Why it's (almost) impossible to make Crispy Sweet Potato Fries in the oven.
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- Опубликовано: 31 май 2024
- There's many a recipe out there touting crispy baked sweet potato fries, but chances are if you've actually tried one or many versions like I did you've ended up with a thick orange stick that is browned and it may even have some crispy edges, but it still unquestionably has the sweet potato sog.
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Are crispy baked sweet potato fries possible?: (0:00)
Intro: (0:37)
My ideal baked sweet potato fry: (0:57)
Why don't sweet potatoes crisp like regular potatoes?: (1:31)
How do we get crispy sweet potato fries?: (3:46)
What oven setup works best?: (5:31)
Step by step recipe: (6:26)
My testing process: (8:59)
Why I love recipes like this: (9:48) 
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I'm a home chef and I want to start a channel.Any advice?
How many calories do we actually cut by baking instead of deep frying?
Can I freeze them after boiling them and coating them in a slurry? I guess I'd have to have room to fit a whole rack in my freezer, but just asking.
Ethan Chlebowski Hi Ethan😊 You should use a refillable oil sprayer to add the peanut oil don’t you think? I’m going to try that and lift up the wire rack and spray the undersides of the fries as well to see if that makes them even crispier! Thanks so much for doing this video! I love good sweet potato fries but trying to get them crispy at home is an art.
Suggestion, broil on high temp with the fries on the lowest rack. I do w whole roasted chicken this way and it creates perfect crisp skin.
That smug CRUNCH at the beginning of the video. I love the confidence
As soon as he did that I went...."😲 well this i will be a goood video"😄
I seriously thought he was going to bite his fingers.
The mustache has the confidence don’t be fooled😂😂
that crunch got my entire body screaming quz i hate chewing sounds
Haha i don’t
Just made these and I can confirm its by far the best way to make sweet potato chips in the oven, soooo crunchy.
Some things I'd recommend tho if you are trying this out:
1. DEFINITELY grease the wire rack before putting them in the oven because they get stuck
2. Using oil spray helped get a more even coverage across all the fries
3. Tried this without the wire rack and it turned out just as crunchy :)
Awesome recipe thanks a bunch for sharing it with us
Thanks for sharing your experiences, I’ve used the racks as part of my chase for crispy sweet potato fries. I sprayed the racks with oil and it helped prevent sticking. I’ll try without when I use this method. Thanks again!
Thank you, I don’t have a wire rack so I was thinking of putting it on oiled foil paper!
Did you use peanut oil like Ethan did? I don’t have any at home but would like to try this out anyway...
@@MsTwingo12 Hey, I know this was commented a while ago, but you could use any kind of unflavored oil. (thats what i did) You'll obviously get a slight peanut taste but the oil just helps it to cook a certain way, I'm sure you could also use canola oil, it just wouldnt be as healthy. (:
@@morganhood4913 Thanks for your comment. I ended up using sunflower oil and they turned out pretty good but I’m not sure if it was completely necessary to use oil in general
That cornstarch slurry seems like an excellent opportunity to add a seasoned coating to the fries (or baked fries of any kind, really)
FYI to any who try this, he's not kidding when he says the cornstarch mix must be very thickly coated onto those potatoes. I took mine out while the mixture was still liquidy and I ended up with normal baked sweet potato, so be very intentional in getting that part right.
So do you wait until the mixture becomes thick on the fries before taking them out of the bowl? Like a good soak for a few minutes?
@@Mr-E. Yeah that's what I did on my second attempt. Combined with a longer cook time resulted in a much crispier fry.
@@Acoto Gotcha, thanks for the advice!
@@Mr-E. BTW, I wouldn't let it get so thick it hardens or cakes on the sweet potato slices.
@@Acoto I'm glad you said that because I would have made that mistake!
I’m so happy for Ethan that he is doing so well and making great contents. I saw from his other video that he was really brave and quitted his job to go full in for RUclips. His hard work is recognized and I hope he continues to find lots of support from us and hit the 1M subscribers that he deserves!
Absolutely, this guy deserves 1M and more! He always produces quality content for everyone!
He deserves great success, seriously
He's gonna make it, don't worry about it
He's going to make it, let the algorithm do its work
Don't forget he's got a Patreon :)
I tried making this recipe 4 times and finally got it right.
1. get the "dry" sweet potatoes not the "soft" or sometimes labeled yams at the store. the soft ones have too much sugar and burn. I like the light yellow ones.
