Sweet potato fries
Out of town away from my usual farmers markets, I was cruising in a grocery store vegetable department. The sweet potatoes spoke to me but what I thought were "yams" were silent. Confused as to which was which, I bought sweet potatoes and headed to my laptop.
What I had thought was a yam was actually just another type of sweet potato. Real yams are a tuber that can grow to seven feet long, has a dark brown or black skin and very sweet red, pale, or purple flesh. I bet they all would make great oven fries. The sweet potatoes I bought sure did.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 2 sweet potatoes, peeled
- Cooking spray
- Salt
- Pepper
- Paprika
- Cayenne pepper
- Dried or fresh thyme
Directions
- If your oven is already in use cooking something else between 350 and 450 degrees, you can just add the nascent fries or preheat it to 425.
- Slice the potatoes into 1/4 inch thick slabs, then stack them and cut into 1/4 inch fries. Spread them out on a couple of baking sheets and sprinkle them lightly with salt.
- Let sit about 20 minutes while the salt "draws" out some of the moisture. Pat dry with paper towel then spray with cooking spray, tossing on the sheet.
- Sprinkle with black pepper, paprika, cayenne pepper, and dried thyme until the amounts seem right to you.
- Lay them out in single layers with a little space between them on two baking sheets.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or a bit longer until golden brown. It isn't necessary to stir/toss during baking but it wouldn't hurt if you like to watch magic in process.
Nutrition information (per serving)
- Calories: 60
- Total fat: 0 g
- Saturated fat: 0 g
- Trans fat: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
- Total carbohydrate: 13 g
- Dietary fiber: 2 g
- Total sugars: 3 g
- Sodium: 133 mg
- Protein: 1 g