Sizzling Cinnamon Thyme Sweet Potato Fries

Yum

For Cinco de Mayo I brought you a wonderful recipe for Grilled Cuban Flank Steak, and as a side dish we had Sizzling Cinnamon Thyme Sweet Potato Fries.

I completely forgot to post the recipe for the Sizzling Cinnamon Thyme Sweet Potato Fries so I'm sharing that here with you today!

These are a wonderful variation on sweet potato fries that combines both sweet (cinnamon) and savory (thyme) seasonings sprinkled over the cut sweet potatoes and baked to perfection.

What a great side dish!  Baking sweet potato fries is a healthier substitute to French fries and they taste fantastic!  Crispy edges on the outside and tender on the inside, these fries are taken up a notch with the cinnamon and thyme, so don't be surprised if you start eating them with abandon!

These are the perfect side dish, or a tasty snack.  Serve them all summer long with your grilled recipes.  30 minutes to the BADDEST sweet potato fries you've ever had!

Enjoy!






Sizzling Cinnamon Thyme Sweet Potato Fries

2 large sweet potatoes, peeled

3 tablespoons of olive

2 Tbls fresh thyme, chopped 

1 tsp of ground cinnamon

Preheat your oven to 450 degrees and spray a large baking sheet with non stick spray

Slice your sweet potatoes into planks and then into sticks.  Then add them to a bowl.  Add the olive oil and the seasonings and toss well to coat.  

Add the potatoes to your baking sheets and spread them out so they don't overlap. 

Bake for 15-20 minutes tossing them 1 or 2 times until they are golden brown.  Remove from the oven and allow to sit 2 minutes, then serve hot.

Spicy Oven Baked Steak Fries

I love me some fries...

But dang it, they are fried...you know in oil! 

Now in this day and age you can't go around eatin' french fries all the time.
And I LOVE me some fries!

So I discovered oven fries a couple of years back, and tricked myself out into thinking..."they are just like french fries".  And you know what?  They really are....maybe not a crispy, but every bit as tasty and a lot healthier. 

And I LOVE me some fries!

So here's a different version, a spicy steak fry.  I mean these babies have KICK!  You can certainly reduce the heat if you feel the need, but they are slammin!

These are really easy to make using nice russet potatoes.  I like those best for my oven fries.

Let's make some Spicy Oven Baked Steak Fries.

So you'll want to wash and peel them.  Then slice the potato in half lengthwise, and cut each half in half again so you have planks.  You'll have about 4 plank or more per potato.  Lay each plank down flat and slice in to medium or large sized steak fries.

Once you've done that you just need to drizzle with a nice olive oil, then sprinkle on the spices.  I used, salt, cracked black pepper, cumin, and red pepper flakes.

Lay them out flat on a large baking sheet.  Bake them in a 450 degree preheated oven for about 15 min.  Then turn them over to brown on the other side and cook for another 10 min. 

All done!  Spicy Oven Baked Steak Fries....Smokin"!

Spicy Oven Baked Steak Fries

serves 4

2 large russet potatoes
olive oil for drizzling
1/4 t salt
1/4 t pepper
1/2 t cumin
1/4 to 1/2 t red pepper flakes

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.  Wash and peel potatoes.  Slice potatoes in half and then in to planks.  Slice each plank in to medium or large steak fry wedges. 

Drizzle olive oil over potatoes.  Sprinkle with all seasoning, tossing to cover.  Place potatoes flat on a large baking pan.  Cook for 15 min.  Take out and turn over to brown the other side.  Return to oven and bake another 10 min. or until golden brown.  Serve warm.