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Sweet Potato Fries The Easy Way (49 )
Reprinted from “Sweet Potatoes: Roasted, Loaded, Fried, and Made into Pie,” by Mary-Frances Heck (Clarkson Potter/Publishers, 2017)
Making fries The Easy Way distills the oven-fry method to its most essential steps: cutting the sweet potatoes uniformly so they cook evenly, oiling and seasoning them aggressively, then roasting them in a hot oven until crisp.
Serves 4
Ingredients
For
4
Serving(s) Serving size
Sweet Potato Fries The Easy Way
| 2 Pounds orange-fleshed sweet potatoes |
| 2 Tablespoons canola oil, olive oil, or melted unsalted butter |
| 1 ½ Teaspoons kosher or fine sea salt |
Sweet Potato Fries The Easy Way Directions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Peel the sweet potatoes, if desired, and cut them into slabs, batons, wedges, coins, half-moons, or cubes. They can be any size, really, as long as they are not less than 1/4 inch and not more than 1 inch thick. Place them in a large bowl and drizzle with the oil. Season with salt and your choice of spices, if using, and toss to coat. (Use about 1 1/2 teaspoons salt if you’re not using additional seasoning; adjust salt content depending on your preferred spice mix.) Dump the sweet potatoes onto the prepared baking sheet, scraping out any seasoning or fat clinging to the bowl, and arrange them in a single layer.
- Roast, turning once if their bottoms darken quickly, until tender and browned, 15 to 25 minutes, depending on size.
Notes
Tip: While this recipe only calls for salt, try adding a teaspoon or two of any of your favorite seasonings. Got some herbes de Provence? Toss ‘em in there. Spanish paprika? Definitely. Za’atar, curry powder, Mrs. Dash, Old Bay, or Tony Chachere’s? Yes, please.
Copyright © 2017 by Mary-Frances Heck. Photograph by Kristin Teig. Published by Clarkson Potter/Publishers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
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