Like so many of you, I love potato fries, French fries, the ones that are baked well and crispy and I like them hot. I am not going to discuss where they got their name, because there are enough website who discuss that matter. For me French fries remind me of the ones you can get in Holland, the ones served with mayo, yes, we eat fries with mayo, not with ketchup.
What I am going to tell you now, sounds most likely funny or weird; I studied nutrition in Amsterdam and was taking the train to school, together with many of my friends. Every Fridays, on our way home, we bought French Fries with mayo. We would eat it, while walking to the train station. Those French Fries were the best. This is not nostalgia, it is a fact.
Dutch French Fries are made from real potatoes, and cut thicker than the McDonalds versions, so you actually taste the potato. The Dutch serve the French fries in a paper bag (cone shaped). On top you will get a big dollop of real mayo. When they are deep fried in the right way and are served hot, almost too hot to hold, they are absolutely irresistible. They are especially nice when the temperature is slightly chilly. This should be on my must-do-list when I go back home.
I know that the English often eat their fries with vinegar and in Belgium the fries are often less crisp, almost limp. Well, we in Holland like our fries with mayo, traditionally. Of course many other toppings were introduced, like mayo, ketchup, mustard and chopped raw onion. I like it with just mayo.
Now these Oven-baked Sweet Potato Fries, that’s a bunch of fries of a different kind.
Let’s make these Oven-baked Sweet Potato Fries
It’s overly simple. Peel the potato, cut it into fries, add a tablespoon of oil and coat them. Transfer them to a baking sheet and bake them in a hot oven (450 degrees F) for 30-45 minutes. Turn them midway the baking time. I sprinkled them with a mix of 2 salts, French Picnic Salt and Hot Steve Spicy Chili Salt. I believe that salting them afterwards gives a better result than salting them before you bake them and the salt is also crunchier.
Oven-baked Sweet Potato Fries
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- 1 pound sweet potato
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Peel the sweet potato and cut into sticks the size of your desired French Fries. I prefer a 1/4" wide and thick. Try to cut them all into a similar size, so they bake evenly.
- Sprinkle the sweet potato fries with corn starch and salt and try to coat all the fries lightly. Drizzle the olive oil over the fries and toss the fries so they are all covered. If you see dry spots with just corn starch, rub that spot with your fingers.
- Place fries on the baking sheet, in a single layer and bake in the oven for 20 minutes. Turn the fries and bake again for 15-20 minutes. Depending on the size of your fries, you may need to adjust the baking time.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.