Roasted Sweet Potato Fries
December 2, 2009 | Print | E-mail | Filed under potato
When I first started thinking about what to have on the menu for Thanksgiving dinner, I decided that I really didn’t want any of the dishes to be boring. Traditional yes, but not boring. When I got to the potatoes, I knew that I wanted to make my creamy mashed potatoes, but then I was faced with a dilemma regarding the sweet potatoes. I mean, how boring would it be to make the same exact thing, only with yams? So, I decided not to do that, and to make sweet potato fries. Except, I didn’t want to actually fry them – instead, I decided to roast them with some spices and olive oil. And man, were they good. And not just Thanksgiving dinner good. Good as in I’ll be making these as a side to many everyday dinners to come. Try these today! They’re simple and the results are amazing!
- 3 large yams
- Olive oil for drizzling
- Salt
- Rosemary
- Thyme
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and spray two baking pans with cooking spray. Wash and peel the yams.
Cut them into wedges. They don’t have to be perfect – rustic is good here!
Toss the potato wedges on to the pans and drizzle with olive oil. Season to taste with the salt, rosemary, and thyme.
Bake 40-45 minutes or until tender, turning the wedges two or three times to prevent excessive browning.
December 2nd, 2009 at 10:22 am
I have an obsession with baked sweet potato fries! They are the BEST!
December 2nd, 2009 at 10:23 am
yummy! i make something similar but without rosemary. pretty pictures
December 2nd, 2009 at 10:32 am
You’ve inspired me! I bought some sweet potatoes (the Costa Rican odd version) this weekend at the market, planning to toss them into the slow-cooker with chicken and corn, but the grocery had smoked chickens on super sale, which means I tossed that idea. Now I will definitely be making these fries, and roasting the corn in the oven alongside. Perfect! I almost always flavor my potatoes with rosemary, as well. It gives such a lovely aroma. I thank you ahead of time for making my dinner tonight scrumptious.
December 2nd, 2009 at 11:10 am
Two of my favourites – chips and sweet potato in perfect harmony. So simple but brilliant!
December 2nd, 2009 at 12:08 pm
Mmm sounds yummy
December 2nd, 2009 at 5:08 pm
I love these! This is a great recipe and instruction guide. So much better than regular old potatoes!
December 2nd, 2009 at 6:27 pm
I absolutely love sweet potato fries and still have quite a few on hand from my csa share. You remind me that I really should make them at home more often.
December 2nd, 2009 at 11:18 pm
I LOVE sweet potato fries. They are my favorites. If you nuke them for just about a minute, they are much easier to slice
December 3rd, 2009 at 11:05 am
Oh, I love sweet potato fries. Now I can make them myself! Thanks so much for sharing!
December 3rd, 2009 at 12:28 pm
I made something like this for a party I catered last year and they were the first thing to disappear. I could eat them all night long!
December 3rd, 2009 at 2:43 pm
I love sweet potato fries. Thanks for the recipe.
Mimi
December 3rd, 2009 at 8:58 pm
Mmmm…I love sweet potato fries and yours look fabulous! Rustic…just the way I would make them
…love that!
December 4th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
I love sweet potato fries. These look wonderful!
December 7th, 2009 at 9:04 am
I have a bunch of sweet potatoes.. I should try this!
Thanks for posting 
December 13th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
Love sweet potatoe fries! I haven’t tried them with your suggestion of these herbs, it sounds delicious! I have a sauce that would pare so nicely with them. Such a cute blog!