My first ever encounter with sweet potato fries was, lets say, less than desirable. I tried these fries in the cafeteria at MSU. They served them with a side of syrup, which, at the time, I thought looked OK, but actually ended up tasting kind of gross.
Since then, over time, I’ve been slowly acquainting my palette with the sweet potato in various forms. Thanks to this perseverance, I have come to enjoy eating this mysterious root-vegetable. Today I made another attempt at sweet potato fries, the way they were meant to be eaten. Spicy.
But seriously though, I could barely get myself to stop eating these. They were so freaking delicious!
I paired these delicious fries with a vegan grilled cheese and tomato sandwich, also delicious.
The Recipe: (From The Pixelated Crumb)
1 large sweet potato
1 tsp chili powder (I accidentally added a tbsp… oops!)
1 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
2 tbsp olive oil
Slice the potato into thin strips, place in a medium bowl, and coat evenly with olive oil and then add spices.
Warning: Insanely hot! (But also insanely delicious.)
I’m so glad you like them! They are pretty addictive, aren’t they?
They’re very addictive! Thanks for sharing your recipe!
I made these today! They were SOOOO good. I’ve had sweet potato fries before, but not with the combination of spices I used today. I didn’t have chili powder, but I put cumin, curry powder, garlic powder and salt. (Oh, shoot, I wanted to put peppercorn on it too, but I forgot.)
I was eating my sweet potato fries as I was cooking sweet potato muffins. It was a very sweet potato filled evening.
Sounds like a delicious evening! And I’m glad you liked the fries. They are surprisingly delicious.
I knew you would come around to sweet potatoes. The alternative is a dementor sucking out your soul.
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