Allspice-Thyme Roasted Sweet Potato Wedges
By America's Test KitchenPublished on December 7, 2009
Time
1½ hours
Yield
Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients
Before You Begin
Let the potatoes cool for 10 minutes after the first bake before tossing with the oil (hot potatoes will stick to the pan).
Instructions
- BAKE POTATOES Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 325 degrees. Cut each potato in half crosswise, then cut each half into 6 to 8 wedges. Arrange wedges on wire rack set inside rimmed baking sheet and bake until just tender, about 30 minutes. Remove potatoes from oven and increase heat to 475 degrees. Wipe off baking sheet and return to oven. Cool potatoes on wire rack 10 minutes.
- BROWN POTATOES Gently toss potatoes with oil, sugar, salt, pepper, allspice, thyme, garlic, cinnamon, and cayenne pepper in large bowl. Remove baking sheet from oven. Arrange potatoes in single layer on hot sheet and roast, flipping once, until deep golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve.
Time
1½ hoursYield
Serves 4 to 6Ingredients
Test Kitchen Techniques
Ingredients
Test Kitchen Techniques
Ingredients
Test Kitchen Techniques
Why This Recipe Works
Elevating our Allspice-Thyme Roasted Sweet Potato Wedges on a wire rack helped to dry them out instead of letting them roast in their own juices, which yielded wet and soggy sweet potatoes. To crisp them even more, we used a preheated baking sheet for the second phase of cooking. Left unpeeled, our sweet potato wedges became tough and leathery. Ridding the potatoes of their chewy skins solved the problem.
Before You Begin
Let the potatoes cool for 10 minutes after the first bake before tossing with the oil (hot potatoes will stick to the pan).
Instructions
- BAKE POTATOES Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 325 degrees. Cut each potato in half crosswise, then cut each half into 6 to 8 wedges. Arrange wedges on wire rack set inside rimmed baking sheet and bake until just tender, about 30 minutes. Remove potatoes from oven and increase heat to 475 degrees. Wipe off baking sheet and return to oven. Cool potatoes on wire rack 10 minutes.
- BROWN POTATOES Gently toss potatoes with oil, sugar, salt, pepper, allspice, thyme, garlic, cinnamon, and cayenne pepper in large bowl. Remove baking sheet from oven. Arrange potatoes in single layer on hot sheet and roast, flipping once, until deep golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve.
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