Air-fried sweet potatoes come up dry and tough?
I just tried air frying rather thickly-sliced sweet potatoes for 160°C/320F for 20 minutes. Tossed them in olive oil and sprinkled some salt before air frying too.
All the recipes I've read online say that the potatoes should turn out soft and moist on the inside but my sweet potato fries turned out really dry and tough. Should I be air frying for a shorter duration, or is it something else (maybe not all sweet potatoes are suited for air frying)?
Best Answer
Use a higher temperature, say 210ºC, and must pre-heat for 6-7 minutes.
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Why are my sweet potatoes tough?
It's too cold in there, which changes the potato's cell structure and makes them hard in the center (even after you cook them). The best way to store sweet potatoes is to find a cool, dark area and they'll cook up soft and sweet, every time.Why are my roasted sweet potatoes dry?
Be generous with the oil (or butter): Don't skimp on the oil or clarified butter on your roasting sheet, or you'll end up with stuck-on, dry sweet potatoes! Don't crowd the pan: You'll get more color (and here, color equals flavor) if your potatoes have room to let off moisture instead of steaming on top of each other.Should sweet potatoes be soaked in water before air frying?
No, you don't have to soak sweet potatoes in water before air frying. Sweet potatoes don't contain as much starch as regular white potatoes so you can skip this step for your sweet potato air fryer fries. If you want to make Air Fryer French Fries, follow the directions here!How do you make sweet potatoes not dry?
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