Paleo Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries Food

BAKED SWEET POTATO FRIES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 375°F on convection bake (or 400°F in a non-convection oven).
• Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into even matchsticks. Place them on a foil- or parchment-lined baking tray (parchment paper will yield a crisper exterior) and toss the yams with your fat of choice, salt, pepper, and smoked paprika.
• Pop the fries in the oven for about 30 minutes, flipping the frites and rotating the tray halfway through.
• When the fries are tender in the middle and browned on the edges, plate them up and dig in!

PERFECT, BAKED PALEO SWEET POTATO FRIES RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a small bowl, combine the arrowroot starch, garlic powder, paprika, parsley, salt, and pepper. Set aside.
• Peel the sweet potatoes and cut into thin, long slices, about 1/4" thick.
• The thinner your slices, the crispier your fries will be.
• Place the sliced sweet potatoes in a bowl.
• Pour the spice/arrowroot mixture on top of the sweet potatoes and toss until well coated.
• Drizzle the coconut oil over the potatoes and toss until evenly distributed.
• Lay out the sweet potatoes on the parchment lined sheets, spaced out in even layers and not touching, if possible.
• Bake on the top racks of the oven for 20 minutes, remove and turn the sweet potatoes over with a spatula, then finish cooking for another 5 minutes.
• Fries are done when the flesh starts to look bubbly and turns golden brown in spots.

PALEO OVEN BAKED SWEET POTATO FRIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees and lightly grease 2 cookie sheets, or line with parchment.
• Peel your sweet potatoes, but do not rinse them, you need them dry so the oil adheres.
• Slice your sweet potatoes into french fries: no perfect way to do this, but keep the pieces equal in size and thickness. Fries should be > 1/2" (go ahead and grab a ruler, I promise, no one will know)! The final size of fry will determine total cooking time.
• In a large bowl, toss the fries with the avocado oil, and any seasonings (options mentioned above in post) if you so choose. I wait to sprinkle salt when the potatoes are on the cookie sheet.
• Spread the fries out in a SINGLE LAYER on a cookie sheet (I always use two, and if I need to, three!) Do not crowd your fries unless you want them mooshy! All fries must keep their hands to themselves!
• Sprinkle the fries with sea salt.
• Place no more than two cookie sheets in the preheated oven and bake for 15 minutes. This cook time will vary based on your fry thickness.
• Remove cookie sheets and using tongs, flip the fries over, they should be golden on the flipped side. Return the cookie sheets, flip flopping the cookie sheet positions. I sometimes remove a few of my thinner fries earlier than the rest so they do not burn...alas, I am not a a machine and my fries are never exactly the same size!
• Cook for another 10-15 minutes until the fries are golden and crispy.

OVEN BAKED SWEET POTATO FRIES

Steps:

• Position rack in upper third of oven and preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Spray baking sheet with non-stick spray.
• Place sweet potatoes and soybean oil in large bowl, toss lightly. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and paprika.
• Arrange potatoes in a single layer on prepared baking sheet, being sure not to overcrowd.
• Bake until tender and golden brown, turning occasionally. Cooking time is 18 to 24 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before serving.