Chip Butty

Name: Chip Butty
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 2 to 4 servings
Cuisine: Fish & Chips
Ingredients: Désirée Potatoes — 600 g; Paprika — 1 tsp; Salt — To taste; Oil — For tray; Crusty White Bread — 4 thick slices; Butter — 50 g

This ultimate British chip butty features piping-hot, crispy oven chips generously dusted with paprika and sandwiched between thick slices of generously buttered crusty white bread. Offering an irresistible combination of fluffy potato and rich, melting butter, this comforting classic delivers an unpretentious, deeply satisfying texture that brings back pure childhood nostalgia with every single bite.

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Cooking Instructions

Preparation: 15 minutes
Cooking: 20 minutes

Servings: 2 to 4

Notes:

Use firm floury potatoes like Désirée, peeling and slicing them into even chip batons before blanching to achieve the ideal fluffy interior and crisp exterior.

Blanching the potato slices in boiling water for three to four minutes before draining and seasoning ensures they cook evenly and roast to perfection in the oven.

Tossing the blanched chips in paprika and spreading them evenly over an oiled baking tray adds a wonderful smoky depth and a gorgeous golden colour during baking.

Use thick, fresh crusty white bread and butter it generously so the bread absorbs the rich flavours and hugs the hot chips securely.

While traditional chip butties are delicious served simply with butter, a splash of brown sauce or ketchup can be added according to personal preference.

Prepare Potatoes
Peel and slice the Désirée potatoes into even chip batons, then blanch in boiling water for 3 to 4 minutes before draining thoroughly.

Season
Season the drained chips with salt and coat them well with paprika.

Bake Chips
Spread the seasoned chips evenly over an oiled baking tray and bake in a preheated oven at 200°C for 20 minutes until crisp and golden brown.

Butter Bread
Slice thick chunks of crusty white bread and butter them generously on both sides.

Assemble
Pile the hot, freshly baked paprika chips high onto the buttered bread, sandwich them together, and cut in half before serving.