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Sweet Potato Fries with Chipotle Mayonnaise
Sweet Potato Fries with Chipotle Mayonnaise

Sweet Potato Fries with Chipotle Mayonnaise

by Adrianna Adarme on Sep 12, 2014

Find out what NYC restaurant inspired food blogger Adrianna Adarme to this recipe for the Fresh Tastes blog.
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Servings
3-4 servings
Course
Appetizer

Tags

Cookout July 4th New Year's Eve
Party Comfort Foods Cooking with Kids Quick and Easy Vegetarian

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Ingredients

  • 3 to 4 sweet potatoes
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • Salt
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • 3 to 4 chipotle peppers in adobo 

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. On a baking sheet, spread out sweet potato spears. Drizzle them with olive oil and sprinkle with a few pinches of salt. Transfer to the oven to roast for 20 to 30 minutes, until tender when poked with a fork. 
  2. Meanwhile, add your chipotle peppers to a food processor and pulse until minced. Add the mayonnaise and pulse again until combined. Give it a taste and salt according to your liking. 
  3. Remove the sweet potato spears from the oven and serve alongside the chipotle mayonnaise.

I went through a phase when I wanted to learn the pitch-perfect method for frying French fries. I've always subscribed to the twice-fried method. It results in a pretty good fried French fry: a soft interior and crispy exterior. Then I visited April Bloomfield's New York restaurant, The Breslin, and was blown away by her famous thrice-fried French fries. It was then that I decided I'm leaving French fries to a restaurant-only event. Between the big pot of hot oil and the fact that now I should definitely fry them three times, they've fallen into that category that isn't homemade. Except when I'm craving them AND I can turn to my trusty ol' oven.

These sweet potatoes are cut up into spears and baked in the oven until tender. Chipotle and sweet potatoes are maybe one of my favorite flavor combinations ever. The smokiness from the chipotle peppers in adobo and the, well, sweetness from the sweet potato is glorious. This recipe couldn't be simpler. It's neither fussy nor time-consuming but that doesn't mean it isn't very tasty. But this recipe still doesn't mean that I won't be visiting The Breslin the next time I'm in New York.

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About the Author
Adrianna Adarme

Adrianna Adarme is an author, enthusiastic home cook and food blogger who lives in Los Angeles, California. In 2009 she started her blog, A Cozy Kitchen, which has become a place people visit to hear entertaining anecdotes about daily life and to find delicious, comforting recipes from Adrianna's kitchen. A Cozy Kitchen has garnered attention from various publications and blogs, including features and write-ups from The Los Angeles Times, Refinery29, Saveur Magazine, Oh Joy, Rachel Zoe's Zoe Report and NBC Latino.

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