If you’re after a party in your mouth, then this is the recipe you’re after. It’s packed with flavour, fried nutrition (:P), and loaded with texture to kick-start the best flavourful experience you’ll ever have. I’ll make an outright confession here: these aren’t as healthy as Rufus’ baked sweet potato fries, but they’re fries, so I’ll fry them. I mean, how often do we get to eat chilli sweet potato fries? (A fair bit, I know, but still!)
Serves: 2
Ingredients:
2 large sweet potatoes
1/2 tsp salt
a pinch of each: taco seasoning (homemade or store bought), oregano flakes, smoked paprika
Method:
Preheat the deep fryer.
Wash and peel the sweet potatoes (peeling is optional).
Cut the sweet potato in half, then into long strips, no thicker than one centimetre.
Pat dry the potatoes and salt.
When the oil is hot (a potato should sizzle immediately), fry for 3 – 5 minutes, or until golden in colour.
Remove from the oil and immediately sprinkle on taco seasoning, oregano and paprika.
Serve as a snack or side with sour cream and chives if desired.
Devour!
I’ve done baked sweet potatoes.. but these fries look so tempting! I’m going to fry them next time! 🙂
I’m on your side with this one- fries are supposed to be fried 🙂 these look amazing! And I can just imagine how amazing the flavors all mingle together 🙂
You’ve got a beautiful crispy texture on those fries and the seasoning sounds great 😉
Very clever spice mix and you know now I want to fry them. Must. Resist. Temptation. Seriously, look how crisp those are.
Okay, always up for a party in my mouth — especially since I don’t get to parties very often. Add a bit of aioli and I’d be in heaven with these fries. They look really good.
What great timing on this recipe! Sweet potatoes were on sale at the co-op and I picked up several. Now I was sitting here wondering what I would do with all those sweet potatoes. Now I know one thing for sure! Love sweet potato fries and your finishing touch of the chili seasoning and smoked paprika is perfect!
Fati, I have never cooked with sweet potatoes ever! Your fries look too good and i am going to try them soon insha ALlah:)
Normally I totally resist deep fried recipes but these look too good.
These sweet potato fried are irresistible!
I’m hungry for these right now! 😀