How to make homemade tortilla chips with just 3 ingredients! 3 ways to prepare the chips; baked, fried or air fried.
Course Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine Mexican
Diet Gluten Free
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 25 minutesminutes
Servings 8
Calories 72kcal
Author Robin Gagnon
Equipment
deep skillet or Dutch oven
paper towels
thermometer for frying
Ingredients
8corn tortillas
Vegetable oil for deep frying(any flavorless high smoke point oil is fine, such as canola oil, light olive oil, peanut oil or avocado oil)
Kosher Saltor Sea Salt
Instructions
Use a sharp knife to cut the corn tortillas each into 8 wedges.
Heat a large, heavy pot over medium-high heat and add the oil to 2-inches in depth. Heat the oil to 350 degrees F.
Fry the tortilla triangles in small batches until lightly browned, flipping once during the frying. Remove and drain on paper towels, then sprinkle with salt. Repeat the process until all of the chips are fried.
Cool the fried chips slightly before serving.
Notes
Baking and Air frying Tortilla Chips
Instead of deep frying, you can make tortilla chips in the oven or air fryer.The cut tortillas are brushed with the oil and spread out in a single layer on a baking sheet or basket of air fryer.The chips are then baked (in oven preheated to 375 degrees F) or air fried (preheated to 350 degrees) until light golden brown, flipping once while baking.Nutrition based on estimate of 1 tablespoon oil remaining on cooked chips and use of ½ teaspoon of salt. These will vary based on cooking method and your taste for salt and are only meant as a rough estimate.