Spiced Sweet Potato Fries With Chili-Cilantro Cream

Name: Spiced Sweet Potato Fries With Chili-Cilantro Cream
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 large sweet potatoes, cut in matchsticks/batons, approximately 1/4 × 2 inches (no need to peel); 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon chili powder; 1 teaspoon paprika; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste; 1 cup sour cream; 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice; 2 teaspoons sweet chili sauce; 1 small garlic clove, minced; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 heaping tablespoon chopped cilantro

Recipe from "The Food 52 Cookbook"

Adapted by Tara Parker-Pope

Spiced Sweet Potato Fries With Chili-Cilantro Cream

Total Time: About 1 hour
Rating: 5(250)
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Sweet potato french fries will surprise everyone at your holiday table — and nobody will miss the marshmallows. The potatoes are baked, not fried, so no need to feel guilty. Chili powder, cumin, cayenne and paprika complement the natural sweetness of the potatoes. It’s probably a good idea to double this recipe, because they go fast. —Tara Parker-Pope

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Ingredients

Yield:6 servings

For the Potato Fries

2large sweet potatoes, cut in matchsticks/batons, approximately ¼ × 2 inches (no need to peel)
2tablespoons olive oil
2teaspoons salt
1teaspoon ground cumin
1teaspoon chili powder
1teaspoon paprika
1teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
½teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste

For the Chili-cilantro Sour Cream

1cup sour cream
1tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
2teaspoons sweet chili sauce
1small garlic clove, minced
½teaspoon salt
½teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1heaping tablespoon chopped cilantro

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Preparation

Step 1
Heat oven to 425 degrees. Toss the sweet potatoes and olive oil in a large bowl.
Step 2
Combine the salt, cumin, chili powder, paprika, pepper and cayenne in a small bowl. Add to the potatoes and toss to coat.
Step 3
Arrange the potatoes in one layer on a large baking sheet. Bake on the lowest rack of the oven until the undersides are browned, 12 to 15 minutes. Turn the potatoes with a spatula and bake for 10 more minutes.
Step 4
While the potatoes are cooking, make the sour cream sauce. Combine all the ingredients except the cilantro in a medium bowl and whisk together. Stir in the cilantro.
Step 5
Remove the potatoes from the oven and cool for a few minutes. Serve with the sour cream.

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Comments

kristen7 years ago

So, so good! My guests couldn't stop eating them! I made these, along with grilled chile flank steak with salsa, for an after-work dinner that I put together in under 60 minutes. Can't beat it.

Kay7 years ago

That note should say - rubbed chicken thighs with same mix and baked together

Alex7 years ago

I substituted the sour cream for Greek yoghurt and was delicious!

Spidee3 months ago

What is sweet chili sauce?

Jessie Paul7 months ago

So delicious! I made green goddess dressing to dip them in and it was a great flavor combination!

Luther1 year ago

These are really good fries whether you make the sauce or not, though I will say the sauce adds a lot to the overall taste. While Mark Bittman's recipe for sweet potato fries has a lot more ratings than does this recipe, I find Ms. Parker-Pope's recipe to be much better. As to the sauce, I did leave out the cilantro (wife is not a fan) and upped, by a lot, the sweet chili sauce which I wound up having to make as I did not have any on hand and too cold to go out and get it. Thanks for the recipe!

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