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Monster Munch: photo of the dish
Illustrative photo: Mx. Granger — CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Appetizers & nibbles

Monster Munch

Potato snack puffed into the shape of small colourful creatures, very popular with British children. Crunchy, with a strong bacon or roast chicken flavour.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Assaisonnement

Spices & seasoning

Instructions

  1. Peel the potatoes and grate them finely on a coarse grater.
  2. Rinse the grated potato under cold water, then squeeze it well in a tea towel.
  3. Mix the grated potato with the cornflour and a pinch of salt.
  4. Shape thin small balls and flatten them into thin discs.
  5. Heat the oil to 170 °C and fry the discs for 2 minutes, until they puff up.
  6. Drain on paper towels.
  7. Mix the paprika, onion powder, sugar, salt and pepper, then sprinkle over the warm snacks.

Variations and tips

Smoked version. Add a spoonful of smoked paprika to the seasoning for a bacon-like taste.

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