![]() The only condiment I’m using before baking is sweet paprika (smoked paprika is also a good alternative, just don’t overuse it) or, alternatively, cumin. This will help dry them even further and maximise the crispy effect.Īdd salt just before serving, as adding salt before baking will result in soggy sweet potato fries. After they’ve been roasting at 220☌ for 20 minutes, turn off the oven, open the oven door and let the sweet potatoes sit for an additional 10 minutes. Return them to the oven for 10 more minutes. If necessary, scrape them from the tray with a cooking spatula. For this reason I generally avoid using parchment paper and bake the sweet potato fries directly on the baking tray.īake for 10 minutes, then take the tray out and carefully flip the strips over. My baking tray is decently non-stick, and sweet potato strips coated in oil will make them quite easy to turn. Place the sweet potato fries on a baking tray, making sure they don’t touch each other but they’re pretty spaced out. Olive oil makes the fries tastier, but not crispy. We want to achieve a fried effect, so for best results an oil that is good for frying is better. I have used cornflower oil, and I read that peanut or canola also work well but not olive oil. ![]() Toss the content of the bag so that the powdery ingredients get to evenly coat the sweet potato strips. Add 1 1/2 tbsp potato starch and 1 tsp of sweet paprika and close the bag tightly keeping some air inside. Rinse them some more after removing them from the water, and dry thoroughly. Now they’re ready to become delicious and crispy oven-baked sweet potato fries.Īfter soaking the sweet potato sticks in cold water and rinsing them, dry them thoroughly and place them in a large freezer bag. The potatoes need to soak in cold water for at least 45 minutes. So for best results wash off the starch, then add the right quantity afterwards. It is the actual starch on the surface that will create the crispy effect as the potatoes roast but it has to be the right amount. After removing the excess starch, you actually want to add some potato starch to your sweet potato strips. But there’s another trick for ultimate crispiness. Soaking the potato sticks after cutting helps to remove the excess starch that prevents the potatoes from cooking through. ![]() ![]() This applies to both normal potatoes and sweet potatoes. A decent amount of oil and high oven temperature are the key to excellent baked chips, really.Īnother secret is soaking the potatoes. I generally prefer to make baked fries, even when I make regular potatoes. Quite a nice change for an equally awesome side dish. Sweet potatoes themselves are much more nutritious than regular potatoes, and baking is a healthier choice than frying. Oven roasted sweet potato fries, as I was saying, are a much healthier choice than regular french fries. I was not very used to sweet potatoes, but I became more and more familiar with this root vegetable after I moved to Sweden. There is, though, a healthier alternative that allows you to indulge on the pleasure of potato fries more often without feeling too guilty and that is baked sweet potato fries. As much as french fries are the most heavenly of junk foods, and a mean side dish to any meat roast, they’re somewhat not ideal for regular consumption.
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