Heart-Shaped Potato Chips

by Dorothy Reinhold on February 13, 2020


Print This Post Print This Post A genius idea to soak raw potato slices in beet juice yields charming pink heart-shaped homemade potato chips!

In the Los Angeles food world, we’re fond of “paloozas.”

We’ve experienced the wondrous funkiness of Trufflepalooza 2010, Trufflepalooza 2011 and Trufflepalooza 2012, we’ve had Kale-a-Palooza, and then we had PotatoPalooza!

What can you do with potatoes besides mash them and fry them?

The more appropriate question is what CAN’T you do with potatoes? Because at PotatoPalooza, we had them in everything ranging from…

Vodka in Fingerling Potatoes for PotatoPalooza on ShockinglyDelicious.com…vodka shooters (vodka made with taters, naturally, served in little hollowed out cooked fingerling potatoes)…

Potato Sweetheart Cakes for PotatoPalooza on ShockinglyDelicious.com…to Potato Sweetheart Cakes for dessert.

In between, we also had…

Fingerling Cups with Smoked Salmon Mousse for PotatoPalooza on ShockinglyDelicious.com… Fingerling Cups with Smoked Salmon Mousse…

Be My Valentine Twice-Baked Potatoes for PotatoPalooza on ShockinglyDelicious.com… and Be My Valentine Twice-Baked Potatoes…

Potato Kale Lasagna Muffins for PotatoPalooza on ShockinglyDelicious.com… and Potato Kale Lasagna Muffins…

Rainbow Potato Pizza with Gorgonzola Cheese for PotatoPalooza on ShockinglyDelicious.com… and Rainbow Potato Pizza with Gorgonzola Cheese…

Shepherd's Pie Spoonfuls for PotatoPalooza on ShockinglyDelicious.com… and Shepherd’s Pie Spoonfuls, along with three or four other things I ate before I photographed!

The party, for Southern California food bloggers, was sponsored by the Idaho Potato Commission and produced by Erika Kerekes with a very capable assist from chef Judy Lyness.

PotatoPalooza produced by Erika Kerekes (right), and Judy LynessI loved all of it, every little tater-filled bit, but was instantly charmed by these heart-shaped Potato Lover’s Potato Chips. You could make these for your Valentines.

Heart-Shaped Potato Chips | www.ShockinglyDelicious.comFebruary is Potato Lovers’ Month. Get cookin’!

Recipe: Heart-Shaped Potato Lovers’ Potato Chips

Summary: A genius idea to soak raw potato slices in beet juice yields charming pink heart-shaped homemade potato chips!

Ingredients

  • 2 large Idaho Russet potatoes
  • 2 tablespoons salt
  • 1 (15-ounce) can beets (whole, sliced or shredded)
  • Oil for frying
  • Equipment: small heart-shaped cookie cutter

Instructions

  1. Using a mandoline, thinly slice the potatoes. Punch a heart shape out of each slice. Put all the heart-shaped pieces in a colander, add the salt and toss. Let the heart-shaped pieces sit about 30 minutes. (This extracts some of the water out of the potatoes so they can better absorb the color from the beets.)
  2. Put the beets with their liquid into a blender; whirl until smooth.
  3. Rinse the potato slices and pat dry very thoroughly with paper towels. Put the potato slices into a bowl or plastic container, pour the beet puree over, and stir gently to make sure every slice of potato is in contact with the beets. Refrigerate overnight.
  4. The next day, fish the heart-shaped potato slices out of the container. Rinse in a colander and dry thoroughly with paper towels. They will be stained pink.
  5. Pour 3 inches of oil into a heavy pot or saucepan. Heat the oil to about 350 degrees F. Drop in a few chips at a time and fry until golden around the edges and crisp. Remove the chips with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with salt while still warm.

Source: Erika Kerekes, In Erika’s Kitchen

Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Diet type: Vegetarian
Diet tags: Gluten free
Number of servings (yield): 4-6
Culinary tradition: USA (General)
My rating 5 stars:  ★★★★★ 

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Here are a couple of the recipes from the party, posted elsewhere. Check them out!

 

PotatoPalooza producer Erika Kerekes with Potato Sweetheart Cakes on ShockinglyDelicious.com

This post was originally published Feb. 11, 2014, and has been republished today.

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{ 20 comments… read them below or add one }

Chrissie Baker February 14, 2020 at 5:22 am

How cute are these. Potatoes are definitely the way to my heart too!

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katerina @ diethood.com February 14, 2020 at 3:45 am

Such a COOL idea! I can’t wait to try this! 🙂

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Vikki February 13, 2020 at 9:16 pm

Putting these in a heart shape was a wonderful idea. They taste delicious, too!

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Erin | Dinners,Dishes and Dessert February 13, 2020 at 7:17 pm

These look so fun and tasty!

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Amanda February 13, 2020 at 4:36 pm

Perfect timing for this thank you so much for sharing!

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Demeter February 13, 2020 at 3:07 pm

These are adorable and so perfect for the holiday! Love your creativity.

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Jeanne @JollyTomato February 16, 2014 at 10:58 am

I agree – the soaking in beet juice thing is genius! These were some tasty chips! : )

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Betsy @ Desserts Required February 14, 2014 at 9:18 am

I LOVE these. So creative and gorgeous, too!

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Dorothy Reinhold February 14, 2014 at 10:53 am

Betsy,
And they were GOOOOOOOOD, too!

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Laura Dembowski February 12, 2014 at 5:39 am

These are too cute! I can’t believe all the festive and creative things you’ve done with potatoes.

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Dorothy Reinhold February 12, 2014 at 8:25 am

Laura,
And they tasted as good as they looked!

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Holly February 11, 2014 at 7:19 pm

Looks like this was a really fun event and what a sweet idea to make potato with the beets for coloring for Valentine’s Day. I wonder if I could introduce my boys to beets this way. It’s worth a try!

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Dorothy Reinhold February 11, 2014 at 8:38 pm

Holly,
Absolutely. They will love these chips!

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Sharon@ Cheesy Pennies February 11, 2014 at 3:57 pm

Man, am I sad I missed this one. Everything looks marvelous. I would love the recipes! Great job everyone!

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Dorothy Reinhold February 11, 2014 at 8:39 pm

Sharon,
Clear the decks for the next one!

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sharron orcutt February 11, 2014 at 1:58 pm

will be frying up some of these chips for sure! and would surely love the recipe for potato sweetheart cake and potato kale lasagna muffins pretty please and thank you

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Priscilla | ShesCookin February 11, 2014 at 10:14 am

Great shots of all the yummies we had! I had to dash, so missed the chocolate & potato sweetheart cakes. Erika and Judy did a fabulous job creating these recipes!

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Dorothy Reinhold February 11, 2014 at 11:03 am

Priscilla,
Agreed! They really did.

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Sally Newton February 11, 2014 at 7:35 am

Love this! Love it, love it, love it! If you could post the potato kale lasagna muffins, I would appreciate it…

what a fantastic idea this heart-shaped potato chips!

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Dorothy Reinhold February 11, 2014 at 9:37 am

Sally,
Wish you could have been at the party! You and I woulda polished off the whole basket o’ those tater chips.

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