Sweet Potato Fries!

by Rhoda on February 16, 2010

in Recipes and Cooking

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My Dad absolutely LOVES sweet potatoes and since he loves them so much, he also grows them.  And we’re not talking wimpy little potatoes, I mean, they’re HUGE!  And just because they are huge doesn’t mean they aren’t sweet and tasty.  They are.   The huge ones are great for baking up with a little butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon.  IMG_7982

But the smaller ones are perfect for slicing up for home fries in the oven.  Scrub well, slice them up in strips, drizzle a little olive oil on top. IMG_7983

And add our favorite Cajun seasoning, Tony Chachere’s, a staple in my kitchen cabinet.  Do you love this stuff?

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Bake at 400* for at least 45-50 minutes and they will come out nice and crisp, perfect with a little ketchup on the side.

Try them and see if you don’t agree!

Adding this to Jen’s Tasty Tuesday party.

Some of you  may have missed the Pretty Knobs post below, since it did not get published as it should have in your feed readers for Monday.  So, scroll down if you missed it! I’m tiling away this week. :)

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1 DENISE February 16, 2010 at 2:09 pm

I absolutely LOVE sweet potato fries. One of my favorite things!
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2 Tracy@Comfort&Luxury February 16, 2010 at 2:21 pm

Yum! I need to make these more often!

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3 Jodie February 16, 2010 at 2:25 pm

You’re making my mouth water! I love sweet potatoes any way you make ‘em!

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4 Pam February 16, 2010 at 2:28 pm

I have never had any of these but I hear that they are great…..I love sweet taters, so I am sure I would like this.

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5 Leah February 16, 2010 at 3:11 pm

LOVE sweet potato fries, though never tried them with that seasoning. We use cinnamon and paprika and mmmmmmm so very good!! I even got my husband, who “hates sweet potatoes” (but had never tried them). Ha

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6 Marsha February 16, 2010 at 3:29 pm

We love sweet potato fries at our house! I sprinkle a little cinnamon on mine before baking. BTW, what’s the deal with sweet potatoes lately? I’ve been to the store twice and haven’t seen any!

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7 Amanda @ Serenity Now February 16, 2010 at 3:34 pm

Oh my word, Rhoda!! Those look amazing!! I’ve tried to do the fries before, I think maybe I didn’t slice them thin enough b/c they took forever to cook and they still didn’t turn out the way they do at the restaurant. I’m going to give it another go and try your version. :)

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8 Donna February 16, 2010 at 4:06 pm

I love sweet potatoes! This sounds yummy :)

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9 Samantha February 16, 2010 at 4:11 pm

Those are some GIANT taters…..YUMMY!!!
Oh and I love love love Tony’s ….eat it on everything!!! Great on popcorn!!! SAM

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10 Jackie February 16, 2010 at 4:22 pm

Oh Cheryl! They look and sound delicious!!!! TY for sharing

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11 wendy February 16, 2010 at 4:29 pm

Yum! I love sweet potato fries and yours look delicious! I also love Tony Cacheree (sp?) cajun seasoning…I use it more than I use salt.
smiles,
Wendy

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12 Jennifer Allwood February 16, 2010 at 4:38 pm

I had a sweet pototo for dinner last night… I swear it is such an overlooked food! Those fries look great!

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13 Jennifer Allwood February 16, 2010 at 4:39 pm

Can’t spell POTATO above…. sorry!

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14 Allyson February 16, 2010 at 4:45 pm

YUM! I will have to make these at home soon.

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15 Jennifer February 16, 2010 at 4:52 pm

My family loves sweet potatoes, so I’m definitely trying this. Thanks so much!!

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16 Mary February 16, 2010 at 5:07 pm

My husband loves sweet potato fries – we’ve never tried them baked before though – always fried. Gotta love anything with Tony’s on it – LOL.

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17 Sissie February 16, 2010 at 6:46 pm

Hi Rhonda,
Would you beleive that I just ate my very first sweet potato fries! I love them, they are delicious.
thanks for a great post.

