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Cornmeal-Crusted Sweet Potato Wedges

CornmealCrusted Sweet Potato Wedges on a white organic shaped plate
Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Emilie Fosnocht, prop styling by Emma Ringness
  • Total Time

    35 minutes

Sweet potatoes never quite live up to the crisp reputation of their starchier cousins. Well, not anymore. Here we use cornmeal (make sure it is finely ground—this is no job for polenta) to play sensory tricks, giving these wedges a pervasive crunch. The nutritional yeast adds a lip-smacking, chicken-bouillon-like quality to the whole operation, for a taste reminiscent of KFC’s dearly departed potato wedges. Greasing the baking sheet with butter before adding the oiled potatoes ensures deeply browned surfaces.

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What you’ll need

Ingredients

2–4 servings

⅓ cup mayonnaise
1 Tbsp. malt vinegar or sherry vinegar
¼ cup nutritional yeast
2 Tbsp. fine cornmeal
1 Tbsp. Diamond Crystal or 1¾ tsp. Morton kosher salt
2 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. freshly ground pepper
1 tsp. paprika
½ tsp. ground cumin
½ tsp. sugar
2 medium sweet potatoes (about 1 lb.), scrubbed, cut into ½"-thick wedges
5 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
Room-temperature unsalted butter (for pan)
  1. Step 1

    Place a rack in lowest position in oven and preheat to 425°. Stir⅓ cup mayonnaiseand1 Tbsp. malt vinegar or sherry vinegarin a small bowl to combine. Cover and chill sauce until ready to serve.

    Step 2

    Stir together¼ cup nutritional yeast,2 Tbsp. fine cornmeal,1 Tbsp. Diamond Crystal or 1¾ tsp. Morton kosher salt,2 tsp. garlic powder,1 tsp. freshly ground pepper,1 tsp. paprika,½ tsp. ground cumin, and½ tsp. sugarin a small bowl.

    Step 3

    Toss2 medium sweet potatoes (about 1 lb.), scrubbed, cut into ½"-thick wedges, with5 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oilin a large bowl to coat. Add yeast mixture and toss to coat (mixture will be thick; keep tossing to ensure potatoes are fully coated).

    Step 4

    Generously grease a large rimmed baking sheet withroom-temperature unsalted butter.安排甜土豆,切下来,烘烤sheet and roast until golden brown underneath and almost tender, 15–20 minutes. Turn over and continue to roast until potatoes are golden brown on second side and tender, 6–8 minutes longer.

    Step 5

    Transfer sweet potatoes to a platter. Serve with mayo sauce for dipping.

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