Oven-Baked Sweet Potato Fries
By Joe
Source: Serious Eats — Amanda Luchtel, Crispy, Oven-Baked Sweet Potato Fries.
A crispy, oven-baked sweet potato fries recipe for 4 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.
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Method
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Bake. Adjust oven rack to lowest position plus heat oven to 220°C. Spray rimmed baking tray with cooking spray. Add oil to ready sheet and tilt sheet till surface is uniformly coated with oil. Mix salt, paprika, garlic powder, and cayenne; keep to one side in a little bowl. Beat water plus cornstarch, making sure no lumps of cornstarch remain upon bottom of bowl in a big microwave-safe bowl. Microwave, mixing every 20 seconds, till mixture begins to thicken, 1 to 3 minutes. Take out from microwave and keep mixing till mixture thickens to a thin yogurt-like consistency. (if you need to, after microwaving, add up to 3 tablespoons extra water to achieve correct consistency.) Tip in rice flour and bicarbonate of soda to cornstarch mixture and beat to mix. Add cut sweet potato sticks and toss till each is uniformly coated. Move fries to ready baking tray, arranging them in a single layer using one flat cut side down, plus space among every piece.(Some cornstarch mixture will remain in bowl.) Cook till bottoms are starting to brown and fries easily release from pan, around 20 minutes. Take out sheet off oven plus, using a thin spatula, loosen the fries plus with care flip taking care not to tear. Rotate pan plus return to oven to keep to bake till second sides are golden brown, around 15 minutes. For this Fry Sauce: While fries cook, in a little bowl, beat together mayo, ketchup, sriracha, vinegar, plus garlic powder. Scatter fries with ready salt mixture and toss fries to distribute seasoning uniformly. Move fries to paper towel–lined platter and leave till it is cold around 5 minutes. Serve fries with ready sauce, if wanted.
Storage
Keep covered and eat within a few days; freeze leftovers if the dish allows it.
Free sugars
1.3 g per serving
2.6 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 5.2 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- scales
- baking tin or tray
- saucepan
Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 323 kcal |
| Protein | 2.6 g |
| Carbohydrate | 35.8 g |
| of which sugars | 5.8 g |
| of which free sugars | 1.3 g |
| Fat | 19 g |
| of which saturates | 3 g |
| Fibre | 3.6 g |
| Salt | 2.2 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
0.8 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
