You love chips, don’t you? If you happen to be British, it’s crisps you love … Germans love Kartoffelchips and our French brethren are enamored with chips as well, just like my neighbors in Costa Rica, who adore papas in all its manifestations, including patatas fritas, chips – not to be confused with papas fritas, french fries. Everyone loves their chips – no matter how unhealthy deep-fried foods may be, every supermarket, convenience store, and bodega carries a myriad of chipper choices.

Here in Texas, as proven by the content of my very own pantry, we also enjoy eating the corn alternative, the tortilla chip. Not necessarily healthier, but just as delicious. And let’s not forget pita chips and rice cakes. No, not rice cakes, as a matter of fact, let’s forget all about rice cakes. Instead, imagine a genuine Kartoffelchip or crisp that is actually good for you!

Let me introduce you to
DKK’s–Funky–Chips
A fun and healthy version of this universal crunchy delight.

… and in case you’re curious, ‘DKK’ is the artist skorpion aka Artemis Hamburgénsis aka my big sister. She created both the chips recipe and the photos thereof below.

Step One

Trim, clean and dry a nice potato, then cut it into uniform, thin slices by any preferred method with your gadget of choice.

Fifth Step:
The actual cooking of these crispy treats happens not in oil, but in the microwave. DKK aka Artemis Hamburgénsis suspends the bamboo skewers across a plastic bowl, so that the entire contraption fits comfortably inside a microwave, with a double layer of paper towels lining the turntable. The paper towels absorb some of the moisture released during the cooking or rather ‘drying’ process. You can further promote the drying by opening the microwave every two minutes to release steam. And for how long should you microwave your chips? That depends.

Really, it depends entirely on the age of the potatoes (moisture content), the thickness of the slices, the wattage of your microwave, the degree of crunch desired, the number of slices nuked, and so forth. Start with 2 minutes and work your way up in two minute increments.    

Sixth Step:

Crunch & Munch!

In no time, you can enjoy beautifully crisp crisps, or chips, or patatas fritas.