Sweet Potato Oven Fries
By Easy Recipe Collection
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Sweet potatoes make wonderful oven fries. This is a simple recipe you can have on the table on 30 minutes.
Directions
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Cut 2 medium sweet potatoes lengthwise into wedges; place on a baking sheet.
Drizzle potatoes with 1-1/2 tablespoons olive oil. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; toss to coat.
Bake at 425 degrees for 20 minutes or until golden, turning after 10 minutes.
Notable Note
Sweet potatoes are part of the morning glory family, yet are often confused with the yam, which comes from the African word "nyami", referring to the starchy root from a different genus of plants. Yams sold at supermarkets are actually sweet potatoes with a moist texture and orange flesh. It was the Southerners, mainly from North Carolina, Georgia, and Louisiana, who adopted the name yams for the darker-skinned orange variety and made them an important part of their cuisine. "Yams" were so important in the South that during the American Revolution and the Civil War, they were said to have sustained the fighting soldiers.
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