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Thursday, January 6, 2011

Sweet Potato Fries

Isn't there a fast food restaurant that has just started serving sweet potato fries? Since I haven't been to a fast food restaurant in over 10 years I'm surprised I know that much. I think I saw an ad on TV. Regardless, I doubt that are going to be anywhere close to these little morsels of joy.

This is adapted from The New Low-Country Cooking by Chef Marvin Woods. I did take the liberty of adding a couple of extra spices, I'm sure the Chef will not mind.

These can be served with pork chops, steaks or grilled chicken, but also make a great stand-alone appetizer.

Sweet Potato Fries
6-8 servings
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1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon celery salt
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon cumin
Vegetable for deep frying
6 to 8 sweet potatoes cut into julienne strips

In a small bowl, mix together the chili powder, nutmeg, celery salt, coriander, cayenne, and cumin. Set aside.

Place the oil in a deep fat fryer and heat to 375 degrees F. on a deep fat thermometer.

Add the sweet potato strips and cook for 5 to 7 minutes until they are golden and crispy. Transfer the fries with a slotted spoon to several layers of paper towels. Sprinkle with the spice mixture and serve immediately.

6 comments:

  1. I'm going to have to make these within the next couple of days, and I may just eat the whole batch myself!

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  2. No fast food in 10 years????? Might have something to do with your slender figure.

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  3. I bet these are wondermous! Will have to put SP's on my list for the next trip to town. :)

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  4. These sound fabulous and my husband would love them! Yummo

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  5. Sweet potato fries are literally my absolute favorite food in the whole world. They're so hard to cut up though! What would you recommend for chopping them up?

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