Parmesan Rosemary Sweet Potato Fries
Posted on April 7, 2008
He said it would never happen. Ever.
He said that I should just accept that his tastes are what they are and they aren’t changing.
He. Was. Wrong.
You know. It was hard enough to believe in January when Shawn asked — yes, asked — to try some sweet potato fries that I’d whipped up. Sweet potatoes. One of the many, many vegetables that he turns his nose up to. It was even more of a surprise when he liked those sweet potato fries. Yes, and the moral of that story is that if you treat a picky man like a two-year-old and don’t offer him any, he’ll want to try whatever it is. I jest. I jest. That’s really not the moral.
The moral is that when it comes to food, never say never. Anyway, back to the story, it was absolutely unbelievable when he started whipping up batches himself.
See, unlike his old standby corn, sweet potatoes for these fries don’t come in a can. And unlike his occasional concession of a salad, these sweet potatoes don’t come double washed, sliced and ready to go. No sir, he actually has to peel them and slice them into fry shapes by hand . . . and he does. Willingly.
Hallelujah, there is some hope. Now, to get him to try more.
In the meantime, we’ve been having these babies weekly. So delicious. The savory aspects of rosemary and Parmesan offset the natural sweetness of the potato. They also crisp up nicely if you don’t overload the baking sheet and leave no room for flipping (sorry, Yoko! Learned that the hard way!).
I like to sprinkle a little extra salt just before serving . . .
Parmesan Rosemary Sweet Potato Fries
serves 4
About 1 1/2 lb sweet potatoes
1/4 cup olive oil
sea salt
2 tbsp chopped fresh rosemary
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil (preferably the easy release kind).
Peel the sweet potatoes. Cut into strips that are about 1/4 inch wide on each side.
Place the sweet potatoes into a large bowl. Add oil, salt, and rosemary. Stir well to thoroughly coat the fries. Stir in 2/3 of the Parmesan. Spread out onto the baking sheet in a single layer. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan.
Cook for 20-25 minutes, turning about halfway through. Fries are done when they are browned around the edges. Transfer immediately to a paper towel lined plate and serve warm.
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Other Sweet Potato Recipes:
Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries from Sarah’s Cucina Bella
Spicy Sweet Potato Wedges from Sweetnicks
Spicy Sweet Potato Fries from Kalyn’s Kitchen
Curried Sweet Potato Soup from Not Eating Out in New York
Sweet Potato Pot Pie from Mele Cotte
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Gorgeous pictures!
Oh whatever! I LOVE mushy fries. I am the type to seek out the weird mushy ones in MCDonald’s fries…so those were perfect. Rosemary and Parmesean..I’ll have to try that.
I want these now! with crumbled goat cheese and balsamic-caramelized onions…
Yum! these look great, just like the fingerlings I plan to prepare soon…
I’m with Cate, Sarah. Beautiful photos.
I love sweet potatoes, but it’s never occurred to me to eat them as fries! What a great idea, and I bet the rosemary enhances their naturally sweet flavor too :).
Sweet potato fries are so amazing. Adding rosemary and parmesan will make them even better. Thanks for the idea!
I’m so glad I found these before I went to the store! Thanks.
Oh now, see what you’ve done…
It’s going on 5 p.m., here in sunny Montréal, and I was trying my best not to think about FOOD.
But now, off I go to the grocery store to pick up sweet potatoes, fresh rosemary, and Parmesan.
Thanks for the lovely temptation
Hugs and love,
Mudd a.k.a. Oza
xoxo
Thanks everyone. Yep, these are so delish… In fact, I think we’ll be having them again very, very soon.
Oza and Little Cooker, I hope you check back and tell me what you thought!
I’m just about to cook these as a side dish with dinner. So yum; I love sweet potato chips. Thanks for a baking recipe (as opposed to deep-fried). They are sure to be a success! Thank you!
I love this recipe:)
When I bake fries. I use sweet potatoes.Usually rosemary and garlic or basil. So Yummy!
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I just found your site and am loving the food and photos. These look so good! I usually make them with Herbes de Provence, but the Parmesan and rosemary sound delicious. These will be a big hit at our house! Thank you.
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What a great simple recipe.
Thanks.
This is a great recipe! What gorgeous pictures you have here!
I bet these would be great with the rosemary goat cheese that we have, rather than with just Parmesan :3
Thank you for the recipe!
I like sweet potatoes, even just fresh baked sweet potatoes taste great!
Thank you all!
Grey, that sounds interesting, but I would be concerned with the goat cheese burning during cooking. Hard cheeses tend to do better in this type of application so perhaps asiago could change up the taste for you?
I was rolling with laughter reading this, since my husbands standby veggies are corn and salad! I will definately try these to broaden his horizon!
Thanks.
I found this page via StumbleUpon, and I was really thrilled to see this recipe. We first came across sweet potato fries in New Zealand when it was in season around May or so, and we were instantly hooked.
Thank you for sharing this - and the beautiful photos.
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Yummy! wanna grab that and eat.
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I am one of those who stumbled - and what a fantastic idea! I have made sweet potato wedges with rosemary many times, but never with parmsan. Yum!
Wow! Thank you. I am always on the lookout for new recipes and these look wonderful. Great photos also.
Love this idea! I’m going to make these for my hubby tommorrow.
I found this using stubleupon . . . Sweet Potato fries have always been a favorite, but I’ve only had plain ones, this opens tons of new ideas!
Great photos and wonderful idea and yes i found you with stumble upon and bookmarked it too. can’t wait to try these new twist on fries looks andf sounds yummy
I`m not a fan of sweet potatoes, but I`m thinking I might just try this . . .
As for men acting like picky two year olds, I`ve never had success with the not offering trick. sigh. My man is happy with his tortillas, meat and guacamole.
I love this! So good and cute story. Very trube about the guys. Found you through stumble!