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4—6
Easy
By Mark Hix
Published 2008
These are my favourite of all vegetable crisps. They are great as snacks, or to serve as an accompaniment to game birds.
Top and tail the parsnips, leaving the skin on, unless it’s very brown. Using a sharp mandolin (the Japanese ones are the best), slice the parsnips lengthways as thinly as possible, then dry the strips with a clean tea towel. If you don’t possess a mandolin, use a swivel vegetable peeler instead.
Heat about an 8 cm depth of vegetable oil in a deep-fat fryer or heavy-based saucepan to 18