SPICY BAKED SWEET POTATOE WEDGES

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We really enjoy these at our house, If you like sweet potatoes , this is a new way to fix them, they are like spicey steak fries oven baked, the orignial recipe makes 2 pans 13x9, unless familys over for dinner I make them for just Hubby and me as a side ,I fix 2 potatoes, just cut back on salt and pepper. This is also a good...

Provided by Shelia Tucker

Categories     Vegetable Appetizers

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 12

3 1/2 lb ( 5 or 6 ) large sweet potatoes
2 Tbsp olive oil
3/4 tsp salt ( just sprinkle on to your taste for fewer potatoes
1/4 tsp pepper - to your taste for fewer potatoes
FOR BASTING SAUCE
1/2 c orange juice, fresh
3 1/2 tsp chili powder
1 Tbsp honey
FOR DIPPING SAUCE
1 c ( 8 oz. ) carton sourcream
1/3 c cilantro, fresh chopped
1/2 tsp chili powder

Steps:

  • 1. Heat Oven to 400f- cover bottoms and sides of pans with foil and spray with cooking spray , Peel Potatoes and cut into wedges 1 inch thick ( I prick my potatoes a few times with point of knife, wrap in waxed paper and put in the microwave for 3 or 4 minutes for 2 potatoes, the skin will slide off and much easier to slice, ,be careful don't cook them all the way ) pour oil in a baggie, put potatoe wedges in the baggie with the oil, close baggie and toss the potatoes in the oil,
  • 2. Take potatoes out of oil and lay on pan, sprinkle with salt and pepper, put in oven.cook uncovered
  • 3. As soon as you get potatoes in the oven, make the basting sauce, baste potatoes with sauce , 3 times and shake pan occ. Bake Potatoes 25 to 30 minutes till tender
  • 4. To Make Basting Sauce - In a Bowl, put Orange Juice,Honey and Chili Powder, Mix well
  • 5. To Make Dipping sauce - In a small bowl, mix sour cream, chili powder and cilantro till well mixed, serve with Potatoe Wedges .

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