Jicama Fries w/ Cheddar Cheese
Jicama Fries are incredibly easy to throw together in an Air Fryer. You can certainly bake them or get your own personal deep fryer. Although I'm quite fond of the Air Fryer setup. It's quick and easy with very little fuss. The taste is also quite similar to deep fried French fries without the horrendous mess of actually having to have a vat of deep fryer oil on your kitchen counter. Not that this is an unsponsored advertisement for air fryers. But they truly are one of my favorite gimmicky kitchen appliance that is actually worth it!
Equipment
- Air Fryer
Ingredients
- 1/2 jicama sliced
- dash salt
- dash pepper
- spritz high heat oil
- 1/3 c. cheddar cheese grated
Instructions
- Cut jicama into roughly 1 inch wedges.
- Lightly coat on all sides with salt, pepper, and oil.I have an olive oil spritzer that I like to spray on the fries and then sprinkle with salt and pepper. However, you can easily toss in a bowl.
- Arrange wedges in the basket of the air fryer, making sure that there is space between them. It's okay if they touch a little because you will end up rotating them. However, there does need to be some air flow between the potatoes for them to crisp properly.
- Cook at 400°F for 7-10 minutes, or until the edges have begun brown.
- Rotate the jicama, either by flipping them one by one or shaking the basket until the have turned over. If they're starting to brown or blacken too quickly, spritz with more oil.
- Cook at 400°F for another 5-7 minutes. Cooking times will vary based on the size of the wedges and amount of oil.
- Serve immediately. Fries do not keep crisp long!
Tips, Tricks, & Notes
- For more tips and tricks, check out my article on The Fundamentals of Air Fryer Wedge Fries. It includes all of the added information on using other types of potatoes and whether it's necessary to soak the potatoes or preheat the air fryer.