Thursday, January 7, 2010

Sweet potato fries

I got this recipe here, and I was very impressed! For more details and a dip that goes with it, check out the web site.

FYI:- One serving is 3 weight watchers points

- These fit into phase 2 of the South Beach Diet

- A serving has 147 calories, 5 g of fat, and 4 grams of fiber.

Sweet Potato Fries

2 medium-sized sweet potatoes

2 T extra virgin olive oil

1/2 t cumin

1/2 t oregano

1/2 t coriander

1 t kosher salt

1 t parsley

fresh ground pepper (to taste)

**I also put 1/2 t. chili powder for a little spice, but they are awesome without.


*you want 1lb sweet potatoes after they are peeled, sliced, etc. If you weigh them at the store make sure you have a little more than a pound to allow for the peeling, and tossing of small pieces.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Spray a cookie sheet lightly with cooking spray.

Slice your sweet potatoes into french fry shape and size. It's important that all of the pieces are evenly sized to ensure even cooking. So toss any irregular pieces aside (or eat them in another dish).

Put the sweet potatoes in a bowl and drizzle the olive oil over them. Use your hands to make sure each one is coated. If you've got more than a pound of sweet potatoes, add a little extra olive oil. They should all be glistening, just eyeball it.Then sprinkle on all of the herbs and spices and continue to toss until well coated.Place the fries on the baking sheet. It's very important that they are not touching, but can place them pretty close together.If you end up needing more than one cookie sheet make sure they are spaced more than one rack apart in your oven to prevent steaming. Also, rotate the pans when you take them out to flip.

Place cookie sheet in pre-heated oven and set the timer for 15 minutes. Don't open the oven door, not even for a peak! Let them do their thing.After 15 minutes take pan of oven and flip the fries.. Be careful because at this point they're quite soft.Put the pan in the oven and cook for another 15-20 minutes. Just keep an eye on them. They should be nice and golden brown.


**I actually put mine in for the second 15 min. and then turned my oven on Broil for the last 5 min. to get them crunchy, they were still pretty soft. I am in love with these and can't wait to make them again!!

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