How do you prepare your sweet potatoes?

I usually steam my sweet potatoes (eaten with a pat of butter and a tiny sprinkle of salt). If there are any left-overs, I usually make sweet potato bread the next day.

Sometimes I make African Chicken (one of my dh's favorite meals - recipe another day!) with chunks of sweet potatoes.

Of late, I've been making oven-fried wedges of this wonderful root vegetable (I call it “God's candy”). Here is the recipe to try if you want something to eat with your steaks or if you run out of ideas what to take for a church pot-luck.

Oven-Fried Sweet Potato Wedges

2 lbs. sweet potatoes

1 tsp. chili powder

1 tsp. dried thyme or basil or oregano

1 tsp. sea salt

½ tsp. ground cumin

½ tsp. ground cinnamon

2 Tbs. olive oil

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Grease baking dish with olive oil or cooking spray.

2. Cut potatoes into 1”-thick wedges and place them in a bowl.

3. Pour the oil over the wedges. Toss well.

4. Combine salt and spices into a bowl. Pour mixture over the wedges. Toss till wedges are well-coated.

5. Arrange the wedges on pan in single layer.

6. Roast until potatoes are tender and browned, 20-25 minutes.
   Best eaten while hot.

This was I made recently. Spicy, soft inside and and crispy outside. Yum.

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Posted by MorningLight

I make something like this too, but the seasonings are slightly different. I'll have to try your version, to see what we all think. I use olive oil, a mixed Itallian seasoning, and Real salt. Sorry I just guess on how much I need for the amount of sweet potatoes i have on the cookie sheet. It is pretty simple, but everyone here thinks it's the best way to eat sweet potatoes.

Elizabeth Joy

P.S. I've tried to use your blog's RSS in bloglines so I can see when you have a new entry. I can't seem to make it work. Do you know if your blog's RSS is working?

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