Latin Style Crunchy Sweet Potato Fries
- Vegetable oil for parchment
- 2 large sweet potatoes (about 2 pounds) skins on, scrubbed and cut into 4-inch sticks, each 1/2 inch thick
- 3 large egg whites (a scant 1/2 cup)
- Cilantro
- 1 teaspoon each, of cayenne pepper, coriander, turmeric, cumin, and garlic powder.
- Cotija cheese or queso fresco.
- Sour cream
- Tapatio or any hot sauce
Directions
Make the sour cream dip with this recipe. Preheat oven to 450 degrees with racks in the upper and middle positions. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and rub with oil. Cut potatoes with a mandoline.
In a large bowl, whisk egg whites until frothy.
In a large bowl, whisk egg whites until frothy.
Add spice mix.
And whisk to blend.
Working in batches, toss the sweet-potato pieces in the seasoned egg whites, letting the excess liquid drip back into the bowl. The egg whites is the secret! They are pure protein, so they are going to form a crunchy coat over the sweet potato fries, which are usually soggy.
Place in a single layer on prepared baking sheets.
Bake 10 minutes, then flip pieces over with a spatula. Rotate baking sheets from front to back and from one rack to the other. Bake until dark golden brown, about 15 minutes. Make a cone with the parchment paper and place inside a ramekin. Then, put the the fries inside the cone with cilantro leaves and the cheese. Season with salt and pepper and serve with the sour cilantro sour cream. Adapted from Martha Steward.
Delicious! Must give these a go.
Thank you so much!!
OMG, these are one of my favourite things to eat in the world and after introducing the other half I get asked for them every other night for dinner but like you said they just go soggy and I was at a loss! I must try these! =] Thanks!
Thank you!!! I love them too, but I soggy fries are no good! Thanks for stoping by
Looks Great!!
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Thank you very much!!
These look so good!
Thank you, you should try them! And let me know what you think!
These truly do look amazingly crunchy and I love the colour of the coriander against the bright orange fries. So snack worthy
Thank you! And healthy too
yum. amazing recipe. can’t wait to try it out!
Thank you! Please let me know when you do!!
I totally bought sweet potatoes tonight to make fries tomorrow! Only my recipe only involves cinnamon and almond oil. I’m new to the whole domestic thing.
But, i think I will try this recipe next time!
That sounds delish!
Holy hell, I bake the shit out of my SweePo chips to make them crispy and it’s all in the egg whites!! Who knew?
Am gonna try this for breaky tomorrow….
Thank you!! Let me know how it turns out!
Thanks for checking out my blog. Yours is so super cute:)
Thank you!
Egg Whites! Finally, I know the secret. I am loving this blog!
Thank you!!!
I have been trying to make crunchy sweet potato fries for a while now. They always came out delicious but soft. This is great!
True for more extra crunch factor you can fry them! Thanks for stoping by
Reblogged this on What Amber Thinks and commented:
I am a real sucker for good sweet potato fries. I have been trying to make them myself but I couldn’t figure out how people get them to be so crunchy. Here is the answer!
Reblogged this on Moringa Ninja and commented:
I adore sweet potato fries, and “extra crunchy” might as well be my nickname. Awesome.
Thanks for the reblog!
Love sweet potato fries! Need to make these.
Thank you for stopping by!!! Please let me know when you do. I’ll love some feedback!
I’m glad they come out crunchy because that is my challenge with them as they turn out soggy
Try it!! They were really good
I guess I echo what some of the others are saying about soft fries. I will have to put this on my list of things to try because I am not really a potato fry fan but I do love the flavor of sweet potato fries.
Thank you! Another tip that I have would be to batter them with cornstarch & egg white and fry them! They will get extra crispy
Looks delicious. I love sweet potatoes in any form so will definitely try these. Thanks for stopping by my blog.
Please do I will love to get some feedback! I’m happy to connect with you!
yum…you are right, they ARE always soggy. love the herbs and cheese addition.
Thank you! very true for even more crunch factor you should batter them on cornstarch and egg white and deep fry them! Thanks for stopping by
Wow, these look great! Funny how I don’t like sweet potatoes but love sweet potato fries!
I can see how that happens! Everything tastes better when is fried !
Yummy sweet potatoes!! I eat these plain for the health benefit, but I might have to try this version too.
I checked yours out and it’s lovely, as are you! :]
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Thanks Lala Lucy! You should, they are pretty healthy because they are not deep fried! Thanks for stopping by
Good gravy! This looks grubbin’! I will try this with some Cornish pasties! Maybe I’ll stuff the pasties with them….oh delish!
That sounds really good!
Mine are in the oven as I write! – didn’t have any sour cream, so have made some really garlicky mayonnaise with the egg yolks
thanks for the tip, they look divine!
That’s is great! I hope you enjoyed them!!
Love sweet potato fries (I really do try to eat a rainbow)—thanks for the like on my blog!
No problem it was great!
Mmm, I can’t wait to try this!
Please let me know when you do! I’ll love to get some feedback !
Thanks for the tip! It is such a simply step but makes all the difference.
Thanks for reading! It will make all the difference!
That’s an amazing secret. I never would have thought about that. Is thee an alternative that can be used? I’m a lactose-intolerant vegan so eggs are a no-no for me. I’d love to try the technique, though!
Well, the egg white has protein that gets hardened when you bake it. You can also bater the fries with cornstarch and soda, but you’ll need to fry them! Thanks for reading!
I was thinking about the cornstarch…might give it a try. Thanks!
No prob! Sorry I don’t have a better answer!
No, it was helpful. Thank you!
I have to try this! My sweet potato fries are always soggy. I still eat them, of course, soggy or not!
Hi! Thanks for reading, they get even more crunchy if you deep fry them, but then you get more calories! Have a great sunday with your beautiful family!
yum, i can’t wait to try this!
It’s even better if you batter them and deep fry them!