Healthy, delicious, easy. Sweet.
Not only have we have given up old fashioned fried fries, but our potato of choice is sweet potato*. So what could be better than simple to make, yummy to eat, baked sweet potato fries?
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Wash and completely dry one large sweet potato (we buy organic whenever possible). This should be enough for two people.
If you like wedges, cut the potato in half the long way. Place the flat side down on your cutting board and slice each half into 4- 6 wedges (you determine how thin or thick you want them, just remember to check on them as they cook). If you prefer a real ‘fry’ look, slice the potato into 1/3-inch long slices, then 1/3-wide inch strips.
Before baking, lightly coat them with olive oil, sea salt and loads of freshly ground pepper . Get creative and vary your seasonings: cumin, curry, paprika, truffle oil…
Place on baking sheet lined with parchment (easy clean-up) and cook from 20-30 minutes until crispy on the outside and soft inside. Add salt and pepper to taste.
*We were wondering about the difference between yams and sweet potatoes and did a little research. In the US almost all potatoes labelled as yams are in fact sweet potatoes. The Texas Cooperative Extension Aggie Horticulture Network, advises buying sweet potatoes with a deep color for the best food value. For best food flavor they advise storing them in an environment between 55-60 degrees–not the refrigerator.
Root cellars anyone?
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Mashed are a given but sweet with brown sugar and marshmallows are a big treat
Sweet potatoes…but nt baked
There nothing like sweet potato casserole with pecans and marshmallow’s on top!
sweet poatoes any way are so goodddddddd but i do love the fries and tarts
I do both only because this is the only meal a year that I go all out.
Both
Mashed, of course – with leftovers for potato pancakes the next day
Both <3
Baked,butter salt pepper sugar and cinnamon
Garlic Mashed potatoes and stuffed sweet potatoes
both and if you need a sweet potato casserole recipe this is it. mine has gone from a single to a triple for our dinner so many people like it! http://blog.nola.com/dining/2007/11/cooking_new_orleans_style_with_16.html
Mashed!
Both
Both of course!
Mashed for sure. Use the recipe from The Silver Palette.
baked with a spicy pablano pesto butter…
both! it’s Thanksgiving afterall!
Got to have smashed potatoes, herb infused, mashed with cream cheese and half n half!! No diet stuff for the holidays here!!
Mashed regular potatoes with cheese . . . I mean, if we’re getting away from healthy sweet potatoes let’s go all the way
I eat them anyway theyre made..Making a gingersnap n sweet potato cassarole this year!