BAKED SWEET POTATO "FRIES" WITH LA BOITE SPICE MIX

Baked Sweet Potato

Provided by Ina Garten

Time 35m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled
2 tablespoons good olive oil
1 tablespoon La Boite Spice Mix (see separate recipe)
1 tablespoon light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, plus extra for sprinkling
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Recipe courtesy La Boite
1 1/2 teaspoons turmeric
2 teaspoons basil
1 teaspoon Aleppo chili
2 teaspoons mustard seed
2 teaspoons black pepper
2 teaspoons coriander seeds
3 teaspoons cumin seeds
1 teaspoon caraway seeds

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
Halve the sweet potatoes lengthwise and cut each half into 3 long spears. Place them on a sheet pan and toss with the olive oil. Spread the potatoes in one layer. Combine the spice mix, brown sugar, salt, and pepper and sprinkle on the potatoes. Bake for 15 minutes and then turn with a spatula. Bake for another 5 to 10 minutes, until lightly browned. Sprinkle lightly with salt and serve hot.
Into a bowl add the turmeric, basil, chili, and mustard seed. Grind together in pestle and mortar or a clean coffee grinder the black pepper and coriander seed and add to the other spices.
Grind together the cumin and caraway seed as above and add to the spices and mix everything together.