Jicama Chips?

[PunkRotten]

Hi,

Anyone ever make chips out of Jicama? I was thinking about cutting them up and marinating it for 24 hours then popping it into the dehydrator. Anyone got any marinades to share? Thx

[levamssg]

I've never done these ... sounds interesting. I don't have any ideas about a marinade ... sorry.
Please share the results! :)

[Stina]

Hold on! Since I'm a technology boob, I'm going to rehash an old thread with one of my favorite recipes using jicama chips. Look for it, the op is Tropigal.

[PunkRotten]

Well the Jicama chips are in the dehydrator as we speak. I will let everyone know how it turned out in about 24 hours. I made 2 kinds of chips. One was marinated with lemon juice, olive oil, honey, chili flakes, and a little salt. The next one was with tomatoes, garlic, basil, olive oil, and a little salt. I marinated both for almost 24 hours. After I put the chips on the dehydrator I poured some of the marinade over the chips. I cut the chips in the shape of potato chips and fries.

[RawKnitster]

I really like jicama fries. I slice the peeled jicama into french fries, sprinkle with a little olive oil, onion powder, garlic powder, chili powder, smoked paprika, sea salt, and pepper. Let 'em marinate a bit, then put in the dehydrator for an hour or two, just long enough to soften and warm the fries. So Good!

A couple times I've left these fries in the dehydrator for too long and they weren't very good.

[PunkRotten]

Probably better to follow RawKnitster's advice. The texture of letting it go for so many hours does not change that much. The jicama shrank a bit and never got really crispy. I wanted to let it go further to see if it actually turned into a chip but I didn't see the point. The flavors held pretty well though. If I were to do it again I would use alot more jicama, I would use all 9 trays to get a nice bundle of chips. They taste great. The texture was similar to a fried onion.