2. if air frying set it to 400F and try 50%-75% of the cooking time. (I do 400F for 10m then flip for 4m)
3. *definitely* oil both sides. idk how Ethan's didn't stick but mine stuck and ripped apart
I hope this helps anyone else having troubles. I was about to give up but my farmers market had some free sweet potatoes so 4th time and it was all good.
Did you preheat and use high heat oil?
@@screamtoasigh9984 I did preheat for 5 min
and I used avocado oil which is up to 520F
Man, thanks for this! I've been trying to make these crispy for years all the methods failed and I've given up. This actually works. And for anyone interested, it works with arrowroot powder just as well. I didn't use the wire rack either. It worked on a finely greased parchment paper, I used coconut oil for the parchment paper (very thinly coated) and then drizzled the potatoes with olive oil, also slightly. Didn't turn them over in the middle of baking either (my convection oven did the trick). And they turned out beautifully crispy. The most important steps are boiling with added vinegar and starch slurry.
Oh my goodness I just made these fries and they are really crispy!! One thing I’d modify is pouring the oil on the fries before spreading them out evenly on the baking tray so you don’t lose precious oil through the gaps!
Thanks for the recipe Ethan!
The little tangent at the end about leveraging the science of food to make the food that you want…. I felt that in my soul. That’s exactly why I cook and have been cooking since I was a wee lad. ❤
I love how you pay so much attention to detail. Please continue on this path because there just aren't enough people in the world who do this - especially in the cooking industry
😊😊😊😅
As an avid home cook, thank you for addressing the difference in introducing different Ph's to the boiling medium. It boggles my mind how often I am presented with a food that increasing or decreasing the Ph affects a huge result in the finished product. I now brine my chicken wings in baking soda laced marinade to garner crispier wings, but I totally understand the acid push to get tighter pectin.
*pH
Warning! If you do use a convection oven, make the cooking time and temperature a bit lower than his recipe says! I didn't adjust it and my fries got burned after the initial 15 minutes. :(
there is a general rule for converting oven to air fryer/convection oven. It's known as the 10/20 rule which is 10% less temperature, 20% less time. There are a few exceptions but this does work very well
OMG I didn't have cornstarch so I used gluten free flour and they are PERFECT! Thank you!
What kind of flour and brand?
"A Potato Called Sweet" would be a hilarious band name
Steve Priest's family would probably sue you..
Man u should trademark the fuck outta that
When Adam ragusea started RUclips he didn’t have a convection oven and now he does, you’ll have one soon
He got a tabletop one, but he always had a convection setting on his home oven.
@@williamkelley1971 lol i was confused cuz he already have the convention roast setting on his oven
He should have it repossessed for the rediculous bs he spreads around YT
@@williamkelley1971 its called an air fryer
@@nowdefunctchannel6874 It’s marketed that way, but convection heat has been around for decades. It’s just a very small convection oven.
the reason I'm addicted to your vids is because I don't want recipes. I'm starting to regain my health and now want to pick up helping my wife cook for us. I want to know why and how. I can then work out the flavours I want afterwards. I don't have the health to waste on experiments but watching your conclusions it makes it so much easier for me to know why something works or doesn't work. I love sweet potatoes, but I don't think I've had a single order of SP fries that I've enjoyed. Now you've armed me with the info I need to bust out some yummy SP fries. Thanks very much!
Love how structured and scientific your videos are vs. other cooking channels, always learn a lot!
That crunch is unreal, will definitely be eating more sweet potatoes from now on!
Adam also is quite scientific too, too much
maybe
I always wondered why they never crisped up. Thought it was just my lack of skill!
I made this twice! Great recipe thanks so much, first time I’ve had success with sweet potato fries. The first time I used the rack method like you recommended but I found turning them was super tedious and even with the oil they still managed to get stuck. The second time I made it in my rectangular cast-iron pan and they came out great. For me the cook time is about 20 minutes total to get super crunchy not overly dark results
Ethan, thank you for the recipe. My variation: 1) My sweet potatoes were oddly shaped so I ended up with steak sized fries 2) I also decided to drag the fork over the sweet potatoes before they went in the oven as I thought they would be easier to handle 3) I added a little paprika for a kick to the slurry before I coated the fries. Be careful with that if you don't like spicy. I put them in the oven and turned at the 15 min mark . 15 min later they were still not done because my fries were bigger than yours. I was worried but I kept them in the oven longer and flipped them every 5 min until they developed a golden brown crust. I served them with garlic shrimp and antipasto salad. The sweet potato fries came out crispy outside with a soft inside. They were the hit of the night and went fast, I wish I had made more. THEY WERE AMAZING......and I don't event like sweet potatoes. Thank you for the technique you shared. Bravo!!! My family now thinks that I'm at gourmet status with my cooking but frankly I don't know how to cook. It's all RUclips.
