Sweet potato recipes needed!

Lisa6255 · October 2011

What is your favorite way to have sweet potatoes (or DH's, if you aren't a fan and he is)? I bought two ginormous sweet potatoes at a local produce stand and DH likes them any way so I need some inspiration!

RachieK10 · October 2011

oooh my fave!!!!!

I really like to make sweet potato fries or wedges (i.e., big fries) with chipotle-mayo dipping sauce. Just chop them up and season w salt, pepper and chipotle and baked at 400 degrees for like 30 minutes, depending how big. Then mix pureed chipotles in adobe w/ mayo and VOILA! so easy.

Bobby Flay also has an awesome recipe for sweet potato gratin:

http://www.itsalldelicious.com/journal/2009/7/21/sweet-potato-gratin-from-bobby-flays-mesa-grill-cookbook.html

Please please please make sure to use a food processor or mandolin to chop the taters in that one super duper thin, or they won't cook through and it will be yuck. (I speak from experience)

dayzchic9 · October 2011

I like to cut them in to bite size pieces, add olive oil, garlic, onions, and a package of Lipton Onion Soup Mix - mix them up so they are all covered in the mix and oil then stick in the oven til they are soft - wicked delish!

festivegal2008 · October 2011

I sliced them up and put them in the crock pot for a couple hours with some melted butter, cinnamon, brown sugar and shredded coconut. Mike didn't care for it that way too much but I thought it was the shizznit.

courtniko · October 2011

I love just cutting up the sweet potatoes into strips and putting them in a saute pan with coconut oil and a bit of salt. The coconut oil is key (and I don't like coconut, coconut oil does not taste like coconut). Very simple, very tasty.

allioops414 · October 2011

these are all great ideas! i personally love them baked with a little butter, cinnamon and maple syrup!

Lisa6255 · October 2011

Thanks for the ideas ladies, I tried to do a steak fry kinda like Rachel's. Unfortunately they did not get crispy :-/ I will be trying it again soon to perfect it!

RachieK10 · October 2011

Lisa6255:
Thanks for the ideas ladies, I tried to do a steak fry kinda like Rachel's. Unfortunately they did not get crispy :-/ I will be trying it again soon to perfect it!

CRAP!!! I'm such a jerk I mean to warn you of that. I have never ever ever ever been able to make a successful crispy sweet potato fry without frying it (and even then, they aren't SUPER crispy). I still think they are delicious, but it's disappointing if you're expecting crispiness. Sorry

Lisa6255 · October 2011

RachieK10:
Lisa6255:
Thanks for the ideas ladies, I tried to do a steak fry kinda like Rachel's. Unfortunately they did not get crispy :-/ I will be trying it again soon to perfect it!
CRAP!!! I'm such a jerk I mean to warn you of that. I have never ever ever ever been able to make a successful crispy sweet potato fry without frying it (and even then, they aren't SUPER crispy). I still think they are delicious, but it's disappointing if you're expecting crispiness. Sorry

Whoa no worrie Rach :-) I know potatoes are hard to get crispy, They were tasty for sure though! Only on the super thin one (which aren't really "steak fries" in that case) did they get crispy ish. The thicker ones were pretty limp, which was really more disappointing than not being crispy. I am forewarned for next time though, and you are most certainly not a jerk! I still you! :-)

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