Thai Inspired Sweet Potato Fries Food

THAI PEANUT SWEET POTATO NOODLES WITH SHRIMP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place the sweet potato noodles on a large baking sheet and bake "naked" until slightly crispy and yielding, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk together the peanut butter, soy sauce, lime juice, honey, rice wine vinegar, ginger, sesame oil, garlic and fish sauce. Adjust the seasoning if necessary. If it's too thick, add up to 1/4 cup warm water.
• Season the shrimp with the chile lime seasoning and some salt and pepper. Place the shrimp on top of the par-cooked noodles. Roast until the shrimp turn opaque, 8 to 10 minutes more.
• Toss half of the peanut sauce with the warm sweet potato noodles straight from the oven. Transfer to a large serving platter. Top with the shrimp, crushed peanuts, scallions and fresh mint and serve with more peanut sauce alongside.

THAI FRIES

Steps:

• Cut washed, unpeeled potatoes into french-fry shaped pieces.
• Mix together peanut oil, lime juice, fish sauce, peanut butter, salt, pepper, garlic, cayenne, coriander powder, cumin, and onion powder in a large ziplock bag or mixing bowl.
• Add cut potatoes and mix around, making sure potatoes are evenly coated.
• Allow to marinate in this mixture for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Line baking sheet with aluminum foil (this makes for easy clean-up later!); pour small amount of vegetable oil on foil and wipe around with paper towel.
• Spread potatoes in single layer on foil, without potatoes touching, if you can.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes, turning potatoes once or twice during cooking.

ASIAN STREET FRIES

Steps:

• Cut the potatoes in 3/8-inch slices. Then stack cut pieces of potatoes and cut them into 3/8-inch square pieces. Submerge the potatoes in a large bowl of water and let sit for 30 minutes. This will help leach the excess starch from the potatoes and keep them from oxidizing.
• While potatoes are soaking, prepare the sauce: Combine all ingredients in a nonreactive pan and heat over medium-high. Adjust heat to a simmer and reduce by half.
• Heat a heavy stock pot with the oil to 325 degrees F over medium heat. (Use a candy thermometer to check the temperature.) Remove potatoes from the water and pat dry. Carefully add 2 handfuls of potatoes to the hot oil. There should be at least 1-inch of oil above the potatoes. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes or until potatoes are light brown. Remove potatoes, with a slotted spoon, shake off excess oil and place on a rack to cool. Repeat until all of the potatoes are par-cooked.
• After all the potatoes have been par-cooked, heat oil up to 350 degrees F over medium heat. Add 2 handfuls of par-cooked potatoes, and cook for 2 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oil, with a slotted spoon, shake off excess oil. Transfer potatoes to a serving bowl and season lightly with salt and pepper. Repeat this method until all potatoes are fried.
• To serve: Drizzle sauce over hot fries and garnish with toasted sesame seeds.

THAI INSPIRED SWEET POTATO FRIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Combine oil, garlic, chili paste and soy sauce in a bowl. Add sweet potatoes and toss to coat.
• Spread single layer on baking sheet.
• Bake for 20 to 30 minutes, string once or twice to prevent burning and allow even cooking.

SPICED SWEET POTATO FRIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425.
• In a small bowl, toss together the chili powder, paprika, garlic powder, salt, brown sugar, and cumin.
• In a large bowl toss the potatoes with the oil, then with the spice mix until evenly coated.
• Transfer the potatoes to a large baking sheet and roast, flipping occasionally, until tender, browned, and crisped in places, about 25 minutes.
• Serve immediately.

SKINNY THAI BURGERS WITH SWEET POTATO CHIPS & PINEAPPLE SALSA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Toss the sweet potato chips with the oil and some seasoning on a baking sheet. Roast for 40-45 mins until golden and crisp.
• Mix the mince with the curry paste, half the spring onions, half the coriander and some seasoning. Shape into 4 burgers.
• Mix remaining spring onions and coriander with the pineapple, lime juice, red chilli and sweet chilli sauce.
• When the chips have 10 mins to go, heat a non-stick frying pan or griddle and cook the burgers for 3-5 mins on each side until golden and cooked through. Serve the burgers in the buns with lettuce leaves and salsa piled on top, the sweet potato chips and extra chilli sauce for dipping.

SPICY SWEET POTATO FRIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500f degrees.
• Cut potatoes into wedges.
• Place wedges in a bowl with remaining ingredients, toss potatoes until evenly coated.
• Season with salt and pepper if desired.
• Arrange seasoned potato wedges in a single layer on greased baking sheet for quicker baking.
• For crisper fries, place potatoes at least 1 inch apart.
• Bake on middle oven rack for approximately 20 minutes or until crisp on the outside and soft inside when pricked with a toothpick or fork.
• Turn once about half way through baking.

STIR-FRIED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Put scallions in food processor and pulse until finely chopped; remove. Add garlic, ginger and chili to the processor and pulse until minced; remove. Fit the processor with grating blade and grate sweet potatoes.
• Put oil in a large nonstick or well-seasoned cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, add garlic-ginger-chili mixture and fry for 30 seconds. Add half the scallions and all the potatoes and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring or tossing, until the potatoes are lightly browned, about 10 minutes; the potatoes need not be fully tender.
• Add soy sauce, toss once, and transfer potatoes to serving platter. Garnish with remaining scallions and serve immediately with additional soy sauce, if desired.