Crispy Sweet Chili Potato. Air-fried crispy potato fingers are tossed in sweet and spicy sauce. This potato appetizer is finger-licking delicious. In addition, it is really easy and takes around 20 minutes of your time. It’s also vegan and kid-approved! If you love potatoes and Indo-Chinese food, these are for you, my people!!! I love to make, or should I say, eat potato dishes. Crispy and delicious, this appetizer is super addictive. I always make this in a big batch to fulfill our cravings, and it is one of our family favorites.
What is the Secret to Making the Best Air Fried Sweet Chili Potato?
Well, it’s no secret!! Just make it super crispy. If the potato fingers are super-duper crispy, then your sweet chili potatoes will be delicious. Also, their tantalizing taste depends on that spicy, sweet sticky sauce that coats them from all around. That sauce will make you lick your fingers, if not the plate.
How to Make Sweet Chili Potato-
First, wash and dry the potato. Then, cut them into fingers. They shouldn’t be too thin or thick and should hold their shape. Wash them in running water till the water runs clear. Clear water means that the starch is not present in large quantities. That will help in making the potato crisp. After that, soak the potato fingers in a bowl full of water for 30 minutes.
What Type of Potato is Used in this Recipe?
I prefer to use russet potatoes or white potatoes for this. I have not made this recipe with red potatoes, so I don’t know how they hold their shape, but if you have any experience making crispy fries with them, you can certainly try them.
How to Make the Perfect Sticky Sweet Chili Sauce-
This sticky sauce is the soul of this dish. I wanted to make a vegan sauce; hence, I did not use honey. With red chili sauce and soy sauce, maple syrup and brown sugar work great in this recipe. However, if you don’t have any objection to honey, you can certainly use that. The proportion of the ingredients in this sauce is essential to achieve the taste, which is spicy and sweet with a hint of tang. It’s incredible how the sauce coats the crispy potato, which is possible because of the sticky texture. This finger-licking sauce is worth trying in another recipe as well.
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