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Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 lbs. orange fleshed sweet potatoes (yams), about 3 large ones

3 tbsps. high smoked-point such as grapeseed oil or rice bran oil

1 1/2 tsp. kosher salt

1-2 tbsps. spice or spice combination of your choice: chipotle powder, smoked paprika, Chinese 5-spice, pumpkin pie spice, garam masala, Cajun seasoning, etc.
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven and roasting pan. Preheat oven to 400ºF. (For more crispiness, preheat your oven to 500ºF. Place a roasting pan or heavy duty baking sheet (one that can take high heat) in the oven to preheat.

Peel and cut sweet potatoes into wedges: Peel the sweet potatoes and cut off the ends. Cut the potatoes in half lengthwise and the, if they are very long, in half crosswise. Cut each piece into 1/4 or 1/2 inch thick wedges. Alternately, you can slice the peeled sweet potato into disks either with a mandolin or a sharp knife.

Toss with oil, salt, spices: Put the sweet potatoes into a large bowl and add the oil. Mix well to combine Sprinkle with salt and spices of your choice. (Use your hands to mix well so all pieces are coated with oil and spices.

Spread out onto preheated pan: Remove the preheated baking sheet from the oven. Carefully spread the sweet potatoes out in a single layer on the baking sheet. (Watch out, the pan is hot!)

Bake: Bake for a total of 15 to 25 minutes. After the first 10 minutes, remove the baking sheet from the oven and use tongs to turn over all of the sweet potato pieces. Return to the oven and bake for another 5-15 minutes, or until they are well browned. Cooking time depends on the temperature of the oven (500ºF will need less cooking time than 450ºF) and the size and thinness of the sweet potato wedges.

The browner they are, the crispier they will be, but there is a fine line between browned and burnt beyond edibility. Even if they get really dark, they should still be good because of the natural sugars of the sweet potatoes carmelizing. So watch carefully.

Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
4-6 servings
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
10 minutes

 

 

 

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