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Chips with everything – Tom Hunt’s hash recipe to use up fish-and-chip shop leftovers
Over-ordered at the chippy? Add a burst of flavour and enjoy the extra fries with whatever other leftovers you have to hand
Chips come in seriously large portion sizes that can lead to waste. In research done by the Sustainable Restaurant Association and Just Eat, 25% of consumers said that, when they ordered a takeaway, more than half the time they had leftovers that would end up wasted. The most common reason for this was unintentionally ordering larger portions than was needed (43%), with chips being one of the most wasted foods.
To use up your excess chips, reheat them in a hot oven until piping hot right through and eat with your favourite condiment. Or make Canadian-style poutine by topping the reheated chips with curd cheese and gravy. They also make a great Spanish tortilla, saving the time needed to fry potatoes from scratch: simply refry the chips until hot right through, with or without caramelised onion, toss with beaten egg and cook on both sides.
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