121 potato crisp recipes

Bengali-style oven-fried potatoes baked directly on greased oven racks with turmeric, cumin, and cayenne. Crisp, golden, and Indian-spiced without a drop of frying oil.

Russian potato and mushroom croquettes bound with matzo meal instead of egg or breadcrumbs. Pan-fried to crisp golden edges. Vegetarian, low-fat, kosher-for-Passover friendly.

French-style potato pancakes with diced cooked turkey, scallions, chervil, ripe olives, and Dijon mustard. Crisp-edged hash brown cakes that turn leftovers into dinner.

Shredded potato nests crisped to golden brown in the oven, then filled with baked eggs for a fun, portable breakfast.

Samoosa potato filling tempers mustard seeds in hot oil and butter, then folds in onions, diced boiled potatoes, turmeric (borrie), and chili powder. The classic South African-Indian samoosa stuffing for crisp folded pastries.

Pan-seared beef fillets crusted with shredded potatoes, Parmesan, and onion, crisped in butter, then finished in a hot oven. A steakhouse riff on filet mignon with a built-in potato pancake on top.

Mandel rolls (mandelbrot) made with cake meal, matzo meal, potato starch, and chopped nuts. Twice-baked Jewish biscotti that are crisp, cinnamon-spiced, and Passover-friendly.

Garlicky falafel from soaked dried chickpeas, ground with onion, potato, and four cloves of garlic. The traditional Middle Eastern street food technique with a crisp exterior and fluffy interior.

Salmon fillets topped with horseradish and a crispy shredded potato crust, baked until golden. A fast oven-to-table fish dinner with sharp heat and a shatter-crisp finish.

Irish herb scones made from mashed potatoes, flour, and a blend of parsley, dill, savory, marjoram, and sage, then pan-fried until golden and crisp.

Basque shepherd's pie made in a skillet with crisp bacon, tender potatoes, thyme, and a soft-set egg topping. A rustic mountain shepherd's supper, not the usual lamb-and-mash version.

Salmon fillets buried in shredded potatoes, foil-roasted until tender, then broiled for a crisp golden crust. Served with a silky beurre blanc sauce.

Passover coconut macaroons with shredded coconut, egg whites, potato starch, and almond extract. Naturally flour-free and kosher for Pesach, these chewy-crisp cookies bake golden in 20 minutes.

Crispy golden vegetable samosas stuffed with spiced mashed potatoes, peas, and garam masala. Homemade pastry fried until shattering-crisp, served with mango chutney.

Pakoras: crisp Indian fritters of onion, potato, and spinach dipped in spiced chickpea-flour batter and deep-fried to golden crunch. Monsoon-season street food at its finest.

New England-style clam chowder with crisp bacon, tender potatoes, canned clams, and a creamy base built on cream of celery soup and milk. A classic shortcut chowder that tastes like Cape Cod.