Air-Fryer Dutch Kapsalon Chicken Loaded Chips

Grand Tour Recipe

Air-Fryer Dutch Kapsalon Chicken Loaded Chips

Make Air-Fryer Dutch Kapsalon Chicken Loaded Chips with measured UK ingredients, practical air-fryer timings and bold Grand Tour flavour.

Kapsalon was born in Rotterdam when a barber asked his local takeaway to pile his favourite things into one foil tray. Chips, shawarma meat, cheese, salad and garlic sauce should not work this well, but they absolutely do.

This air-fryer version uses spiced chicken thigh and properly crisp chips before the cheese goes on. Cold shredded salad and sharp sambal arrive last, keeping the tray fresh enough to justify going back with the fork.

Air-Fryer Dutch Kapsalon Chicken Loaded Chips
Air-Fryer Dutch Kapsalon Chicken Loaded Chips preparation stage

You’ll Need

For the Chicken
600g boneless chicken thigh fillets, thinly sliced
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp ground coriander
½ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp sea salt

For the Loaded Chips
700g frozen straight-cut chips
150g Gouda, grated
2 handfuls shredded iceberg lettuce
2 tomatoes, diced
quarter cucumber, diced
½ red onion, finely sliced
4 tbsp garlic mayonnaise
2 tsp sambal oelek or chilli sauce

Optional but Dangerous
Pickled chillies
Extra Gouda
A cold Dutch lager

Method

Preheat your air fryer to 200°C.

Toss the chicken with the oil, cumin, paprika, coriander, garlic powder and salt.

Air fry for 10-12 minutes, shaking twice, until browned and cooked through.

Transfer the chicken to a plate and keep it warm.

Add the frozen chips and air fry at 200°C for 16-20 minutes, shaking regularly, until crisp.

Tip the chips into a foil-lined heatproof tray and scatter the chicken evenly over them.

Cover with the grated Gouda and air fry at 190°C for 3-4 minutes until melted.

Check the chicken has reached 75°C.

Pile on the lettuce, tomato, cucumber and red onion only after the tray leaves the fryer.

Stripe over the garlic mayonnaise and sambal and serve immediately.

Lad Tip: Do not put the salad in with the cheese. Kapsalon needs the contrast between hot greasy glory underneath and cold crunch on top, warm lettuce is nobody's grand tour.

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