Oven Sweet Potato Fries – Alison Mountford

By Alison Mountford, contributing chef

ACTIVE TIME – 10

TOTAL TIME – 25

SERVES – 4, as a side dish

Intro – Whether you’re 8 or 68, sweet potato fries just hits the spot! These are easy to make, nutritious, and so colorful as a side dish to your favorite meal.

2 pounds garnet yam (bright orange sweet potato)

2-3 Tablespoons canola or olive oil

3/4 teaspoon kosher salt

¼ teaspoon maldon or other large flake finishing salt (optional)

3 Tablespoons chopped basil, parsley, or chives

INSTRUCTIONS

PREHEAT THE OVEN TO 435 DEGREES

PREP POTATOES

Wash the potatoes well; keep the skin on.

Slice an even ¼” thick plank off of one side. Roll the potato on to that flat side. Continue slicing as evenly as possible, into ¼” thick planks. Stack 2 of the planks and rotate 90 degrees. Slice again, ¼” thick, and now you’ll have sticks that should look like French fries.

ROAST

Place on a baking sheet and toss with oil and kosher salt to coat. Spread the fries out so they are not touching and not too crowded – if needed use 2 baking sheets. Roast at 435 degrees for about 7 minutes. Remove the pan and flip each fry over and return to the oven for another 4-6 minutes or until they’re browned and tender throughout.

GARNISH

Toss hot fries with a pinch of finishing salt (or more kosher salt) and chopped herbs to taste.

Serve immediately.

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Chef Alison Mountford is the founder of Ends+Stems – which is a meal planning membership and recipe website to reduce food waste. “Chef Alison” also hosts a series of online courses for easier weeknight meals and feeding picky eaters with less stress. Alison began in 2005 as a personal chef and caterer in San Francisco but she recently returned home to Rhode Island!

She is passionate about helping families eat well together, with less frustration. Alison is often hired as a speaker to share about household food waste, feeding busy families, and sustainability in the kitchen; she’s appeared many times on The Rhode Show and other podcasts and webinars.

Alison is also the Market Coordinator at Hope & Main – Rhode Island only culinary incubator – where she loves helping new food businesses expand their social media, brand, and increase sales at the farmer’s markets!