A New Kind of Fry

Pinterest has been an addicting site for me. There's all sorts of fun crafts as well as recipes. When I saw some sweet potoato fries floating around I knew it was going to be on my list of things to make. The first time I had sweet potoato fries was when my Lutheran Stud and I went out to dinner at Toby Keith's for our anniversary this past summer.  I told him I had to make these at home and he told me there was no way I could get them crunchy. I set out to prove him wrong.

These fries are definitely crunchy and they were baked in the oven.

Here's the secret ingredient: cornstarch. 

Cut your sweet potato up into fry shapes. Stick them in a ziploc bag along with just a small amount of cornstarch. Shake the bag up until all the sweet potatoes are covered.

Lay your sweet potatoes out on a pan. Try not fill the pans too full. We don't want the sweet potoatoes to be too friendly with each other because they'll come out of the oven a little soft.

Drizzle a little olive oil over the sweet potoatoes. Then mix them well and stick the pans in the oven. Bake them, half way through flip them.

While you're waiting you can make this tasty sauce of mayo and Sriracha hot sauce.

The fries come out crunchy and sweet! My children love them and have been asking when we can have them again. I think sweet potatoes are going to be in our garden this summer.

Sweet Potato Fries

Ingredients:

• approximately 2 1/2 lbs. of sweet potatoes
• 6 Tablespoons of cornstarch
• 6 Tablespoons olive oil

Directions:

 Slice sweet potatoes up into thin sticks. Soak sweet potatoes in cold water for at least an hour. Preheat oven 425˚F. Pat dry. Place cornstarch in a ziplock bag. Add sweet potatoes. Shake around until all sweet potatoes have been covered. Lay sweet potatoes on a baking sheet. Drizzle olive oil over them. Mix them around a bit. Make sure there’s a little oil on every sweet potato. Bake them in the oven for 15 min. Flip them over and bake for another 5-10 minutes, until sweet potatoes are slightly brown and crunchy. Serve warm with sauce below.

Sriracha Mayo Sauce

In a small bowl mix mayonnaise and Sriracha sauce together adding enough Sriracha sauce as desired.