My favorite episodes on my Burger Haritası YouTube channel were usually the “experiments”: the same ingredient, prepared in different ways, compared side by side. This time it was sweet potato, which I think makes a great burger side, done two ways, one deep-fried and the other oven-baked. I made a good sauce to go with them, too.
Recipe
Sweet Potato Fries, Two Ways
- Prep15 min
- CookFried 10 min at 175°C · baked 50 min at 220°C, no fan
Ingredients
Fries
- 4 large sweet potatoes
- 1 tea glass (about 100 ml) extra virgin olive oil
- ¾ tea glass cornstarch
- ½ tea glass garlic powder
- ⅓ tea glass smoked paprika
- 750 ml frying oil (for deep-frying)
Sauce
- 6 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp mustard
- ¼ bunch parsley, very finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 lemon, zest only
Method
- Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into sticks about 1×1 cm.
- Toss with olive oil and a pinch of salt; add the cornstarch, garlic powder and smoked paprika and toss until every piece is evenly coated.
- For the sauce, mix the mayonnaise, mustard, lemon zest, crushed garlic and parsley leaves; cover and chill for half an hour.
- Baked: spread the fries in a single layer on a tray and bake at 220°C (no fan) for 50 minutes, turning them at 25 minutes.
- Fried: heat the frying oil to 175°C and fry for 10 minutes, until crisp all over.
- Serve hot with the sauce.
Notes
- The baked ones are softer and taste more of sweet potato; the fried ones are crisp all over and carry the spices more strongly.
