Ghana Chin Chin (Chips)
Ghanaian crunchy fried dough snack seasoned with nutmeg, garlic and onion, cut into strips like linguine.
Ingredients
| 3 1/2 cups (440 g) | all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting | |
| 1 1/2 teaspoons | 7.5 ml | salt |
| 1/2 teaspoon | 2.5 ml | baking powder |
| 1/2 teaspoon | 2.5 ml | white pepper |
| 1 teaspoon | 5 ml | grated nutmeg |
| 1/2 cup (125 g) | butter | |
| 2-3 | garlic cloves, minced | |
| 1/3 cup | 80 ml | grated onion |
| 1 | large egg | |
| 1/2 cup (125 ml) | milk, plus about 2 tablespoons more | |
| 2 tablespoon | 30 ml | sugar (optional) |
| — | oil for frying |
Instructions
- Using a mixer or by hand, mix the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, nutmeg and white pepper.
- Add the butter to the flour and mix well until the butter is well incorporated.
- Add the minced garlic, onion, milk and egg to the mixture. Keep mixing until you have a sticky dough ball.
- Dump the dough ball onto a floured surface and knead, incorporating more flour as needed, until the dough is smooth, elastic, even in color and no longer sticky. Chin-chin can be cut into many shapes and sizes.
- Divide the dough in half. On a floured board, roll each half about 1/6 inch thick, just like linguine or fettuccine. You can use a pasta machine if available. Make shapes as desired.
- Add oil (about 3 inches deep) to a heated skillet, saucepan or Dutch oven over medium heat and bring it to 350°F.
- Fry in the hot oil until golden. Remove from the oil, drain and serve. You can store this in an airtight container for up to a month.