Spiced Sweet Potato Fries Recipe

Spiced Sweet Potato Fries Recipe

sweet potatoes, one per person
1 T. olive oil (or more if making more than two sweet potatoes)

Seasoning Mix:
2 T ground coriander
1 T ground fennel
1 T dried oregano
1 T pepper
2 T kosher salt

Preheat oven to 425 F. Peel sweet potatoes and cut into strips about 3 inches long and 3/4 inches thick.

In
mortar and pestle or spice grinder, grind together coriander, fennel,
oregano, and pepper. Mix in salt. (This makes enough for several
batches of sweet potatoes, so you'll need a small jar to store the
extra.)

In large-ish bowl, toss together cut sweet potatoes and olive
oil. Sprinkle on half of spice mixture and toss again, then other half of spice mixture and toss until spices are more or less evenly distributed. You will need about 1 T olive oil and 1 T. of
the spice mixture for every two sweet potatoes, depending on how spicy
you like it.

On a non-stick cookie sheet, spread out sweet potatoes in single layer. Roast about 35 minutes, turning about halfway through. Sweet potatoes should
be softened through and lightly browned when they're done. (They will
only be slightly crisp, sweet
potatoes never get as crisp as fried potatoes.) Serve hot.