Applebee's Potato Twisters

Applebee's is a casual restaurant that offers diners a wide variety of appetizers, entrees, and desserts. With this Applebee's Potato Twisters recipe, you can bring one of the chain's tastiest appetizers into your home kitchen. Potato Twisters can be served as an appetizer or as a side dish to nearly any meal or sandwich. The restaurant serves their Potato Twisters with homemade pico de gallo and queso blanco sauce.^[1]

To get the spiraled effect of the Twisters as prepared by Applebees, you can use an Apple- Peeler-Corer-Slicer set on the thinnest setting. If you don't have an Apple Peeler-Corer-Slicer, use a mandolin, or a food processor with the thinnest blade.

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Offered by	Applebee's
Customer service phone	888-592-7753[2]
Served as	Appetizer, side dish
Main ingredients	Potatoes, oil, salt
Cooking method	Deep frying
Similar to	Potato chips

Applebee's Potato Twisters Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds Yukon gold potatoes
• Peanut oil, for frying^[3]
• 1/2 teaspoon salt^[4]
• Pico de gallo

Queso Blanco Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon cilantro, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup half-and-half
• 2 tablespoons onion, finely chopped^[5]
• 8 ounces white American cheese, shredded
• 2 ounces Monterey jack cheese, shredded
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped finely
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil^[6]

Applebee's Potato Twisters Recipe

1. Preheat oil in a deep-fryer to 375F.
2. Peel and slice the potatoes as thinly as possible.
3. Place the peels directly into cold water after peeling until you're ready to fry them.
4. Fry your slices in batches for about three to four minutes.
5. Once the potato slices are golden brown, remove and drain on a tray lined with paper towels.^[3]
6. Sprinkle with salt.^[4]
7. Serve with pico de gallo and queso blanco (recipe below).

Queso Blano Recipe

1. Heat the oil in a pan over medium-high heat.
2. Add the jalapeno and onion to the pan and cook for about five minutes, until tender, then lower the heat to medium-low.^[6]
3. Add the cheeses along with the half-and-half, stirring consistently until the mixture is completely blended and melted.
4. Add the cilantro and mix together, then serve alongside the Potato Twisters.

Applebee's Potato Twisters Video

Comments

• If you'd rather make your own pico de gallo rather than serving store-bought, simply gather together four tomatoes, one medium onion, one jalapeno, a half-cup of chopped cilantro, salt and pepper, and a lime. Seed the tomatoes and then chop both the tomatoes and the onion coarsely. Squeeze the juice from the lime and combine all the ingredients together and enjoy!^[7]

• If you don't have a deep-fryer, simply add a few inches of oil to a skillet and fry the potato slices that way.

Also See: How to Make Applebee's Fiesta Lime Chicken, How to Make Vegan Applebees Spinach Pizza, How to Make Applebee's Perfect Margarita, How to Make Applebee's Spinach Pizza, How to Make Applebee's Chipotle Lime Chicken

References

1. ↑ http://applebees.com/menu/appetizers/appetizers/potato-twisters
2. ↑ http://applebees.com/about-us/contact-us
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/homemade-potato-chips-recipe/index.html
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/potato-chips/detail.aspx
5. ↑ http://www.food.com/recipe/queso-blanco-mexican-white-cheese-dip-37768
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} http://annies-eats.net/2011/01/17/queso-blanco-dip/
7. ↑ http://savorysweetlife.com/2010/01/easy-pico-de-gallo-recipe/