The combined trial/error and make up of an ingredient and how it affects the dish is pretty informative. No surprise your channel blew up so quick. Keep up the great content ✌
He's extremely underrated. He deserves more subs.
Not for long, he's gonna get there for sure!
lmaoo he had 30k subs 2 weeks ago, chill with those comments
@@dask7428 he needs more subs!!
@@dask7428 I knooooow it's like they just got to know him and said he has no recognition lol
Perhaps we have different definitions of "underrated". He's accurately rated, just more unknown... For now
Dude, the quality of your videos is amazing. Keep up the great work, your content has come so far in such a short amount of time! You’re an amazing mix between Babish and Kenji and I hugely appreciate your work.
this was a very interesting video, I always did a starch slurry but never cooked the sweet potatoes before because they would break so the vinegar idea to make them flexible is quite nice :)
I will say I always fried my sweet potato fries though, will have to try this oven-baked method see how it pans out
"Pans out." Dad joke or accidental pun?
I don't know why, but I made them this week and mine were crispy (I fried them) and I didn't use any added starch or anything 🤔
What kin of vinegar should u use?
Just fry them twice. That's how it's done at the factory i work at
@@drei4till207 White vinegar! ☺️
Ethan: "amylase, where have we heard that before"
Me: flashbacks to biology lessons
Ethan: h o a g i e r o l l
H O A G I E R O L L
@@HussiAli123 *h o a g i e*
*r o l l*
Salivary amylase, most likely.
L A S E means ENZYME can't forget 7th grade.
I though of spit lmao
My aunt from Japan does this with Japanese sweet potatoes except shallow fried and with rice flour. HOLY JUMPIN that's a bop.
wow i love how you included the science of the cooking and how the results were actually achieved , amazing video and i hope you keep up with the science in the vids
This totally worked! Thanks for sharing!! We had your video playing while we followed along and for the first time ever, our yam fries came out crispy!
I think this is one of the best made videos you’ve done so far the editing and explanations are on point, really great recipe too
I was literally making wings with sweet potato fries today. This is perfect because I was wondering how to get a nice crisp on it. Thank you
Thank you for your efforts in this video. You go through the technique. You go through the recipe, and you even list the equipment links! THANK YOU!!!
Your videos have upped my cooking game so much, I love the information about the chemistry of what's happening during the cooking process. Thankyou for your work, so many frustrating problems solved!
This recipe was great!! I began cooking in quarantine, the kitchens always intimidated me. I used this recipe for my first time making sweet potato fries and they turned out AMAZING! Thanks again Ethan!
Man I'm so glad this just got recommended to me, I've been wondering why I can never crisp up my fries without burning them 🤣
I made these today, and they were amazing! So crispy! I made these without a wire rack, and I also did not flip them over halfway between cooking, but they were still evenly cooked and crisp all the way through.
I really appreciate the time and effort you put into explaining the science behind this process. This absolutely puts every other sweet potato fry recipe on the internet to shame!
I just found your channel!!!!! You’re honestly such an underrated channel and I love that you combine solid yet healthy cooking techniques! Cannot wait to binge watch for hours!!!!
Didn’t know sweet potatoes can be this crispy. Definitely trying this one out!
I recently made sweet potato fries drenched in olive oil in the oven. The leftovers I stored in the fridge for a few days. When I baked them in a nonstick pan with olive oil a few days later they became crisp to my surprise. So I guess the twice bake option works the best.
Thanks for going through all the trouble and showing us your process. I'm excited to taste them once they come out of the oven!
Ethan, thank you for doing the hardwork to perfect the sweet potato ROASTED fry that's crispy. I've made many, many batches that didn't come out well in the oven despite many youtube channels and recipes claiming all you have to do is "add oil and bake." I will give this a shot.
ur literally my new favorite cooking youtuber omg
Gotta give it to Ethan to making the impossible possible! Crispy oven baked sweet potato fries, oh man, I would totally eat this every day, all day and pair them with a garlic aioli to dip in! Yum!
Just the kind of foodie channel with excellent editing and a pretty healthy stand towards food i was looking for. Thank you so much!
For Thanksgiving I tried this recipe in my first attempt at sweet potato fries and it worked out quite well. I tweaked the ratio of dry and wet ingredients to yield fewer servings. Thank you for your cooking videos and tips
I tested this method out on regular potatoes, and it works well to make regular French fries too! 👍🏽
This is such amazing content, thank you for mixing science and cooking, they're two of my favorite things.
