This is it: the absolute best way to prepare sweet potatoes

Perfect sweet potatoes: it’s a sweet, sweet fantasy, just as Mariah Carey would sing. Be honest now, how often does that fantasy actually come true? Not often, right? Just look at sweet potato fries: all too often, they come out of the oven limp and soggy. Today I’m giving you the recipe for the most delicious, absolute best sweet potato. Soft on the inside, crispy on the outside: exactly like your fantasy.

With this recipe, you make sweet potatoes that look a bit like nachos. You could easily eat them that way too, with a delicious dipping sauce on the side. But don’t be mistaken: as part of your AVG, they also steal the show this way. In fact, you’ve never had your AVG this delicious. The somewhat dusty, quintessentially Dutch crowd-pleaser finally gets a sexy image.

The secret to sexy sweet potatoes

I know, you CAN’T wait for me to reveal the secret. Here it is, the ideal sweet potato recipe:

• Roast your sweet potatoes at 175ºC until they are cooked through (really soft, that is). This can take a while; half an hour to 45 minutes is not unusual.
• Then increase the oven temperature to 240ºC. While the oven is heating up, line the baking sheet with parchment paper. In the meantime, let the sweet potatoes rest. They can cool down a little: you need to be able to touch them when you put them back in the oven.
• Tear the sweet potatoes into rough pieces. The uneven edges will make the sweet potatoes extra crunchy . Drizzle the pieces with olive oil and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• Roast the sweet potatoes again until the top is brown and the skin is crispy and slightly charred. This takes about 20 to 30 minutes.

So you can eat the sweet potatoes like nachos and finish them with your favorite toppings. Cheese, chopped scallions, ground meat, sesame seeds with cilantro..: go wild. I’ll admit it takes a little while for the sweet potatoes to reach their best, but trust me. It’s truly worth it.

Prefer baked sweet potatoes? Then this is the trick for you. You can also turn them into an incredibly delicious loaded version.

Read also:

• Sweet potato versus regular potato: which is healthier?
• Recipe: red lentil soup with sweet potato
• Recipe: gratinated sweet potato with red curry

Source: The Kitchn