Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries
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Category
Snack
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Cusine
American
What do you need?
How to make?
Ingredients
2 pounds orange fleshed sweet potatoes , about 3 large ones
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, canola oil, or rice bran oil
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1-2 tablespoons spice or spice combination of your choice: chipotle powder, smoked paprika, Chinese five-spice, pumpkin pie spice, garam masala, Cajun seasoning, etc.
Directions
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Place a roasting pan or heavy duty baking sheet in the oven to pre-heat.
Peel the sweet potatoes and cut off the ends. Cut the potatoes in half lengthwise and then, if they are very long, in half crosswise. Cut each piece into 1/4 to 1/2-inch thick wedges. Alternately, you can slice the peeled sweet potato into disks either with a mandoline or a sharp knife.
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.
Remove the pre-heated baking sheet from the oven. Carefully spread the sweet potatoes out in a single layer on the baking sheet.
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 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 caramelizing. So watch carefully.
Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.