sweet potato recipes?

[ratcreature]

I've never had sweet potatoes (they're somewhat exotic here), but today my supermarket had some on offer so I got a couple.

Do you have any favorite recipes highlighting their taste that would be good to try them?

Comments

[kerithwyn]

Sweet potatoes are fantastic. You can do them like a regular potato, baked in the oven, then eat with butter and sour cream. Or make mashed sweet potatoes, yum.

Favorite use, though: sweet potato fries. Cut into strips, sprinkle with cinnamon, bake in oven. Devour.
(Like this, seasoning to taste: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/jamie-deen/oven-roasted-cinnamon-sweet-potato-fries-recipe.html)

[ratcreature]

Thanks! The fries look tasty.

[kerithwyn]

No reason to peel 'em, btw, unless you really don't like potato skin. Wash and dry them well and they're fine.

[mara]

I second the sweet potato fries. We eat them at least once or twice a week in our house and they're fabulous. Personally, I like them sprinkled with salt and pepper rather than cinnamon, but either will be good.

You can also put in just a tiny bit of oil, some maple syrup, and some cumin and turmeric, if you like things a little exotic :)

[ratcreature]

I tried them with a curry spice mix rather than cinnamon, and it was quite tasty, though a few got a little too brown, because I turned them too late.