>> title: Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Air Fryer
>> category: Vegetables & Sides
>> tags: sweet potato, air fryer, basket, side, smoked paprika
>> counters: The Air Fryer & the Pot
>> dish: roasted-sweet-potatoes
>> kit: Air Fryer
>> aka: air fryer sweet potatoes, sweet potato cubes, basket sweet potato, air fried kumara
>> servings: 4
>> time: 30 min
>> slack: forgiving — the sugar catches at the corners rather than the whole face, so a couple of dark cubes are seasoning and not a ruined tray
>> washing-up: the basket, the bowl
>> capacity: 4 — one 5.7 L air fryer basket, roast, air fry
>> keeps: 2 days — they go soft and sweeter, which is good in a bowl and is no longer a crisp cube

>> step: Written for a preheated 5.7 L basket. From cold, add three minutes. A 3.5 L basket is two batches, not more minutes.
Cubes, not the oven's wedges. A wedge stands up in a short basket.

>> step: cut in 3/4-in cubes, toss in the bowl
Cut @sweet potatoes{1 1/4%lb}(570 g; scrubbed, skin on) into 3/4-in cubes and toss in a #bowl{} with @olive oil{1%Tbs}(15 mL), @smoked paprika{1%tsp}, @kosher salt{1%tsp}, @black pepper{1/2%tsp}.

>> step: roast in the basket 200°C (400°F), 15–18 min, one layer
Roast @&(~1)cubed sweet potato{} in a preheated #air fryer basket{} at 200°C (400°F) for ~air fry{17%min}, one layer.

>> step: toss the basket at nine minutes — corners dark, a skewer goes through
Toss @&(~1)sweet potato{} by shaking the basket once.

>> step: toss hot in the same bowl
Toss @&(~1)roasted sweet potato{} with @lime{1/2}(juiced), @cilantro{2%Tbs}(chopped), @flaky salt{1/2%tsp}.

>> step: The sugar that catches and burns on a sheet tray behaves better in moving air, which is the real gain and not the clock.
Moving air, not a shorter cook. That is what the basket changes here.