Sweet Potato French Fries

[operation5pm]

I snagged this off another web site, obviously you may want to skip the salt.


INGREDIENTS:

* 1 large sweet potatoes
* 1 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
* 1/4 tsp salt

PREPARATION:
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.

Cut the sweet potatoes into 1/2 inch strips or wedges and toss in the oil and salt. Arrange in a single

layer on a nonstick baking sheet. Place in oven for 30 minutes, turning once.

[Growingpains]

what are the macros?

[operation5pm]

Approx 37g carb, 5g pro from the potato and about 12g fat from the olive oil, dependent on brand.

[hawktribal]

actually sounds pretty good. just keep in mind though that when you heat up that olive oil it turns into a trans fat. this probably won't do much at 1tbsp, but if it's something you incorporate a lot, it could have some problems.

[operation5pm]

actually sounds pretty good. just keep in mind though that when you heat up that olive oil it turns into a trans fat. this probably won't do much at 1tbsp, but if it's something you incorporate a lot, it could have some problems.

I actually didn't know that - thanks for the heads up. I think in this case the amount of oil used could be reduced.

[StoneGRMI]

I do this but I spray non-stick spray on the pan, put the fries down, spray them lightly over, then season with seasoned salt and Cajun seasoning.

[Columbus]

I snagged this off another web site, obviously you may want to skip the salt.


INGREDIENTS:

* 1 large sweet potatoes
* 1 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
* 1/4 tsp salt

PREPARATION:
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.

Cut the sweet potatoes into 1/2 inch strips or wedges and toss in the oil and salt. Arrange in a single

layer on a nonstick baking sheet. Place in oven for 30 minutes, turning once.

what is 1 large? 8oz?

[Ejuicer]

actually sounds pretty good. just keep in mind though that when you heat up that olive oil it turns into a trans fat. this probably won't do much at 1tbsp, but if it's something you incorporate a lot, it could have some problems.

I'm not sure where you got that information from but it isn't very correct. Olive is oil won't turn into a trans fat when you're cooking with it at home.

[Ejuicer]

Olive Oil Myth: Heating a cooking oil will make it saturated or a trans-fatty oil.

The Facts: As far as making a saturated fat, according to Dr. A. Kiritsakis, a world renowned oil chemist in Athens, (Book - OLIVE OIL FROM THE TREE TO THE TABLE -Second edition 1998), all oils will oxidize and hydrogenate to a tiny degree if repeatedly heated to very high temperatures such as is done in commercial frying operations. Olive pomace oil and virgin olive oil are both highly monounsaturated oils and therefore resistant to oxidation and hydrogenation. Studies have shown oxidation and hydrogenation occurs to a lesser degree in olive oil than in other oils. But in any case, the amount of hydrogenation is miniscule and no home cook would ever experience this problem.

The large refinery-like factories which take unsaturated vegetable oil and turn it into margarine or vegetable lard do so by bubbling hydrogen gas through 250 to 400 degree hot vegetable oil in the presence of a metal catalyst, usually nickel or platinum. The process can take several hours. You cannot make a saturated product like margarine at home by heating olive oil or any other vegetable oil in a pan. We don't know where this weird notion has come from.

Changing a cis-fat to a trans-fat does not occur on a home stove.

[Kash0620]

went to this restaurant in chicago this past weekend and ate these... they tasted great.

[rubix6]

I had some sweet potatoe fries at a restaurant the other day. They were soo good so i'll for sure have to try this recipe.

[nyjetsfan86]

sweet potato fries at restaurants are good but they are definatly deep fried i will have to try them in the oven

[perfectbeast2001]

I'm not sure where you got that information from but it isn't very correct. Olive is oil won't turn into a trans fat when you're cooking with it at home.

agree. the temp needed to do this would not be possible in a home cooking enviroment. However heating olive oil dose denature it and ruin some of it's nutritional value. I would reccomend an MCT oil such as virgin coconut which is very heat stable.

[biggnik56]

I Am In Love With These!!!!!!! Eat 'em Atleast Once A Day!!!

[juiceball44]

I just slice mine thin, sprinkle with cinnamon and splenda and bake them. taste great to me, kinda like sweet potato chips

[Michigan Eastsider]

Great recipe man.
I've had it a few times but no salt.
Try Paprika instead.