Baking · United Kingdom

Chip Butty

Name: Chip Butty
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: Chips from a chip shop or homemade; Sliced white bread, or pita bread for kebab-shop style; Butter; Ketchup or a brown sauce (optional)

A Chip Butty is a sandwich made of chips (French fries).

Published October 16, 2026

EST. TOTAL TIME40 min

DIFFICULTYEasy

SERVES1

Time and difficulty are editorial estimates; allow extra time for your equipment and experience.

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What you’ll need

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Chips from a chip shop or homemade
Sliced white bread, or pita bread for kebab-shop style
Butter
Ketchup or a brown sauce (optional)

Let’s make it

Step 1
Make sure the chips are not too greasy and have been well drained.
Step 2
Take two slices of bread (the heel works best) and butter both on one side, then apply ketchup and spread evenly over the bread.
Step 3
Add chips in a manner akin to herringbone floor tiling, making sure to minimise any gaps. You can add multiple layers.
Step 4
Put both slices of bread together, then put the assembled sandwich on a flat surface and slap it hard several times with with an open hand to crush the filling. Eat immediately!

Chip Butty

What you’ll need

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