How to get sweet potato fries CRISPY?!
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rodduz
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Anybody have any luck with this when baking them? Mine always come out a little soggy.
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Poppin' in for the suggestions!0
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Try cooking them on a dark pan.0
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Coat them in oil and crank the oven right up. That helps a bit. They never come out like regular fries, though. Even deep frying them doesn't result in super crispiness. They're better that way, but not perfect.0
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I'd recommend cutting them into thinner or smaller pieces, cover in a little bit more oil, and placing them on the top ⅓ of the oven. Works for me!0
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Baking them on a layer of parchment paper helps too, it soaks up some of the moisture so they go crisper. You won't need to use as much oil this way too.0
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I do use EVOO. I have cut them thinner to day and will put them in at 220 instead of the usual 200. I've also just put them in water for a few hours, I know that gives normal potatoes (I know they're not actually related) more crisp when frying them. I've had them out at pubs and the outer is lovely and crispy, will never get the inside crispy.0
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The only way I found to do it was to coat them in cornstarch - but then that adds calories.0
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I've heard soaking them in water for a while helps.0
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This recipe suggests baking them with cornstarch, and also once they're done baking, turn off the oven and crack it open.
http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2013/09/12/baked-sweet-potato-fries/
I've also had luck with slicing the potato as thinly as possible, then microwaving the hell out of it.0 -
I seen cornstarch listed on a few recipes, can we get it in the UK though? Never heard of the stuff!0
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I've tried the corn starch on both potatoes and wings in the oven. It helps, but I haven't perfected it yet, so I can't give too many specifics.
The corn starch helps by drawing extra water out of the food.0 -
Make them very thin and use oil.0
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Thin for the win!! They're very thin so will keep a close eye in case they burn!
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I seen cornstarch listed on a few recipes, can we get it in the UK though? Never heard of the stuff!
In the UK it is cornflour...0 -
I seen cornstarch listed on a few recipes, can we get it in the UK though? Never heard of the stuff!
In the UK it is cornflour...
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I have found frying them in a frying or pan and covering with a lid really cooks them fast and crispy. Cooking i the oven takes time and they never get very crispy or it takes too long and they come out burned.0
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Try baking them on a rack so there can be no moisture build up around fries. Also use the convection setting on your oven if it has one. I would also try doing them like regular fried fries and try a 2 step cooking process by par cooking first(325°F) then cooking under high temp(475°F).0
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Try par-cooking them? I use this trick on normal oven-fries, where I boil the fries for about 5 minutes, strain, pat dry, and into the pan with a spritz of spray pam. Gets normal oven fries crispy, not sure how a sweet potato would respond.0
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Broil on high for a minute or two before taking them out. Watch closely to not burn them.0
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