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Crispy Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Crispy Baked Sweet Potato Fries & Roasted Garlic Aioli

These have got to be one of my favourite snacks, appetizers, side dish - however you choose to eat them! They're sweet-salty, crispy, and paired with the delicious creamy, garlicky, aioli dip, you'll be in for a great treat!
Servings: 0
Author: Taneisha Morris

Ingredients

  • Sweet Potato Fries
  • 2 large or 3 medium Sweet Potatoes 1 pound peeled, cut 1/4 pieces
  • 2 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 2 tbsp Cornstarch
  • ½ tsp Freshly Cracked Black Pepper
  • Fine or Flaky Sea Salt to taste
  • Parsley for garnish
  • Roasted Garlic Aioli
  • 2 Whole Heads Garlic roasted and smashed
  • 1-2 tbsp Olive Oil for roasted garlic
  • ½ cup Mayonnaise
  • 1 tsp Dijon Mustard
  • 2 tsp Olive Oil
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
  • 2 tsp Lemon Juice
  • ¼ tsp Cayenne Pepper more or less to taste
  • ½ tsp Freshly Cracked Black Pepper
  • Fine or Flaky Sea Salt to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Using your fingers, peel away all the loose, outer layers around the head of the garlic. Ensure to leave the head intact with all the cloves connected.
  • Place heads of garlic in foil, and place in an oven safe dish.
  • Cut about 1/4 of an inch off the top of the garlic, leaving the tops of each clove exposed.
  • Drizzle olive oil, over the heads of garlic, wrap in foil, and roast for 50-60min or until golden, soft, and caramelized.
  • Set aside, and allow to cool.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, add roasted garlic. Unwrap and mash with a fork.
  • Add mayonnaise, mustard, olive oil, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, cayenne pepper, salt and black pepper. Mix until well combined.
  • Refrigerate for at least 20-30mins to ensure flavours infuse and meld together.
  • Turn up the temperature of the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Peel and cut sweet potatoes into 1/4 inch sized fry sticks. Split the batch in half, placing them on the two baking sheets.
  • Sprinkle the sweet potato fries with cornstarch. Toss until the fries are lightly coated in powder. Then do the same with the olive oil (ensure you coat with cornstarch first), and arrange in a single layer, ensuring not to overcrowd.
  • Bake in oven, for around 15-20 mins, and then flip. Re-arrange into a single layer, ensuring not to overcrowd.
  • Return to the oven, and bake for another 10-15 minutes, or until crispy. Keep an eye on them as they have a tendency to go from crispy to burnt real quick.
  • Remove from oven, season immediately with salt, pepper, parsley for garnish.
  • Serve with roasted garlic aioli, and enjoy!

Notes

If you want to add additional seasoning to your sweet potato fries, wait until the end. If you add them at the beginning (i.e. herbs, garlic powder, cayenne pepper etc.), it will burn and lose its flavour. You can roast your garlic ahead of time, allow to cool and then continue with making the aioli the next day.