Crispy Sweet Potato Fries…
No Oscar-themed dessert today.
My friend who usually hosts the Oscars party was working this year, no one else ever got around to organizing anything, and S was busy as well… so my big night included Emily (my roommate), me, and the Oscars Maggie Smith.
We clicked back a few times, but decided Downton Abbey was much more compelling than the Oscars. I will look at all the dresses in People magazine! And a quick glance at twitter this morning told me all I needed to know about who won what.
To compliment our entertainment, we grilled some portobello mushroom burgers with all the fixings. And nothing goes better with burgers than homemade crispy sweet potato fries!
You can spend four times the price and get a tiny bag of Alexia frozen sweet potato fries with a bunch of unnecessary added ingredients like dextrin, xantham gum, and tapioca starch…
Or, in less time than it takes to watch the Oscars pre-show, you can save money by preparing a recipe for healthy and crispy sweet potato fries at home– no special equipment needed!
(Did you watch the Oscars? What dresses did you like best? And what exactly happened in the opening monologue? I missed that part, but people have been telling me it was quite bizarre and not at all politically correct. As for dresses, Jennifer Aniston’s striking red dress was my favorite of the few I saw. I’m partial to bold-colored dresses that stand out in a crowd of black and silver.)
Crispy Sweet Potato Fries
Crispy Sweet Potato Fries
Ingredients
- 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled
- oil spray, or 1-2 tbsp olive or coconut oil
- 2 tsp curry powder (or cinnamon, for sweet fries)
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder (omit for sweet fries)
- 1/2 tsp salt (or to taste)
Instructions
How to make crispy sweet potato fries: Preheat oven to 400F and grease a baking sheet. Cut the potatoes into fry shapes (thick or thin), then soak them in water for around 45 minutes. This is the important step to make them crispy! Drain, and pat dry. Toss the fries with the oil or oil spray in a large bowl. Add all other ingredients and mix well. Spread the fries on the baking sheet. Bake 25-30 minutes, turning halfway through. For even crispier fries, feel free to leave them in longer or broil for the last 1-2 minutes. A reader also left the advice to cook them on parchment paper, which will absorb some of the moisture.
Link of the Day:
Coconut Crack Bars – 6 ingredients, no baking required!
Thanks for the recipe! Every time I try making oven fries, they end up mushy. Hopefully I’ll have crispy fries using your recipe!
I thought Jessica Chastain and Jennifer Lawrence looked beautiful!
Yum! These look seriously perfectly crisp and delicious!
I like the addition of curry powder. When I make kabocha or sweet potato, I usually always add cinnamon, but I think it would be nice to change it up with curry powder instead.
Ah, the Oscars I loved so many dresses hated some others. Jenn Aniston always looks amazing!
A little cinnamon would be good with curry, too!!
Yum! I have been looking for a good, simple, sweet potato fry recipe and this sounds absolutely perfect.
Hi Katie! These look so good! This is very random, but I want to spread the news because it’s extremely amazing: I don’t know if you’ve heard of the 26 Random Acts of Kindness movement, but basically, people across the U.S. are doing 26 individual random acts of kindness to honor the 26 shooting victims of the Sandy Hook tragedy. I just learned about it today and am so touched, so I want to spread the message and I will start today! The movement has a twitter, #26acts (or something similar to that.) Sorry if this is spam, but since a lot of people read your blog I thought it would be a good way to get people involved!
Love sweet potato fries…
I go to a moms only oscar party….very fun….tried this pimm liquor that was very yummy
I saw the finale of downton last week..love that show
Katy Perry’s dress kind of freaked me out. It had like a glory hole for her boob crack. All I could focus on were her tah-tahs staring out the window.
Love homemade sweet potato fries!!
Yes, Seth MacFarlane was incredibly sexist, racist, and homophobic. You can read about it in today’s New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/closeread/2013/02/seth-macfarlane-and-the-oscars-hostile-ugly-sexist-night.html.
You’re expecting Seth MacFarlane, the creator of Family Guy and Ted, to not put on a show full of dry borderline-inappropriate humor? That is a big expectation, to say the least. Seth MacFarlance, albeit not my favorite comedian, just did his job. That article link is WELL overplaying all the little bitty details that happened to embarrass women and totally ignored all the jokes said about men. Which there were too many to name. I thought the Oscars were hilarious, the best nominations were picked, and the fashion was absolutely gorgeous!
Yum! I don’t ever peel sweet potatoes though — scrub them well and cut ’em up, the skin is full of nutrients and fiber (and um, I’m lazy 😉
Love the new logo!
And I am completely in love with sweet potato fries! My husband and I will never go back to the regular kind! Though I seem to have a hard time getting them crispy without burning many of them!
I love your new theme! Thank you for showing us how to slice the potato. I’ve only roasted wedges because “fries” seemed to difficult!
I am all for the portabella burgers recipe!
I LOVE sweet potatoes! And yes please for the portabella burger recipe =]
Hello.
I really love this new layout….really really love it!:D
remind me of an ice cream sundae with the right amount of chocolate on top!
I think a lot of the dresses felt like repeats,so I loved the eccentric ones like Helene Bonham Carter,Zooey Deschanel,and Diane Kruger.
oh..by the way,thanks for the fries post my little sister loves them:D (me too!me too!)
Sweet potato fries…yum! I’ve tried soaking the potatoes in very cold water for 30 minutes before baking to make them extra crispy. You just have to dry them really well before you coat them in oil. Looking forward to the portobello recipe!
This is so strange, just put some sweet potato fries in the oven (after debating whether to make chunks or skinny fries) and then checked this out! Great minds think alike? I used chilli powder on mine:)