Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Description

3-4 tbsp vegetable oil
4 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into same sized fries
Sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
Garlic powder, to taste
Paprika, to taste

Peel the sweet potatoes then cut each potato lengthwise into the same size fries. Place the cut fries into a large bowl and cover with hot tap water; soak for 10 minutes.

Adjust the oven rack to the lowest position. Preheat the oven to 475 degrees. Drizzle two tablespoons of oil on the baking pan followed by a sprinkling of sea salt, freshly cracked black pepper, garlic powder, and paprika, to taste. Set aside.

Drain the potatoes then place on kitchen towels (or paper towels) and pat dry. Rinse and wipe out the bowl then dry it with a kitchen towel. Place the dried fries back into the dry bowl then drizzle the last tablespoon of oil onto the fries.  Toss with your hands until evenly coated. Arrange the fries in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet. Season with sea salt, freshly cracked black pepper, garlic powder, and paprika, to taste.

Cover the baking sheet tightly with tin foil and place it into the oven to bake for 5 minutes. Remove the foil and continue to bake until the bottoms are spotty golden brown, about 10 minutes. Using tongs, flip each fry, keeping the potatoes in a single layer and rotate the baking sheet in the oven. Continue baking until the fries are golden and crispy, 5-10 minutes longer, rotating the pan as needed if the fries are browning unevenly.

Transfer the fries to some paper towels to drain. Serve immediately.  Enjoy.