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Honey Chilli Potatoes are a popular Indo-Chinese street food that’s easy to make at home. Crispy potatoes are coated in a sweet and spicy sauce that will make your taste buds dance with joy. This honey chili potatoes recipe may just become your new favorite dish.
Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and sauce with just the right amount of heat and sweetness makes these Honey Chili Potatoes irresistible. Sweet chilli fries are ready in about 40 minutes, so they are perfect for a night with friends when you want to enjoy a tasty meal at home.
If you love potatoes, try my Crispy Air Fryer French Fries, Crispy Air Fryer Sweet Potato Fries or Lebanese Spicy Potatoes (Batata Harra).
Why You’ll Love This Chili Potato Recipe
- It’s sweet and spicy. The flavorful sauce has just the right amount of honey and red chilli paste to create a perfect balance of sweet and heat.
- It’s easy to make. Homemade fries are tossed with a thick sauce until they are crispy and delicious.
- They taste like your favorite street food. Every time I take a bite of these crispy potatoes, I am transported back to the food festival where I first tried them.
Sweet Chilli Fries Ingredients
For the potatoes
- Potatoes: Use medium russet potatoes for sturdy fries that are tender on the inside but hold up well to the sauce.
- Water + Salt: for cooking the potatoes.
- Cornstarch: gives the potatoes a crispy coating.
- Seasoning: season the cornstarch with salt and freshly ground pepper
- Oil: Select your favorite oil to deep fry.
Sweet Chili Sauce ingredients
- Oil: Use any light, neutral-flavored oil.
- Aromatics: Minced garlic and ginger add a warm, earthy flavor and aroma.
- Crushed Red Chili Flakes: Adds an extra boost of heat. Reduce or omit for less heat.
- Honey: Use local raw honey when possible. Substitute with pure maple syrup.
- Tomato Ketchup: Use your favorite brand of ketchup.
- Soy Sauce: Substitute gluten free soy sauce or amino acids to make this recipe gluten free. You can also use low-sodium soy sauce.
- Red chili paste/sauce: Chili paste has a stronger garlic flavor and less funky flavor than gochujang sauce.
- Rice Vinegar: Use apple cider vinegar if you don’t have any of this sweet vinegar on hand.
- Cornstarch + Water: to thicken the sauce.
- Sesame Seeds: Sesame seeds add a bit of crunch.
- Green Onion: Chopped for garnish.
How To Make Honey Chilli Potato
- Prepare the potatoes. Wash and peel the skin of the potatoes. Cut the potatoes like french fries and add them to water to remove the starch.
- Cook the potatoes. Meanwhile, heat a large saucepan with 4 cups of water and salt. Once the water starts boiling, add the potatoes and cook until 50% is done. Drain the potatoes from the water and transfer them to a wide bowl.
- Dredge the potatoes. Add the cornstarch, salt, and pepper to the potatoes and coat them well.
- Fry the potatoes. Meanwhile, heat oil in a wok, slowly add the potatoes, and deep fry them until crispy and golden. Repeat the same with the remaining potatoes and set them aside.
- Prepare the sauce. Heat a medium pan. Add oil, garlic, and ginger. Saute for 2 minutes. Add honey, ketchup, soy sauce, red chili sauce, and rice vinegar. Reduce the heat to low and add water. Once the sauce begins to simmer, add in the cornstarch slurry ( 1 teaspoon cornstarch + 1 tablespoon water). Cook until the sauce begins to thicken.
- Coat and garnish the fries. Add the fried crispy potatoes to the sauce. Toss the potatoes until well coated in the sauce. Finally, sprinkle some sesame seeds and green onions, toss, and serve while it is still warm.
Tips To Make Honey Chilli Fries
- Cut the potatoes to a uniform size for even cooking.
- Soak the potatoes and parboil them before frying for the best results.
- Save time and use frozen french fries.
- Heat the oil to at least 325 degrees.
- Adjust the amount of honey to taste.
- Adjust the amount of red chilli paste to taste.
- Serve hot and right away so the potatoes don’t become soggy.
Frequently Asked Questions
Soaking potatoes before they are fried is a restaurant secret for ultra-crispy fries. Parboiling the potatoes also ensures that they will be cooked all the way through when fried.
If you prefer to cook these in the oven rather than roasting, it’s easy to do. Slice and soak the potatoes as directed. Dry thoroughly and toss with 1 tablespoon of oil. Spread the potatoes on a baking sheet and roast in a 400 degrees F oven for 30-40 minutes or until golden and crunchy. Prepare the sauce and coat the potatoes.
Yes. Most of us have sriracha on hand, making it a great substitute for red chili sauce. Taste and adjust proportions as needed.
You can make these chilli fries using frozen french fries to save time. Bake or fry them according to the package directions, then proceed with the recipe as written.
These are best served and enjoyed immediately as the potatoes become soggy. You can store the leftovers in an airtight container and reheat them in a skillet.
Freezing these potatoes is not recommended. However, you can make them with frozen french fries to save time.
Honey Chilli Fries are really versatile and can be served with your favorite main dishes like Homemade Burgers and Teriyaki Grilled Chicken. You can also serve them with Chinese Vegetable Fried Rice, Chili Garlic Oil Noodles or Vegetarian Lo Mein Noodles.
More Honey and Chilli Recipes
- Spicy Honey Garlic Salmon
- Honey Sriracha Baked Chicken Breast
- Crispy Honey Sriracha Shrimp Stir Fry Recipe
- Best Gochujang Chicken Bites
- Sweet and Spicy Asian Chicken
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Honey Chili Potatoes
Ingredients
For the potatoes
- 4 medium russet potatoes
- 4 cups water + 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground pepper
- Oil, to deep fry
For the sauce
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon ginger, grated
- 1 teaspoon crushed red chili flakes
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons tomato ketchup
- 1 ½ tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 ½ tablespoons red chili paste/sauce
- 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
- ¼ cup water
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch + 1 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
- 2 tablespoons green onion, chopped
Instructions
- Wash and peel the skin of the potatoes. Cut the potatoes like french fries and add them to water to remove the starch.
- Meanwhile, heat a large saucepan with 4 cups of water and salt. Once the water starts boiling, add the potatoes and cook until 50% is done. Drain the potatoes from the water and transfer them to a wide bowl.
- Add the cornstarch, salt, and pepper to the potatoes and coat them well.
- Meanwhile, heat oil in a wok, slowly add the potatoes, and deep fry them until crispy and golden. Repeat the same with the remaining potatoes and set them aside.
- Heat a medium pan. Add oil, garlic, and ginger. Saute for 2 minutes.
- Add in the sauces; honey, ketchup, soy sauce, red chili sauce, and rice vinegar.
- Reduce the heat to low and add water. Once the sauce begins to simmer, add in the cornstarch slurry ( 1 teaspoon cornstarch + 1 tablespoon water). Cook until the sauce begins to thicken.
- Add the fried crispy potatoes to the sauce. Toss the potatoes until well coated in the sauce.
- Finally, sprinkle some sesame seeds and green onions, toss, and serve while it is still warm.
Notes
- Cut the potatoes to a uniform size for even cooking.
- Soak the potatoes and parboil them before frying for the best results.
- Save time and use frozen french fries.
- Heat the oil to at least 325 degrees.
- Adjust the amount of honey to taste.
- Adjust the amount of red chilli paste to taste.
- Serve hot and right away so the potatoes don’t become soggy.
