but i don't use it if I can help it. Stinks the place out, so prefer to use the oven if possible or shallow fry sometimes. :blink:

We've just had a T*fal actifry for Christmas,any one else got one? Mr S & son tried it out on Christmas evening,but the chips were soggy, did they do something wrong, at that rate it will be going back.

[LilacSandy]

If that,s the one where you only use a little oil as the pan tilts, then I have only used it twice and was very disappointed with the results.

[snowdrops]

Yes it is. Just tried it again with thicker cooked chips & 2 tablespoons of oil & it was much better,will try other stuff in it as well. No horrible smell in the house is a bonus & it cleared away quickly,didn't have to wait for a big pan of oil to cool so it invariably gets left til the next day.

[Mrs Bee]

All the reviews I have seen for this haven't been very complimentary.

I was tempted to get one but resisted. I much prefer doing homemade oven chips, etc. Besides which it is another item to find space for on the counter and I like lots of space and no clutter.

[snowdrops]

Yes I agree,it is big,but hubby had wanted one for a long time,not sure it will be worth it cost wise for how often we have chips & not sure I would want to do risotto or lamb chops in it

[arugula]

I cook parsnip crisps in the oven too, on a pizza tray, great results.

[davejg]

We've got an actifry, really good but you do need to experiment with the times, oh and don't  do breaded stuff, ended up with naked scampi & some balls of breadcrumb . Gonna try these crisps though they sound great.

[shokkyy]

You don't need to take away the woody centre for crisps? I do love parsnips but I've never tried making parsnip crisps. The only thing I don't like about parsnips is having to do the fiddly bit of cutting out the woody core. And I thought they had to be cut in slices across the root rather than long slices down it - is that wrong? I must try making some because by some freakish accident I managed to grow some really nice parsnips this year. Do they go with a bit of chilli flakes rather than garlic, or that too strong?

[Paul Plots]

You don't need to take away the woody centre for crisps? I do love parsnips but I've never tried making parsnip crisps. The only thing I don't like about parsnips is having to do the fiddly bit of cutting out the woody core. And I thought they had to be cut in slices across the root rather than long slices down it - is that wrong? I must try making some because by some freakish accident I managed to grow some really nice parsnips this year. Do they go with a bit of chilli flakes rather than garlic, or that too strong?

Give it a go and let us know!! 

I just have mine plain when I get the chance.... adds a bit of difference now and then when we have a roast.

I guess you could slice them anyway you like but I tend to avoid the central core if it's a bit on the tough side. Usually my snips aren't big enough to get tough and the little ones cook up beautifully.

Good luck with the adventurous trials. 

[arugula]

You don't need to take away the woody centre for crisps?

I've never bothered, just shave with a peeler so your slices get broader towards the centre of the parsnip, then drizzle with a little oil and black pepper, mix and drape over a pizza tray, then cook in a coolish oven,something like 160/140(fan) °C for 20-30 minutes. Perfect results, but watch they don't catch and burn, it can happen quickly! Add sea salt once cooked, if required.