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Does anyone have a good recipe? Looking for something a little spicy.

Thanks!

These have become a staple in our house...

Not spicy, but I generally cut up the sweet potato (in the form of french fries - be sure to cut them a little larger than you would think you need to, as they tend to shrink during baking)...I toss in a little olove oil, garlic powder, salt and pepper...I have also added crushed red pepper for that spice...

Or...Olive oil and Cruz Bay Grill Rub - which my wife and I enjoy even more than the garlic version.

Also, instead of baking, we often season them and throw them in tin foil on the grill. Good stuff.

Okay - now just wait for liamsuant's version, which is sure to be tastier then mine!

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granted, you asked for a recipe, but I saw these the other day and thought they looked awesome:

http://alexiafoods.com/product_info.html?product_id=43

Alexia is a pretty good prepared food company - they are always in the natural food aisle.

I've tried the alexia sweet potato fries and they are a little dry.

My favorite sp fries are peeled and cut on a mandolin. Then tossed with melted butter, curry powder, and a generous amount of salt and then baked on parchment at 400 degrees until crisped and browned in spots. For four potatoes (about 2.5 lbs) I would use 4 tbsp. butter and 2 heaping tsp. curry. You could use hot curry if you want it spicy. A lot of the butter stays on the parchment so it's not quite as bad for you as you might think. Four potatoes will feed 6-8 people in fry form.

liamsaunt wrote:I've tried the alexia sweet potato fries and they are a little dry.

My favorite sp fries are peeled and cut on a mandolin. Then tossed with melted butter, curry powder, and a generous amount of salt and then baked on parchment at 400 degrees until crisped and browned in spots. For four potatoes (about 2.5 lbs) I would use 4 tbsp. butter and 2 heaping tsp. curry. You could use hot curry if you want it spicy. A lot of the butter stays on the parchment so it's not quite as bad for you as you might think. Four potatoes will feed 6-8 people in fry form.

How thick do you cut them?

I have a french fry blade on my mandolin. I'd guess they come out about 1/4 inch thick? I sometime do hand cut fries, and those are about twice as thick. Both are tasty. The thicker ones are softer.