Sweet Potato Fries (Baked or Fried)

By Ellie

4 Person

50 Minutes

282 Calories

These sweet potato fries are perfectly crispy and crunchy, just like you'd get at a restaurant! Sweet potato fries can be deep-fried, or oven-baked to golden brown perfection. Serve your fries alongside grilled meats or sandwiches and watch the rave reviews come in. Sweet potato often appears on the table, the mouthfeel of sweet potato is exquisite, still can bring the full feeling. There are a lot of sweet potato recipes on the Internet. This recipe is not out of the ordinary, but you won't be disappointed. Let's take a look!

Ingredients

Baked Sweet Potato Fries

chopped parsley for garnish optional
cooking spray
1/4 tsp. pepper additional pepper for seasoning the cooked fries
1/2 tsp. salt additional salt for seasoning the cooked fries
3 tbsp. corn starch
4 tbsp. olive oil
4 sweet potatoes medium size, orange or red color

Fried Sweet Potato Fries

chopped parsley for garnish optional
3/4 tsp. pepper additional pepper for seasoning the cooked fries
2 tsp. salt additional salt for seasoning the cooked fries
6 cups vegetable oil
2/3 cup cornstarch
4 sweet potatoes medium size, orange or red color

Method

01

Fried Sweet Potato Fries: Wash and peel 4 medium-sized sweet potatoes
02

Baked Sweet Potato Fries: Wash and peel 4 medium-sized sweet potatoes.
03

Baked Sweet Potato Fries: Cut the sweet potatoes into 3/8 inch wide sticks.
04

Fried Sweet Potato Fries: Cut the sweet potatoes into 3/8 inch wide sticks.
05

Fried Sweet Potato Fries: Rinse the sweet potatoes in cold water twice. Discard the water between each rinse.
06

Baked Sweet Potato Fries: Stir together the salt, pepper, and cornstarch.
07

Baked Sweet Potato Fries: Dredge the fries in the salt, pepper, and cornstarch until coated.
08

Fried Sweet Potato Fries: Boil the fries in water for 4 minutes until slightly tender. Remove fries and place them in an ice bath.
09

Baked Sweet Potato Fries: Toss the fries with olive oil until coated.
10

Fried Sweet Potato Fries: Prepare a batter for the fries by stirring together 2/3 cups of cornstarch with an equal amount of water in a bowl.
11

Baked Sweet Potato Fries: Place the fries in a single layer on a sheet pan lined with foil and coated with cooking spray.
12

Fried Sweet Potato Fries: Season the batter with 2 teaspoons of salt and 3/4 teaspoons of pepper.
13

Fried Sweet Potato Fries: Dip the fries in the batter and let them rest for 2 minutes on paper towels.
14

Baked Sweet Potato Fries: Bake the fries for 15 minutes at 400℉ or until golden.
15

Fried Sweet Potato Fries: Heat a pot of vegetable oil to 350℉.
16

Baked Sweet Potato Fries: Turn over the fries with tongs or a spatula and bake for an additional 10 minutes or until golden.
17

Baked Sweet Potato Fries: Season with any additional salt and pepper to taste and serve the fries hot and crispy. Top with parsley if desired.
18

Fried Sweet Potato Fries: Deep fry the sweet potato fries in batches of 7-15 depending on the size of your pot. Make sure to break up clusters of fries and prevent fries from sticking to the pan as they cook.
19

Fried Sweet Potato Fries: Cook the fries for 5-7 minutes or until golden.
20

Fried Sweet Potato Fries: When the fries are done the cooking, set them in a single layer on paper towels to drain.
21

Fried Sweet Potato Fries: Season with additional salt and pepper to taste and serve them hot and crispy. Top with parsley if desired.

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Sweet Potato Fries (Baked or Fried)

4.6

( By Ellie )

01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 4 servings
Calorie 282 Kcal
Prep Time 30 Mins
Cook Time 20 Mins
Total Time 50 Mins

02 Ingredients

Baked Sweet Potato Fries

chopped parsley for garnish optional

cooking spray

1/4 tsp. pepper additional pepper for seasoning the cooked fries

1/2 tsp. salt additional salt for seasoning the cooked fries

3 tbsp. corn starch

4 tbsp. olive oil

4 sweet potatoes medium size, orange or red color

Fried Sweet Potato Fries

chopped parsley for garnish optional

3/4 tsp. pepper additional pepper for seasoning the cooked fries

2 tsp. salt additional salt for seasoning the cooked fries

6 cups vegetable oil

2/3 cup cornstarch

4 sweet potatoes medium size, orange or red color

03 Method

Step 1

Fried Sweet Potato Fries: Wash and peel 4 medium-sized sweet potatoes

Step 2

Baked Sweet Potato Fries: Wash and peel 4 medium-sized sweet potatoes.

Step 3

Baked Sweet Potato Fries: Cut the sweet potatoes into 3/8 inch wide sticks.

Step 4

Fried Sweet Potato Fries: Cut the sweet potatoes into 3/8 inch wide sticks.

Step 5

Fried Sweet Potato Fries: Rinse the sweet potatoes in cold water twice. Discard the water between each rinse.

Step 6

Baked Sweet Potato Fries: Stir together the salt, pepper, and cornstarch.

Step 7

Baked Sweet Potato Fries: Dredge the fries in the salt, pepper, and cornstarch until coated.

Step 8

Fried Sweet Potato Fries: Boil the fries in water for 4 minutes until slightly tender. Remove fries and place them in an ice bath.

Step 9

Baked Sweet Potato Fries: Toss the fries with olive oil until coated.

Step 10

Fried Sweet Potato Fries: Prepare a batter for the fries by stirring together 2/3 cups of cornstarch with an equal amount of water in a bowl.

Step 11

Baked Sweet Potato Fries: Place the fries in a single layer on a sheet pan lined with foil and coated with cooking spray.

Step 12

Fried Sweet Potato Fries: Season the batter with 2 teaspoons of salt and 3/4 teaspoons of pepper.

Step 13

Fried Sweet Potato Fries: Dip the fries in the batter and let them rest for 2 minutes on paper towels.

Step 14

Baked Sweet Potato Fries: Bake the fries for 15 minutes at 400℉ or until golden.

Step 15

Fried Sweet Potato Fries: Heat a pot of vegetable oil to 350℉.

Step 16

Baked Sweet Potato Fries: Turn over the fries with tongs or a spatula and bake for an additional 10 minutes or until golden.

Step 17

Baked Sweet Potato Fries: Season with any additional salt and pepper to taste and serve the fries hot and crispy. Top with parsley if desired.

Step 18

Fried Sweet Potato Fries: Deep fry the sweet potato fries in batches of 7-15 depending on the size of your pot. Make sure to break up clusters of fries and prevent fries from sticking to the pan as they cook.

Step 19

Fried Sweet Potato Fries: Cook the fries for 5-7 minutes or until golden.

Step 20

Fried Sweet Potato Fries: When the fries are done the cooking, set them in a single layer on paper towels to drain.

Step 21

Fried Sweet Potato Fries: Season with additional salt and pepper to taste and serve them hot and crispy. Top with parsley if desired.

04 Author