Lemon Basil Yam Fries
photo by gailanng
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 lbs yams, cut in fries
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt (plus possibly more to taste)
- 2 fresh garlic cloves, minced (I grate mine)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon lemon zest, finely grated
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
directions
- Put the oven rack in the middle position and preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Toss the yam fries with 1 tbsp of the olives oil, 1/4 tsp of the salt and the garlic.
- Arrange in one layer on a baking sheet and roast them for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile whisk together the other tbsp of olive oil, the lemon zest, lemon juice, basil and remaning 1/4 tsp salt -- and red pepper flakes if using.
- Remove the yam fries from the oven, drizzle over the olive oil/lemon mixture then flip the fries over. You want to flip the fries at this point to help them crisp up as well as distribute the lemon/basil seasonings.
- Return to oven and cook for about another 20 minutes until done. I like mine to crisp up a bit so I like to turn on the broiler for the last few minutes.
- Spinkle with a little extra salt if you like.
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Started out to make for 3 but in going to do so discovered I only had enough sweet potatoe for 2 so the 2 diabetics got those and the DS got a normal potato. I cut mine into wedges and followed through with the recipe and the end result was wonderful to taste in that the wedges still had firmness and a very slight crispness (maybe under the griller/broiler would have helped but didn't have the time) and the regular potato was just as good, so overall a really nice wedge with lots of flavour. Thank you magpie diner, made for Everyday A Holiday tag game.
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