density/cooking time of sweet potatoes vs. normal potatoes?
wondering if I can substitute half yams/sweet potatoes in an oven fries recipe that calls for 20 mins at 450 degrees F?
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5 Comments:
The first time you try it just cook them in two seperate pans or split in half on the same pan to see which one is done first.. This should answer all your questions. I'd say that is the simplest way to find out ! Have you ever tried oven roasted sweet pot slices that are then cooled and turned into sweet pot salad ???? Pardon me here but i can't help it ...lol.....YUMMO !
grizz518 at 10:02AM on 07/02/08
hmmm... (sound of wheels turning) I now notice the recipe makes four servings, and we're going to have 7 people... maybe I'll make a full batch of each tuber and experiment with reheating them in a foil pan on the BBQ at the end of the chicken cooking time...
I KNOW I should do a dry run on these ideas, but who has time? Actually, I do, but the only time I have is when DH is at work and you do not want to see me alone with a pan of oven fries ;-)
cowprintrabbit at 10:51AM on 07/02/08
Being southern, we bake sweet potatos in their jackets alot. Because sweet potatos have fiber it is best to cook them at a lower heat 325 degrees for about an hour (depends on the size). Baking potatos at a higher heat is always good. Timing depends on the size of the potato.
dianeb at 11:37AM on 07/03/08
@dianeb- That's how I grew up eating them, too - in England of all places! But I had a sweet potato fry last winter and haven't been able to stop thinking about it...
cowprintrabbit at 1:50AM on 07/04/08
Sweet potatoes are moister and harder to get crisp. I'm linking to a recipe here on SE, where you start them at a high temp, then finish in a slow oven for another 20 minutes - basically to dry out and crisp. If I wanted both, I'd cook them together at high temp, then remove the russets while the sweets remained, then reheat at a high temp when ready to serve. Hope it works out for you.
http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2008/01/mollie-katzen-oven-fried-sweet-potatoes-recipe.html
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PerkyMac at 8:06AM on 07/04/08