Crispy Sweet Potato Fries

Name: Crispy Sweet Potato Fries
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1/2 teaspoon, chili powder; 1/2 teaspoon, garlic powder; 1/2 teaspoon, cayenne pepper; 1 teaspoon, salt; 2 quarts, peanut or vegetable oil; 1 cup, cornstarch; 3/4 cup, club soda, chilled; 2 pounds, sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2- by 1/4-inch lengths

Side Dishes
Potatoes

Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2008

Most sweet potatoes turn soggy seconds after emerging from the hot oil. To stay crisp, sweet potatoes need to be treated differently from regular potatoes.

SERVES 4

TIME 50 minutes

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