Admittedly this recipe was born from a different recipe that left me with a few extra sweet potatoes. I had to find another recipe to use up the other sweet potatoes. I ended up choosing sweet potato fries because it is simple, fast and didn’t require a lot of ingredients. This is one of those recipes where subtracting or adding ingredients doesn’t hurt the recipe as its more to taste. I added some paprika, cayenne and garlic to give it some kick. But if you are not a fan of spice this can be left out instead. Alternatively you can add some brown sugar for a sweet version of this recipe.
The basics of this recipe is that the sweet potato should be sliced into fry shapes, tossed in a little oil and salt and baked until crispy. The seasoning can be changed to taste.
I paired these sweet potato fries with a burger but it also goes well with fish as well.
Sweet Potato Fries
Ingredients
- 1 large Sweet Potato
- ½ tsp paprika or cayenne pepper depending on your spice tolerance
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- Pinch of salt
- Pinch of pepper
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 2 TBSP cilantro
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400.
- Slice the sweet potato to be the desired fry size. Usually cut in long strips. And place in a medium bowl.
- Add the paprika (or cayenne), garlic powder, salt, pepper and olive oil into the bowl and stir the mixture until the sweet potatoes are covered in the spice mix.
- Place the rubbed sweet potatoes on an aluminium foil lined baking pan and bake for 10 mins.
- Take the baking pan out and flip the fries then put it back into the over for another 10-15 mins.
- Sprinkle with cilantro, Serve and Enjoy!
