Sweet Potato Fries -

Sweet potato fries have really sky rocketed in popularity over the past 4 or 5 years. There's one restaurant here in Columbus where I have to order sweet potato fries whenever I go. It's not really an option, I have to get them. So this recipe is for those of us who are craving sweet potato fries.

I cook sweet potato fries almost like regular french fries with one slight difference, the cornstarch I add between frying. Frying the sweet potatoes twice gets them a little bit more crisp. Let me know how your fries turn out!

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Sweet Potato Fries

Prep Time6 mins

Cook Time30 mins

Overnight Soak1 d

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 57kcal

Author: SatMorning21

Ingredients

2 Sweet potatoes large
1/2 teaspoon Cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon Chili powder
Oil for frying

Instructions

Peel and cut your sweet potatoes into quarter inch fries. Soak them overnight, by placing them in a bowl of water in the fridge.
Heat your oil to 325 degrees.
Strain your sweet potato fries and then dry them with a paper towel. You really want to get all water off of them.
Drop half of the sweet potato into the oil and gently stir them. You stir to make sure they're cooking evenly. Cook for 5 minutes.
Scoop out the fries, and place them on a wire rack. Add the second half to the oil.
Whisk the cornstarch and chili powder together in a small bowl and then dust the fries cooling on the wire rack. You don't want to add too much here or the fries might have a powdery texture.
Remove the second batch from the fryer and add the cornstarch dusted fries to the oil for their second frying time. Cook for 5 minutes, or until they hold their shape and there no longer flimsy, you want a good crunch.
Remove to a wire rack and sprinkle with salt.
Finish the second batch of fries.
That's it! Serve with ketchup and enjoy.

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Sweet Potato Fries