Oven-baked sweet potato fries with smoked paprika and cumin, which come out crisp when the slices are thin and dry. A snack you can also serve as a side to a hamburger.
💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
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Peel the vegetables and cut into thin slices 3–4 mm thick, and pat the slices dry well with paper towels.
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In a bowl, toss the vegetables with the olive oil, cumin, smoked paprika, hot paprika, salt and black pepper.
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Spread on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper in a single layer, without crowding.
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Roast the vegetables in a hot oven (220°C / 430°F) 22–27 minutes, turning once, until the slices are crisp.
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💡Give it room in the pan: crowded vegetables steam instead of browning.
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Transfer to a rack and let cool: that way the chips get crisp.
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213calories
3 gprotein
30 gcarbs
7 gfat
● protein 6%● carbs 62%● fat 33%
Per serving (183 g), of 4 servings
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Sea salt: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 4.8 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Sea salt →
Black pepper: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 2.4 g · 251 kcal per 100 g · More about Black pepper →
🔧 Tools needed (7) · 🍳 One cooking vessel
Oven· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
Baking pan· Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
Cooling rack· Also works: Oven rack (Oven rack)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Plate (Bottom sweats and softens)
Cutting board· Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
Knife· Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
Bowl· Also works: Pot (None)
Peeler· Also works: Paring knife (Wastes more of the fruit, slow)
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