French fries are a near-perfect food.
Luckily, making your own crispy sweet potato fries is easy to do in your oven.
That means you don’t need a deep fryer.
Here are the best tips for making perfect crispy sweet potato fries.
This ensures that the fries cook at the same rate.
Remember: You’re cooking at 450Fthat’s high heat.
If you’re going for the classic “fry” shape, 1/4-inch-thick matchstick slices work.
A medium sweet potato cut lengthwise into eight wedges works well too.
Toss your oil and sweet potato pieces in a large bowl.
Use your hands to mix them together to distribute the oil more effectively.
Cooking spray will give you the best coverage using the least amount of oil.
Paprika is a nice mild spice to add to sweet potatoesand it looks pretty too.
Just ensure that whatever spice you add doesn’t contain added salt.
If it does, adjust the amount of salt accordingly.
This is especially important if you’re making a big batch of fries.
A little caramelization is a good thingbut too much and you’ll get burning instead.
Moving sweet potato fries higher up in the oven slows the caramelization process.
