SWEET POTATO FRIES RECIPE
INGREDIENTS: 1/3 cup Olive oil 3 large sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced like steak fries
2 teaspoons coarse sea salt 3/4 teaspoon black pepper 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon onion powder DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
In a large mixing bowl, drizzle oil over the potatoes and toss to coat thoroughly. Add seasonings (last 4 ingredients listed above) and toss again. Place sweet potato fries in one even layer onto a metal baking sheet. Keep space between them so they get crispy on all sides. Bake in batches. Place into the oven for 10 minutes, then flip them over, and place back in for 10 more minutes. They should be soft on the inside and browned on the outside. Let cool for 5 minutes before serving. ****************************** ****************************** FUN FACTS ABOUT SWEET POTATOES: American Indians were already growing Sweet potatoes when Columbus arrived. Sweet potatoes are not potatoes. They are tubers from the solanaceae family. Sweetpotatoes are part of the morning glory family (Convolvulaceae). A "yam" is a variety of sweet potato grown in the South. North Carolina is the supplier of 40% of the annual United States production of sweet potatoes. Popular sweet potato varieties grown in North Carolina include Covington, Beauregard, Hernandez, Jewel, Puerto Rico, Japanese, O'Henry and White Delight. North Carolina sweet potatoes are available year-round, but are in abundance from September through June. North Carolina sweet potato growers planted 42,000 acres in 2009. In 2007, the total cash value of America's sweet potato crops was approximately $374 million dollars.
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