Radish chips are a great low carb alternative to potato chips. This recipe boils thin slices of radishes to soften and then deep fries them until golden.
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I was never a big potato chip eater, but sometimes I crave something crisp and salty that isn't a pork rind. I used to love vegetable chips, especially sweet potato ones, but the carbs are just way too high.
I've seen that some people fry sliced radishes into chips so I thought I'd give these radish chips a try. There are many methods for making radish chips.
Before making the chips, you should cook the radishes until they become soft. Some recipes soften the slices in the microwave, others boil them.
However, I've seen recipes where you cut the radishes and let the moisture soak out for a couple hours. Then, you need to bake, dehydrate, or fry the chips to get them crunchy.
I boiled my slices and then deep fried them. They came out pretty good. Next time, I may try the dehydrator.
I used a one pound bag of radishes that were already washed so I just had to cut them up with a slicer. I've got an old Pampered Chef mandolin type slicer.
It works okay, but I'd really like to get something better and more industrial. The plastic is not the greatest and mine is already cracked.
My next slicer will likely be stainless steel. I should probably add that I sliced my thumb pretty good on the corner of the bad while moving the slicer out of my way after cutting the radishes. Totally my fault though, I wasn't really paying attention to what I was doing. So, be careful using these things.
I was only able to find a bag of radishes so I couldn't pick the size. There were a few small ones in the bag, but most were medium-sized.
The small ones were a little harder to slice and I made sure to use the finger protector to hold them during slicing (this didn't save my thumb later which caught the corner of the blade after I was done).
I boiled the radishes in white vinegar to see if they would pick up the flavor of the vinegar. The vinegar smell was very strong while boiling and nearly eye burning so I don't recommend doing this. And, the chips did not have much of a vinegar taste in the end so not worth the hassle.
The radish slices were boiled until somewhat translucent with lightened skins. This took about 5 minutes. Maybe I should have tried boiling in regular water and soaking the cooked sliced in vinegar before frying. I was really hoping for more of a salt and vinegar flavored chip.
I ended up frying the radish slices for almost ten minutes. They looked like they were almost burnt when I took them out, but they didn't taste burnt. Most of the chips curled up similar to potato chips.
Although I really enjoyed the taste of these mini chips, I may work on the preparation to see if I can get a chip with more vinegar flavor. I'm thinking I can soak the slices in a salt and vinegar solution and then dehydrate them.
I don't really like dealing with the grease of frying which is why I cook a lot of "fried" type foods in the oven. Even bacon cooks much better in the oven for me and doesn't make a mess in the kitchen when it's baked on foil lined pans.
If you have a great method for making radish chips, I'd love to hear about it in the comments. Although they could likely be baked similar to zucchini chips, they wouldn't have the same deep fried taste.
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Recipe
Radish Chips
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Ingredients
- Oil for deep frying preferably palm oil
- 16 oz radishes
- ½ teaspoon coarse salt kosher or sea
Instructions
- In a deep fat fryer or heavy saucepan, heat 2 to 3 inches oil to 325°F.
- Using a mandoline slicer or very sharp knife, cut radishes into very thin slices.
- Place radishes in pot and cover with water. Heat to boiling. Boil over high heat 4 to 5 minutes or until radish are translucent and skins lighten. Drain radish slices in colander.
- Slowly add the radish slices to the hot oil to prevent splattering.
- Fry radish slices in hot oil 8 to 10 minutes or until they turn a deep golden brown.
- Drain on paper towels and season with salt.
Notes
Low Carb Sweeteners | Keto Sweetener Conversion Chart
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Natalie Joel
Hi Lisa I absolutely love your recipes and share a lot of them on my facebook groups. I just saw on one which I had not noticed before "Unauthorised use and or duplication without written permission....." Is it a problem sharing your recipes?
Lisa MarcAurele
Natalie, It is not a problem to share these recipes for personal use. It's commercial use such as other websites copy/pasting into their sites or using in eBooks or printed cookbooks for sale that is the issue. Sharing with friends, family, and sharing links to the recipe (not copy/pasting) into Facebook groups and other social media is totally fine.
Lois
Could you fry in an air fryer instead of deep fryer?
Lisa MarcAurele
You can crisp them up in an air fryer but I find they are more like potato chips when deep fried.
Danette
I would like to try these. Just a side note to salt n vinegar, you can buy powdered vinegar from Amazon!
Janet Summers
Please include the directions for cooking in the oven
Lisa MarcAurele
Frying gives them the best crispness, but I've added a baking alternative in the recipe notes.
AVE Hurley
I had tried to fry radishes by cuttung them as thin as I could. I used a bag of pretrimmed and clean radishes, but didnt preboil them.They took about 5-6 minutes in y deeo fryer and it was full of new canola oil so I used that as it was an experiment. Some of the thinnest came out crunchy like chips and the others a bit more like super thin round french fries. Both were delicious.
Some I sprinkle garlic and onion powders on.Some I dipped in ranch dressing before eating. Each w way tasted good and worth repeating.I used to love eating thin potato fries and home made french fries before I got into keto so using radishes is new to me.
Maybe canola wasnt the best choice to fry in but it its a family deep fryer and I had just cleaned it out and put new oil in and just wanted to see if radishes were fryable or not and they are!
Next time I may try preboiling and drying them but this time just frying straiight from cutting seemed to work fine.
Beth
Can daikon radishes be substituted? I love daikon
Lisa MarcAurele
Yes! Daikon radishes are great fried.