These are amazing! I made these multiple times and everyone in my family loves them!
Absolutely love the science behind it, I'm gonna try this method for my next attempt 👌
Oh my goodness! This worked perfectly! My wedges were a little too thick, and I didn't use any oil, and my corn starch slurry was too watery. But it didn't matter. It was perfect! I ate the whole sweet potato in seconds. So beautifully crispy! Like McD/BurgerKing crispy! And without oil! (because I didn't use any). Thank you for showing the way!
Did you use an oven or an air fryer?
@@christopherh2352 We have a convection oven.
This video was awesome. I love the science aspect and for me you were so close to hitting it completely out of the park. After I finished I looked up what Pectin was and what/how/why it was important for you to keep it strong vs weak. If you took like 10-15seconds to explain that it would have just been mint.
Not trying to be whiny, just offering constructive feedback.
Video awesome. Recipe fantastic. Well done, love it!!
I've been watching a few of your videos but this was the one that pushed me over to subscribe! Keep up the amazing work!
I simply love the science behind this. Well done!
Very interesting to see the science behind it, and I tried it in my air fryer for 15 minutes at 200 Celsius. Turned out crispy and yummy!! Thanks for the great video :)
Great so I can ask you what happened to the air fryer with all the extra starch. :-)
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Tried making these recently, totally worth the effort! Really tasty and crispy! 😁 trying your take on Adam Rasugeas oven fries tonight!
Trying this method tonight. I find your insights and research informative and engaging. Thanks Ethan
Thanks for experimenting for us and sharing the method 😊👍🏽
What Ethan says: "Hey everyone, I'm Ethan. A home cooking nerd..."
What my Google Assistant heard: "Hey Google, I'm Ethan. A home cooking nerd..."
LMFAOOOOO. Idk why that made me laugh so much but it did...
Google Assistant: Hiiiii Ethannn.... I’m you’re biggest fannn
You allow a corporate spy in your house to analyse every word you and your family say...?
@@baldieman64 you're on their platform typing your comment already soooooo 🤦♂️
@@skullcrusher_1 yes, but the act of typing into the YT interface is likely contextual to the thing being commented on, whereas your random conversations at home likely aren't, and if you don't value the privacy that those conversations should retain, well, good luck.
Google is so nosey 🙄
I love how meticulous you are with naming and listing the sources, respect
Made them a couple of months ago and it was a hit. Crunchiest ever.
Thank you, Ethan!
I really appreciate all that science explained. I guess that's what motivates me to try new recipes like that
Just found your channel. You really know your stuff! First person I’ve ever seen mention On Food on Cooking and Harold. Awesome!
love learning from you!! great content :)
This dude is like an Adam Ragusea that doesn’t season his cutting board, I love it !
Lmao
No upside down bears here
;(
This was absolutely perfect!
I was looking for ALL of what you spoke of in this video about sweet potato CRISPY/NORMAL fries, thank you so much for all of the information!!
Brain full, must go make sweet potato fries NOW!
What an excellent inventor-cook. This effort alone just earned you a new subscriber!
Hi Ethan. Great video as always. Can you simply add/mix the oil to cornstarch slurry? That way you will then have an even coating all over the surface of the sweet potato.
Ethan, friend, you are incredible. All of your videos are entertaining, educational, and perfect for tutorials. You deserve every bit of success that comes your way.
-Bruno
100%
He’s great, but you’re just hopping on the bandwagon and kissing his ass.
BRUNO MARS????!!!?!?!
@@zomebody5529 how is commenting on a RUclips video "jumping on the bandwagon"??
Zachary Entenman He did a lot more than compliment him though...
Love your explanation of the sweet potato.. And making them crispy
Thanks E, especially for the vinegar tip. Learning the technical side along with the technique was interesting. RMH/Ohio
I feel like every problem I have with my cooking but never have the time to figure it out, you end up with a video on a solution 💪🏽
I was literally considering asking you on your other French fry video to make Sweet Potato fries 😂. Have 4 sweet potatoes on the counter for this!
Made those today and they were crispy and delicious! Thank you for the recipe!
