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Oporto copycat · ⏱ 45 mins · Difficulty: Easy · Serves 4 · By Sophie Bernard
Golden, lightly seasoned chips, double-fried. The real Chips are from $4.50, 1,531 kJ. Copycat method follows the standard double-fry chip technique; Oporto describes its chips as cooked until golden brown and lightly seasoned.
The Original
Chips
Price: $4.50 (pickup)
Energy: 1,531 kJ (366 cal)
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Ingredients
Home-kitchen amounts for 4 — standard home-cooking quantities for this dish, not the chain’s recipe (chains do not publish theirs). Difficulty: Easy.
- 800 g russet or sebago potatoes
- Cold water, for soaking
- 1 tsp fine salt
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp paprika
- Vegetable oil, for deep-frying
Method
- Peel the potatoes and cut into medium sticks about 1 cm wide. Soak in cold water 30 minutes, then drain and pat completely dry.
- First fry at 160°C for 4–5 minutes until soft and pale. Lift out and drain.
- Rest 10 minutes (or freeze 30 minutes for extra crispness).
- Second fry at 190°C for 2–3 minutes until golden and crisp.
- Toss at once with the salt, garlic powder and paprika. Tip: season while the chips are still glistening — Oporto’s chips are lightly seasoned, so a little goes a long way — and do not crowd the fryer, or the chips steam instead of crisping.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How close is this to the real Chips?
This is a home-kitchen copycat, not the chain’s recipe — the chain does not publish its recipe. It is built to sit beside the original: the real Chips is $4.50 for pickup with 1,531 kJ (366 cal). Compare the two before you cook — the home version trades the chain’s equipment for a frypan and an oven.
How long does it take, and how hard is it?
About 45 minutes, rated Easy difficulty, serving 4.
What do I need to make it?
The ingredients are listed below — starting with 800 g russet or sebago potatoes, Cold water, for soaking, 1 tsp fine salt, and 3 more. Quantities are home-kitchen amounts, written to serve 4.
What does the original cost at Oporto?
The real Chips is $4.50 (pickup), 1,531 kJ. Prices vary by location and delivery is higher.
Where can I check the original dish?
On its own dish page — open the Chips at Oporto page for the price, kJ and calories.
Is this recipe the chain’s official recipe?
No — no Top 10 chain publishes its recipes. Every recipe on this site is a copycat written from the dish’s published description and the home-kitchen method below, and the comparison box shows the real dish’s price and kJ so you can judge it yourself.
Written & checked by Sophie Bernard
Sophie reads every menu directly from each chain’s official Australian ordering site and records the store and price basis on the page. No price is published without a source.