Sweet Potato Fries with 5 Spice Seasoning

[Granny Smith]

I made these for lunch today and we couldn't quit eating them! The 5 spice seasoning recipe makes quite a bit, enough for several batches of sweet potato fries.

Sweet Potato Fries with 5 Spice Seasoning

Sweet potatoes
5 spice seasoning (recipe follows)

Heat deep oil to 375 degrees. While oil is heating, peel sweet potatoes and cut into fries.

When oil is hot, fry sweet potatoes, a few at a time, until tender and golden brown. Drain and, immediately, sprinkle with 5 spice seasoning.

Serve hot.

5 Spice Seasoning

1/4 cup sugar
1 t. salt
1 1/2 t. 5 spice powder

Mix thoroughly and put into a container with a shaker, such as a salt shaker or spice container.

[Sheila]

These sound so good thanks for sharing Gayle still have 40 lbs of sweet taters on my porch think I'll make some of these tomorrow,Mom will love these.

[Granny Smith]

I will probably be making them again tomorrow. They really were delicious.

[Valerie]

Gayle, how do the fries come out? I read about making regular fries and how they recommend you fry them twice, but that's because of the starch.

So sweet potatoes you can just cut and fry, without all that hassle? (Hmmm, my mom gave me a french fry cutter for Christmas one year that I thought I would probably never use. Hmmm!)

[Granny Smith]

Valerie, I posted the recipe after I tried it. They were terrific and you only have to fry them once. For what it's worth, you don't have to fry regular fries twice, either. I've tried it both ways and can't see any appreciable difference between frying once and twice, so I just fry them once.

I wish I had a good french fry cutter. Mine is a cheap one - just a frame and wires. It's hard to push through a tater and I wouldn't even try it on a sweet tater. I want one with a lever. When I was making those sweet potato fries, I considered driving to my friend's house and borrowing hers.