Thanks for this effort. I was thinking about making sweet potato fries and now I know how to get the crunch, thanks to you. Much appreciation.
you, David Seymour and internetshaquille deserve the success of babish and joshua wiessman.
not the success of babish , definitely the success of weissman though , can’t stand that guy now .
isaiahm54 can’t stand Joshua Weissman?
jeroen I’ve watched one banish video so I’m not super familiar with him.what did he do wrong?
yeah weissman , i like when weissman was just more of a chill channel like how ethan is , but josh just over does it a lot , he’s a great cook though
isaiahm54 I mean I like him but he has a tendency to not take your home kitchen into consideration and he always buys these obscure expensive kitchen appliances. And every time he uses a stand mixer to knead dough, he always makes fun of the people that tell him they don’t have a stand mixer and then says “just use your hands” but he’s never showed you how to knead by hand. I can look on another tutorial from another RUclips channel but still
AWESOME!!! I actually wanted to make something with sweet potatoes? This came at the perfect time aaaa
Thank you so much for making this video!!! Masterfully tested all the possible ways! I am so pleased as this have been a long time dream of mine and now, I can not wait to try this! I am sure to give it a good try, because after understanding the science behind this, I can adjust this to my oven/kitchen! The job well done!!!
love having the time stamps during the recipe portion of the video for how long it took to make! super handy :)
Awesome.... :)
Ooohhh that crunch at the end sounds soooo good!
OMG Thank you for this video. I thought I tried it all with no great results. I’ll give your method a definite try!
Alright! Time to bust out my sweet potato that’s been lookin sad in the back of my pantry 🍠 😂
Ethan, try making barbacoa please
THIS
Amen lol
Yes
What kind of barbacoa? Barbacoa is just a method of cooking not a certain meat or dish (a fact that caused a bit of confusion when I started working at Chipotle)
@@muhilan8540 barbacoa norteña, es la unica que conozco
I made it! The crunch at the beginning of the video is not a lie. I missed the vinegar and salt step, but the end result was still extra crunchy & yummy!
Everything stuck to the wire rack, also tried the air frier which worked perfect. Wife said better than restaurant. Will spray down wire rack or stick with air fryer or fried! Thanks Ethan!
Well regarding low-calories, 50g of corn starch does add 190 calories to the meal.
Me trying to get thick👁💋👁 okayy???
Dang
not even religious and I'm over here thanking the lord
This comment is too funny. I love it
I made this recipe after trying and failing to fry them. After that I gave up and put them in the oven, coated in oil, and then watched this video while they were cooking. Ended up taking them out of the oven, boiling them with vinegar/salt, and then coating them in a flour slurry (didn’t have corn starch) before frying them, and they STILL came out crispy! Wow! Thanks for the tips!
Subscribed after hearing the On Food and Cooking quote. Lots of love for the molecular gastronomy approach.
the real question is, could you season the slurry for more flavor? Might have to give that shot and see how it works out.
Have you tried?
I find with the long high temp cook times, the spices end up burning if you season early. I've had more luck seasoning as you pull out the fries or 5m before (for sweet potato or regular). Not sure if the slurry would help avoid burning though
Interesting! I'm going to try this with coconut oil i think because i don't have peanut oil. Have you tried that yet? It's also full of saturated fats.
Guys coconut oil is not any better than peanut oil… peanut oil is full of cholesterol reducing fats and more antioxidants than berries!
Guys coconut oil is not any better than peanut oil… peanut oil is full of cholesterol reducing fats and more antioxidants than berries!
Guys coconut oil is not any better than peanut oil… peanut oil is full of cholesterol reducing fats and more antioxidants than berries!
I follow your instructions, and you are absolutely right! They are amaziiiing 🤩
Starting to feel like this is the most underrated food channel on RUclips! Well done man!
I’m one of those champions that prefer soft fries.
Madness
Ew
How To Make Sushi I prefer “perfection”
@@ehodovic ok lol
Same
Before I started watching, I hoped he didn't slather them in mayo first
Gives the best sear, he says. 😂🤣
Yeah
Edit: Just use butter
Looks so good. Will cook this way tonight.
This was informative AND helpful! Thank you!
Spraying oil could be better for even coating and less oil
I was thinking Duck Fat spray!
The question is: do I want to wash the wire rack
Other commenters are saying they didn't need the rack as long as they used an oiled tray.
It is very easy to make crispy sweet potatoes in an air fryer. I buy frozen sweet potatoes. I Microwave a plate of them for 2 minutes to get them mostly thawed, then toss them in the air fryer for another 8 minutes until the tops of some are just starting to turn black, at this point they are all very crispy, much more so than any fast food fries you might compare them to. Then I pour a little melted butter over them and enjoy.
Made these today, amazing 😅thank you for the recipe 😊