Chin-Chin
Chin-chin (chips) is a widely fried pastry chips in West Africa with a Ghana twist featuring lots of onion, garlic and a little taste of white pepper
Ingredients
- Flour
- Butter
- 2-3 garlic cloves
- ⅓ cup grated onion
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup (125ml) milk plus more about 2 tablespoons
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- Salt to taste
- Nutmeg
- 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 with the flour
- Add minced garlic, onions, milk and egg into the mixture until you have formed a sticky dough ball
- Dump the dough ball onto a floured surface and knead, adding more flour into the dough as needed until dough is smooth, elastic and no longer sticky. Chin-chin can be cut into many shapes and sizes
- Divide dough into half. On a floured board roll each half about ¹/6 inches thick. You can make it easy by using pasta machine if one is available. Make shapes as desired
- Fry in hot oil until golden brown. Remove from oil, drain and serve
NB: You can store in airtight container for up to a month
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