Japanese Sweet Potato Fries

Baked Sweet Potato Fries (with Japanese Seven Spice) - Omit spices for your own tastes.

Ingredients:

Sweet potatoes – sliced into 1/2 - 3/4 inch thick pieces (cut off any skinny ends to prevent burning)
Vegetable oil or light olive oil
Season with Spice’s Japanese Seven Spice (Shichimi Togarashi)Generous sprinkles of
Season with Spice’s Sichuan Pepper Sea Salt, to taste (optional, but highly recommended)

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 450°F.
2. Lightly coat the sweet potato pieces with oil. To prevent sticking, mix well to make sure all pieces are evenly coated with oil.
3. Spread the sweet potatoes out in a single layer on a baking sheet. Do not overcrowd.
4. Bake in the oven for a total of 25-30 minutes. After the first 15 minutes, remove from the oven and turn over all the sweet potato pieces. Then bake for another 10-15 minutes, or until they are nicely crisp and golden. Every oven is different, so do keep a close watch on them.
5. Remove from oven, and sprinkle generously with Japanese Seven Spice and season lightly with Sichuan Pepper Sea Salt.

Notes:
- For a crispier sweet potato fry, be sure to dry the sweet potatoes well after cleaning.