Sissie

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18 Cindy S February 16, 2010 at 6:55 pm

Thank you for that recipe! I absolutely LoVe sweet potatoe fries and now I can make my own. I adore Tony Chachere’s Seasoning, I found while in New Orleans several years ago. I use it in many things. Thanks again.
~Cindy S~

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19 molly February 16, 2010 at 7:11 pm

Made these for supper with regular and white sweet potatoes……..HUGE hit with my menfolk. thanks for the great idea to use up the last of our taters.

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20 Jennifer February 16, 2010 at 7:53 pm

I recently tried sweet potato fries at a restaurant and loved them! Can’t wait to try them out at home. Thanks for sharing this post…

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21 Kathy February 16, 2010 at 7:57 pm

I love sweet potato fries but haven’t tried to make them at home (except frozen). Thanks for posting; can’t wait to try this!

(We love Tony Chachere’s Creole seasoning too.)

–Kathy

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22 Melinda February 16, 2010 at 9:06 pm

I love sweet potato fries. And I love baked sweet potatoes with butter/cinnamon/sugar. YUM!!! Love & blessings from NC!

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23 Paul February 16, 2010 at 9:41 pm

Have you tried sweet potato fries with Maple Syrup on them instead of ketchup, Mmmm really good, try it sometime.

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24 Infarrantly Creative February 16, 2010 at 10:26 pm

I had sweet potato fries at a friend’s house and I keep telling myself I need to try them at home. I think you inspired me…going to by some sweet potatoes. i will let you know how it goes.

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25 Barbara February 16, 2010 at 10:43 pm

The sweet potato fries sound incredible, will definitely put them on my “must make” list. I’m not familiar with the creole seasoning but will look for it tomorrow while at the grocery store.

Thanks for sharing this!
Barbara

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26 Randi February 16, 2010 at 11:48 pm

Love, love Tony’s and eat it on everything. I’m definitely going to try these.

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27 Linh C February 17, 2010 at 12:44 am

I love sweet potatoe fries! Have you tried the ones from New Orleans Food and Spirits in Vestavia? I always have to order the sweet potatoe fries when I eat there.

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28 Sara February 17, 2010 at 9:25 am

I do love Tony Chachere’s. I haven’t tried it on sweet potatoes before, but I think I’ve eaten it on pretty much every other meat, microwave dinner, & vegetable!

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29 Kristi February 17, 2010 at 9:38 am

I first discovered sweet potato fries at a little cafe on the Northside of Chicago. Heartland Cafe. They served them with a marinara sauce. Whenever I make them I always season them with an Italian seasoning mix and serve them with marinara. Try it, you just might like it!

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30 Debbie February 17, 2010 at 2:21 pm

Drooling :)

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31 Alice A February 17, 2010 at 2:23 pm

OK Rhoda…. have had them sweet /salty with cinnamon… but will definitely try with TonyC…(.a staple at our house.)…. why didn’t I think of that?
Keep hummin’ while you’re tilin”!
Hugs, Alice

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32 Kat February 17, 2010 at 4:24 pm

I love sweet potatoes too…cooked any way, especially as fries.

Hugs!
Kat

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33 Nina February 17, 2010 at 8:28 pm

oh yes…we love Tony’s creole spices. And I have a funny story…at the time, we could not find it in our home town. We went to visit family in San Antonio, TX and I bought some there. When we packed to leave, I just put 2 of them in my carry on luggage and when it went through the x-ray machine, they pulled me and my bag. Apparently, it looked like a bomb or maybe bomb making substance. …haha…..

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34 Jen@Balancing Beauty and Bedlam February 17, 2010 at 11:44 pm

YUM – my kids would love these and I have NEVER made them….definitely a MUST DO :)

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35 Connie February 19, 2010 at 3:40 am

I love sweet potatoe fries…we dip them in Ranch dressing! It’s really good!

Connie

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36 cindy ardoin February 25, 2010 at 10:48 am

Wow! Thanks a million for your love of our seasoning! We are very honored to be part of your life, cooking and blog!

Cindy Adams-Ardoin
Food Scientist
Tony Chachere’s

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