This Honey Chili Potatoes Recipe is a semi-homemade appetizer to make. Its a great starter to make when you are short on time. Simply air fry or bake store bought fries and toss them in a delicious Indochinese sauce. Garnish with spring onions and sesame seeds & you have a delicious appetizer ready in a flash.
This easy recipe is a perfect year round appetizer or side dish option for any occasion. This appetizer is super addictive. Store bought fries are air fried and generously dressed in a tasty spicy honey chili sauce. When it comes to side dish, these honey chili potatoes recipe is in my top favorite along with Baked Masala Potato Wedges ,Beetroot Cutlet & Sheet pan Achari Mushrooms
Ingredients to make Honey Chili Potatoes Recipe:
Frozen Fries: I have used readymade frozen fries for the convenience. I love the fries from Ore-Ida .I generally buy Golden Crinkle Cut ones. Alternatively, you can pick any variety of fries you want. Make sure to read and follow the package instructions to cook the fries.
Ginger Garlic : I use finely chopped ginger and garlic in this recipe. The smaller the pieces are, the faster it releases aroma during cooking. Also, smaller pieces blend in well into the sauce, you won’t even notice them while eating.
Ingredients to make sauce:
Ketchup: Addition of ketchup adds so much flavor to this recipe. It gives sweet, sour and umami flavor to this recipe. I used Heinz Ketchup for this recipe.
Soy Sauce: Soy sauce provides salty, sweet and umami flavor to this recipe. I use Kikkoman traditionally brewed soy sauce in Asian recipes. Alternatively you can use light soy sauce, tamari or coconut aminos.
Vinegar: I have used rice vinegar in this recipe. It gives a distinct mild sweet & sour flavor to this recipe. Alternatively, you can use apple cider vinegar, white wine vinegar, mirin in 1:1ratio.
Honey: Honey adds sweetness and balances out sour and spicy flavors. I use plain raw honey in this recipe. Make sure you use non flavored honey.
Sriracha Sauce: I like to add sriracha sauce as its moderately spicy, tangy, sweet and has a garlicky kick to it. Alternatively, you can use Chili sauce or chili garlic sauce.
Sesame Oil: I like to add toasted sesame oil in Asian cooking as toasting makes nuttiness more intense. Alternatively, you can use neutral flavored oil like grapeseed, canola, sunflower or vegetable oil.
Cornstarch: Cornstrach helps thicken the sauce and helps it adhere to the fries. Corn flour is a yellow powder made from finely ground, dried corn, while cornstarch is a fine white powder made from starchy part of corn kernel. Both go by different names depending on where you live. If in India it goes by the name corn flour.
Garnish:
Sesame Seeds: I have used a mix of black and white toasted sesame seeds in this recipe. These add a mild, sweet, nutty and crunchy taste to this recipe. Make sure you toast the seeds as it brings out a strong flavor and aroma and make the seeds evident in the dish.
Spring Onion Greens: Spring Onions greens have a strong intense flavor and makes a great garnish for this recipe. Alternatively, you can use scallion.
How To Make Honey Chili Potatoes:
These Honey Chili Potatoes are made with a crispy crinkle cut fries based and dressed with a deliciously sweet and spicy sauce. Firstly air fry or bake the frozen fries, then make the simple honey chili sauce. Toss the fries in the sauce. Garnish with sesame seeds and spring onion greens. Serve hot.
How to Store + Make Ahead of time:
You can mix ketchup, rice vinegar, soy sauce, sriracha sauce, chili powder and store it in an airtight container in a refrigerator upto two days prior. Bring the sauce mixture out, add corn flour slurry and honey to it just before tossing in the fries.
Variations:
Type of fries: Any type of fries work for this recipe. You can even venture out and do tater tot’s or waffle fries following the same cooking process.
Toppings: I have garnished honey chili potatoes with toasted sesame seeds & spring onion greens. Alternatively, you can also garnish it with chopped onions and bell pepper.
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