Jan
Great recipe. Try the vinegar & Salt seasoning that you can buy at Buffalo Wild Wings (they have containers that you can purchase for home._
Jessica Smith
I love raw radishes but usually have too many to eat. This recipe intrigues me. I never thought of roasting them. But instead of olive oil I am going to try avocado oil.
Julia Stearns @ Healthirony
Wow. These radish chips look is a pure combination of taste, I love healthy food. Thanks, Lisa for sharing!
Lisa MarcAurele
Hope you get a chance to enjoy these low carb chips!
Mary Wells
I've bought pre-cut Dandy radishes. They are a waffle cut and I deep fry them in coconut or peanut oil and salt and pepper them while they are on a paper towel. So delish, they are my new favorite snack. I like the idea of the malt vinegar.
Lisa MarcAurele
I've never seen those, but waffle cut sounds great.
RM
How do you calculate the nutritional info when you deep fry? It is hard to know how much oil has been absorbed into the food vs onto the paper towel...
Lisa
It is difficult to get an accurate number, but since oil is zero carb, I don't worry about it.
Cyndi Lauritsen
Alton Brown did an episode on this topic it is pretty low amount. You could weigh the oil before and after to see. Or try coating with oil and air fry.
Trena
Ha!! I break out into cold sweats anytime I have to use my mandolin slicer.
As for seasonings, any popcorn seasoning would work too, but they may contain sugar/starches/unwanted carbs. I make my own spicy seasoning salt that would be yummy on these.
I like the idea of daikon, which I think I will try
Lisa
I haven't tried with daikon, but I'm sure they will be good or even better.
Jane
You could try Daikon radishes. They are the perfect size.
Lisa
Yes! I love daikon, but they can be hard to find in my area.
Hélène
I buy the daikon radishes at Whole Foods or Wegmans. I noticed that someone mentioned canola oil but isn't that bad to use? Avocado is much better and has a higher temperature.
Great recipes! Thank you for sharing.
Bella Hardy
This Radish chips looks absolutely fantastic. Beautiful photos, too. I look forward to trying this for super bowl party.
Lisa
I hope you enjoy them as much as we do!
Terri Larimore
I am wondering if you could make these "chips" in an Air Fryer? Any thoughts? Temperature? Length of time?
Lisa
I'd say 400°F for about 30 minutes and turning them occasionally while cooking.
Al Torres
Great potatoe chip alternative recipe for a Keto guy such as myself, why not just hit 'em with a dash of malt vinegar & crackled kosher salt once fully cooked?
Lisa
That sounds like the perfect add Al! I'm a big fan of salt and vinegar chips. 🙂
Mark
I will definitely have to try this. If you're looking for a salt and vinegar flavor you might want to look for a flavored seasoning salt. I believe there are many different choices.
Lisa
I'll have to look for those flavored salts. Thanks!
Balinda
How long do they stay fresh once you fry or bake them??
Lisa
Unfortunately, they were gone within a day so I couldn't tell you. We loved them so much they were gone right away. They should last at least a few days if not a week.
Corey
Maybe, making them a bit more like making potato chips would yield what you're looking for. But, I don't know if there is actually any benefit. Usually, when making potato chips, you'd soak them raw in ice water for several hours, or overnight, which allows a lot of the starch to leach out. The resulting product deep fries up crispy. Then, you add flavor via shaker while they are cooling off and the grease is evaporating.
Lisa
It's worth a try! Thanks for that tip.
Lauren @ Wicked Spatula
We make veggie chips all the time but I've never thought about using radishes! I've got leftovers in the fridge that I'll definitely be using for these!
Lisa
I never realized radishes could be so tasty.
susan @ the wimpy vegetarian
What a fantastic idea. I love making veggie chips but have never tried radish. And these would be perfect because my husband loves radishes!!
Lisa
I was surprised how good these tasted since I don't really care for radishes. Your husband should really like them.
Terri Steffes
These look yum and perfect timing for spring vegetables.!
Lisa
Yes! It's been a long winter so I'm happy that fresh produce will soon be here.
jean | lemons & anchovies
Ouch! I've sliced the tip of my finger trying to get one more slice out of a cucumber a few years ago. I haven't touched my mandolin since but I am tempted to after seeing these radish chips. Always looking for a snack that is not a potato or tortilla chip. These look great!
Barbara
I use a short piece of celery or carrot as a pusher when I use my mandoline. It works pretty good and I don't slice myself (again)
Lisa
Thanks for that tip!
Erica
For the mandolin, I bought a pair of kevlar gloves. I won't use mine without them and sometimes even use them for grating. I'm notorious for grating my knuckles!
Lisa MarcAurele
I really need to invest in some gloves, I'm very careful, but have had a couple minor cuts.
Laura @MotherWouldKnow
Lisa, I love your adventurous spirit. And recently I've been obsessed by radishes (you might notice that I posted a recipe for roasted radishes last week and a pickled radish recipe the week before), so of course, I couldn't resist reading yours. Now you've got me wondering if there is a way to bake them into chips. I've done that with sweet potatoes and didn't soften them http://www.motherwouldknow.com/journal/baked-sweet-potato-chips - I'm going to try it and we'll see.
Rachel Cooks
I just so happen to have a bunch of radishes in the fridge right now!
Lisa
I usually don't buy radishes, but after trying these chips, I'll experiment with them some more.