Moms Cookbook

Knusprige Süßkartoffel-Pommes

Crispy sweet potato fries: soaked and coated in starch, then either baked hot in the oven with olive oil and rosemary, or double-fried in a deep fryer. Serves 4.

Prep
10 minutes
Cook
20 minutes
Total
90 minutes (incl. 60 min soaking)
Makes
4 servings

Instructions

  1. Oven

    Peel the sweet potatoes, cut them into fries, soak them in water for 60 minutes, dry them and dust them evenly with the starch. Add the oil, salt, pepper and rosemary and mix well.

  2. Bake in the oven preheated to 250 °C (top/bottom heat) for about 15-20 minutes on a tray lined with baking paper. The fries must not touch each other on the tray. Sprinkle with salt before serving.

  3. Deep fryer

    Peel the sweet potatoes, cut them into fries, soak them in water for 60 minutes, dry them and dust them evenly with the starch. Tip: this works best in a large freezer bag (a bin bag works too!). Put the fries in the bag, add the starch and paprika if using, puff the bag up a little and shake it so the starch sticks evenly.

  4. Now fry twice: first round at 140 °C for 5 minutes, then drain and let cool; second round at 170 °C for another 4-5 minutes until golden. Don't put too many fries in the basket at once; they must float freely. Sprinkle with salt before serving.