Sweet potato sticks with sweet plums

2024-09-02 09:00:34 Snacks

Red sweet potato/sweet potato 800 grams (4-5 pieces)	Ganmei powder/plum powder 20 grams
Starch 60 grams	Oil 500ml

How to make sweet potato strips with sweet plums Ganmei Sweet Potato Sticks - a street snack that no one can refuse Illustration of how to do it 1

Step 1

The skin of the purchased sweet potatoes needs to be washed and then peeled. Ganmei Sweet Potato Sticks - a street snack that no one can refuse Illustration of how to do it 2

Ganmei Sweet Potato Sticks - a street snack that no one can refuse Illustration of how to do it 2

Step 2

The skin of each sweet potato needs to be removed. After peeling, we steam it for about 10 minutes. Ganmei Sweet Potato Sticks - a street snack that no one can refuse Illustration of how to do it 3

Ganmei Sweet Potato Sticks - a street snack that no one can refuse Illustration of how to do it 3

Step 3

The purpose of steaming the sweet potatoes for about 10 minutes is to make the sweet potatoes softer. First, frying them half-cooked in this way ensures that the sweet potatoes are cooked inside and have a soft and glutinous texture. Second, the raw sweet potatoes are very hard and difficult to cut. Steam the sweet potatoes slightly. It will become slightly softer and easier to cut into strips. Ganmei Sweet Potato Sticks - a street snack that no one can refuse Illustration of how to do it 4

Ganmei Sweet Potato Sticks - a street snack that no one can refuse Illustration of how to do it 4

Step 4

Cut the sweet potatoes that have been steamed for 10 minutes into long strips about 1 cm thick. The length is arbitrary and the width should not be too wide. Ganmei Sweet Potato Sticks - a street snack that no one can refuse Illustration of how to do it 5

Ganmei Sweet Potato Sticks - a street snack that no one can refuse Illustration of how to do it 5

Step 5

After all the sweet potato strips are cut, you can control the water a little, or use kitchen paper to absorb the moisture on the surface of the sweet potato strips. Ganmei Sweet Potato Sticks - a street snack that no one can refuse Illustration of how to do it 6

Ganmei Sweet Potato Sticks - a street snack that no one can refuse Illustration of how to do it 6

Step 6

Put the cut sweet potato strips into a basin, pour in the starch, and then evenly wrap the starch on the surface of the sweet potato strips. Try to ensure that each side of the sweet potato is coated with a thin layer of flour, and do not coat it with too much flour. Ganmei Sweet Potato Sticks - a street snack that no one can refuse Illustration of how to do it 7

Ganmei Sweet Potato Sticks - a street snack that no one can refuse Illustration of how to do it 7

Step 7

Heat the oil pan to 170 degrees C/350 degrees F. If you don’t have a thermometer, you can use a bamboo chopstick. Insert the chopstick into the oil and you’ll be good to go. Dense small bubbles will appear around the chopstick. What I use here is a fryer that is specially used for frying things. At home, just take a small-diameter, deep-mouthed pot and pour about 500 ml of oil. It is more appropriate to control the diameter of the pot to 6-10cm. The amount of oil poured in As long as it can cover the sweet potato strips, you can adjust the amount yourself. After the oil temperature reaches the temperature, slowly add the flour-coated sweet potato strips evenly and slowly into the oil pan. Ganmei Sweet Potato Sticks - a street snack that no one can refuse Illustration of how to do it 8

Ganmei Sweet Potato Sticks - a street snack that no one can refuse Illustration of how to do it 8

Step 8

Don't put too much at one time, and use chopsticks to gently stir the sweet potato strips to prevent them from sticking. Ganmei Sweet Potato Sticks - a street snack that no one can refuse Illustration of how to do it 9

Ganmei Sweet Potato Sticks - a street snack that no one can refuse Illustration of how to do it 9

Step 9

During the process, you can take it out to check the degree of frying. We need to fry it for about 3-5 minutes. The surface of the sweet potato strips should be dark orange, if it is still light in color, it will take longer to fry. Ganmei Sweet Potato Sticks - a street snack that no one can refuse Illustration of how to do it 10

Ganmei Sweet Potato Sticks - a street snack that no one can refuse Illustration of how to do it 10

Step 10

After frying until dark orange, remove and control the oil. Then increase the oil temperature to 200 degrees C/400 degrees F, and heat the oil over high heat. We need to re-fry. After all the sweet potato strips are fried for the first time, heat them up again. Do not switch the oil temperature back and forth. Ganmei Sweet Potato Sticks - a street snack that no one can refuse Illustration of how to do it 11

Ganmei Sweet Potato Sticks - a street snack that no one can refuse Illustration of how to do it 11

Step 11

After the oil temperature rises, pour in a small amount of fried sweet potato strips evenly, fry again at high temperature for about 1-2 minutes, and then you can pick them up! The sweet potato strips will look darker at this point. Ganmei Sweet Potato Sticks - a street snack that no one can refuse Illustration of how to do it 12

Ganmei Sweet Potato Sticks - a street snack that no one can refuse Illustration of how to do it 12

Step 12

It is recommended to eat as much as you like at one time, so that the outer skin is crispy! If you fry too much at one time and cannot eat it all in a short time, it will become cold and the skin will become soft. Ganmei Sweet Potato Sticks - a street snack that no one can refuse Illustration of how to do it 13

Ganmei Sweet Potato Sticks - a street snack that no one can refuse Illustration of how to do it 13

Step 13

Finally, we only need to sprinkle plum powder/ganmei powder evenly on the fried sweet potato strips in small amounts and multiple times. Sprinkle some and shake it around so that the flour is evenly coated on the sweet potato strips. It is recommended to sprinkle more for better taste! Ganmei Sweet Potato Sticks - Illustration of how to make a street snack that no one can resist 14

Ganmei Sweet Potato Sticks - Illustration of how to make a street snack that no one can resist 14

Step 14

You can make more at one time and freeze it for storage. When you want to eat it, just fry it. Isn’t this better than the ones from street shops? ! Hurry up and try it yourself and realize the freedom of sweet potato strips! Cooking tips for sweet potato sticks with sweet plums

If you think it’s troublesome to fry the sweet potatoes twice, you can steam the sweet potatoes for a while longer (15-20 minutes). You can also fry them once at a high temperature of 180-200 degrees C/350-400 degrees F, but it’s really The texture will be much better if refried, and the outer skin will stay crispier for longer. You can make more sweet potato strips at one time, steam them, cut them into strips and coat them in flour, then put them in a plastic bag and freeze them. You can just take them out and fry them when you eat them next time, but it will take a little longer to fry them from the freezer. Otherwise, the sweet potato sticks will still be cold inside.

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