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A few nights ago Nick used the grill for the second time to cook up some hamburgers. Oh don’t you worry, we haven’t turned it on since. We’re trying to limit our grill time as to not go grill crazy.
The burger was okay. Honestly, it kind of grossed me out. I’m weird like that sometimes. I was defrosting the meat, and I got a whiff of a strange meat odor which never left the entire meal. It definitely wasn’t Nick’s fault. I think our beef just had a case of bad freezer burn.
So, lets talk about the star of my plate.
Sweet potato fries.
I think the only thing I’ve every read in blog land is “cut ‘em and bake ‘em at 425* for 20 minutes.”
That never worked for me.
You see, I adore a crispy, slight burnt sweet potato fry. When it gets crunchy, it actually mimics a fried fry, which is my ultimate goal.
Plus, out of the entire stock of sweet potatoes in the grocery store, none are smaller than my head. Also, because I am practical and have a pre-owned knife set (or two?!) that still “works,” I feel no need to purchase nice, new, sharp knives.
Larger than life sweet potatoes + dull knifes = scary potato chopping situation.
My solution: Peel sweet potatoes. Poke holes in potatoes. Stick in microwave for about three minutes until they are just hot enough to burn your hand and about halfway cooked. Remove sweet potatoes from microwave and let cool slice into fry strips, while holding potato in place with fork because you aren’t patient enough to let it cool.
Then bake for 20 minutes at 450*. Or broiling. Which ever is faster.
I need to slow down sometimes.
Sana said:
I strongly dislike it when food smells bad. I stop eating it. Blah.
Sonia @ Master of Her Romaine said:
yum that’s a good idea for the fries! Mine only come out crispy when I use more oil than I am comfortable with using… I’m definitely trying your method!
I hate it when something smells weird! I have never really minded the smell of meat even though I don’t eat it…but a few days ago, Raine was making tacos from scratch and I got a whiff of the raw meat in the skillet. I had to get out of the house for a little while after that!
Sigh… I never wanted to be one of “those” vegetarians 😦
Kendall @ Whisk Her Away said:
Apparently I spazzed out last night and forgot to add that I did cook the fries in a little oil + seasonings. Guess I should go back and edit that!
postcollegecook said:
Excellent method for the sweet potato fries… I will definitely give it a try next time (but I can’t bring myself to peel it! Love the skin-on fries.)
Kendall @ Whisk Her Away said:
I need to buy a potato brush…I don’t have one and think this is why the skins gross me out! I can never really tell if they are clean.
runnerstrials said:
Love this idea. Crispy sweet potato fries are my faves too. And I’m just as impatient as you are 🙂