Sweet potato fries with secret sauce

Votes: 1

Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Complexity: easily
Servings: 6

Nutritional value per serving:

Calories 419, total fat 16 G., saturated fats 2 G., proteins 4 G., carbohydrates 67 G., fiber 6 G., cholesterol 8 mg, sodium 618 mg, sugar 22 G.

"What's the secret to my super-crispy sweet potato fries? Actually, I have two," shares Cardea Brown. "First, I soak the julienned sweet potatoes in cold water to remove as much of the starch as possible. Then, I dip them in a batter made from cornstarch and seltzer water. Once the fries are done, I top them with a sweet-and-spicy spice blend and serve them with two different amazing sauces. I bet you won't stop at just one!"

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

Sweet potato fries

900 g sweet potato, peeled and cut into 0.5 cm thick sticks, like French fries
2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
1 tbsp. minced garlic
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon coarse salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Peanut or vegetable oil for frying
3/4 cup cornstarch
3/4 cup seltzer water

Creamy BBQ sauce

0.5 cup Carolina mustard barbecue sauce (see recipe)
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 teaspoon homemade seasoning

Hot sauce

1/3 cup ketchup
1/3 cup mayonnaise
2 tbsp. homemade seasoning
2 tsp hot sauce

Homemade seasoning

2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp onion powder
2 tsp sweet paprika
2 teaspoons coarse salt
2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
Special equipment: deep fat thermometer

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Sweet potato fries:

Soak the potatoes in cold water for 30 minutes. Pat dry with paper towels. Combine brown sugar, garlic, paprika, salt, and pepper in a small bowl.
Creamy BBQ sauce:

Combine barbecue sauce, mayonnaise and homemade seasoning in a bowl.

Hot sauce:

In a separate bowl, combine ketchup, mayonnaise, homemade seasoning, and hot sauce.

Homemade seasoning:

In a small bowl, combine garlic and onion powder, paprika, salt, and pepper. Store in a tightly sealed container at room temperature.

French fries:

Pour 7 cm of vegetable oil into a cauldron. Heat the oil to 160°C. Line the rack with paper towels.
In a medium bowl, combine cornstarch and seltzer water. Dip the sweet potatoes in the cornstarch batter, working in batches, to coat each piece completely. The coating will be thin. Stir the mixture after each batch. Fry the sweet potatoes in batches until they float to the top, 1-2 minutes. The fries will not be browned at this point. Transfer to a wire rack to drain off excess oil.
Heat oil to 175°C.
Fry the sweet potatoes a second time, in batches, until golden brown and crisp, 4-5 minutes. Transfer to a lined wire rack to drain. Immediately sprinkle with brown sugar seasoning. Serve immediately with dipping sauces.