May 4, 2009

Marinated Sweet Potato Fries

This is one of the tastiest ways to have sweet potatoes and one of our daughter's favorites!

Peel two large sweet potatoes, cut them lengthwise into 1 inch spears, and marinate for at least 30 minutes in the following:

1/2 C tamari or soy sauce
2 tsp. toasted sesame oil
1 Tbs. freshly grated ginger, or 1 tsp. ginger powder
1 Tbs. freshly grated garlic, or 1 tsp. garlic powder
2 Tbs. honey

Remove the potatoes from the marinade and bake in a 425 degree oven for 20 minutes or until tender, basting them with the marinade every 5 minutes. Cover with foil if they get too dark. We have also successfully grilled these. When we do that, we microwave them in the marinade first, and then finish them off on the grill, basting along the way. Fantastic!
These recipes will hopefully give you some ideas about how to use produce from your garden or farmer's market. There are also other recipes that are simply here because they are our favorites, or someone made a request at the last church lunch! I'd like to encourage you to alter these recipes to suit your own tastes, your family's needs, and to use what you have on hand. Therefore, some of my recipes will not have exact measurements. So...if any of the recipes leaves you scratching your head, just send me an email and I'll try to answer your question. HappyGrowing@eatingfromthegarden.com