At a restaurant in Maine, last week, I had some sweet potato french fries.
I had never even heard of them before, but they were very delicious. Has
anyone else here ever tasted them? I don't like sweet potatoes, but I loved
the french fries.
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pfoley wrote:
> At a restaurant in Maine, last week, I had some sweet potato french fries.
> I had never even heard of them before, but they were very delicious. Has
> anyone else here ever tasted them? I don't like sweet potatoes, but I loved
> the french fries.
> -----------

Pretty common in steak house restaurants in my town.

pfoley wrote:
> At a restaurant in Maine, last week, I had some sweet potato french fries.
> I had never even heard of them before, but they were very delicious. Has
> anyone else here ever tasted them? I don't like sweet potatoes, but I loved
> the french fries.
> -----------

I've made sweet potato home fries before. I used to think I didn't like
sweet potatoes either, but have found that I like them simply baked or
as home fries. I don't like sweet potato casserole.

Dean G.

"Goomba38" > wrote in message
. ..
> pfoley wrote:
> > At a restaurant in Maine, last week, I had some sweet potato french
fries.
> > I had never even heard of them before, but they were very delicious.
Has
> > anyone else here ever tasted them? I don't like sweet potatoes, but I
loved
> > the french fries.
> > -----------
>
> Pretty common in steak house restaurants in my town.
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Where would that be?
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Goomba38 > wrote:

>pfoley wrote:

>> At a restaurant in Maine, last week, I had some sweet potato french fries.
>> I had never even heard of them before, but they were very delicious. Has
>> anyone else here ever tasted them? I don't like sweet potatoes, but I loved
>> the french fries.

>Pretty common in steak house restaurants in my town.

About 6 or 8 years ago, seemingly every yuppie restaurant would
include a fraction of sweet potatoes in with the potatoes
in their fries or mashed potatoes. I believe it corresponded
to health reports that sweet potatoes have a lower glycemic
index than potatoes, and so are less of a bad carb.

Steve

pfoley wrote:
> "Goomba38" > wrote in message
> . ..
>> pfoley wrote:
>>> At a restaurant in Maine, last week, I had some sweet potato french
> fries.
>>> I had never even heard of them before, but they were very delicious.
> Has
>>> anyone else here ever tasted them? I don't like sweet potatoes, but I
> loved
>>> the french fries.
>>> -----------
>> Pretty common in steak house restaurants in my town.
> ------
> Where would that be?
> ---------------
>
Georgia.

pfoley wrote:
> At a restaurant in Maine, last week, I had some sweet potato french fries.
> I had never even heard of them before, but they were very delicious. Has
> anyone else here ever tasted them? I don't like sweet potatoes, but I loved
> the french fries.
> -----------

Yup...I've had them before and also french fried carrot sticks. I don't
like carrots by I do like the carrot sticks done this way.

SD

"Goomba38" > wrote in message
. ..
> pfoley wrote:
> > "Goomba38" > wrote in message
> > . ..
> >> pfoley wrote:
> >>> At a restaurant in Maine, last week, I had some sweet potato french
> > fries.
> >>> I had never even heard of them before, but they were very delicious.
> > Has
> >>> anyone else here ever tasted them? I don't like sweet potatoes, but I
> > loved
> >>> the french fries.
> >>> -----------
> >> Pretty common in steak house restaurants in my town.
> > ------
> > Where would that be?
> > ---------------
> >
> Georgia.
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Maybe they are more common in the South; I am from MA and I have never seen
them cooked as french fries before.

pfoley wrote:

> Maybe they are more common in the South; I am from MA and I have never seen
> them cooked as french fries before.
>
I saw Paula Deen's magazine (this month's, perhaps?) and noted a bunch
of recipes in it using PUMPKIN!! Now I KNOW others are in charge of the
recipes published there cause it is downright rare to find a southerner
(born and raised, without northern influence) who's ever had, none less,
prepared anything with pumpkin. Sweet potatoes are the norm for pies
down here, not pumpkins.

Goomba38 wrote:
> pfoley wrote:
>
> > Maybe they are more common in the South; I am from MA and I have never seen
> > them cooked as french fries before.
> >
> I saw Paula Deen's magazine (this month's, perhaps?) and noted a bunch
> of recipes in it using PUMPKIN!! Now I KNOW others are in charge of the
> recipes published there cause it is downright rare to find a southerner
> (born and raised, without northern influence) who's ever had, none less,
> prepared anything with pumpkin. Sweet potatoes are the norm for pies
> down here, not pumpkins.

Instead of being hoity toity and eating sweet potato fries in
restaurants, perhaps society could be better served if you would give
this wasted money to a women's shelter where many of the women are
fleeing bad and abusive relationships. Make your own sweet potato
fries at home and save money. Give this saved money to a charity
involved with the downtrodden who have fallen as a resault of property
displacement by large corporations and restaurants who invoke the
emminent domain law in order to confiscate private property for pennies
on the dollar.

pfoley wrote:
> At a restaurant in Maine, last week, I had some sweet potato french
> fries. I had never even heard of them before, but they were very
> delicious. Has anyone else here ever tasted them? I don't like
> sweet potatoes, but I loved the french fries.
> -----------

I love baked sweet potatoes and I also enjoy the fries. I have occasionally
made a "shoestring" (very thin fries) version. Very tasty!

Jill

Dean G. wrote:
> pfoley wrote:
>> At a restaurant in Maine, last week, I had some sweet potato french
>> fries. I had never even heard of them before, but they were very
>> delicious. Has anyone else here ever tasted them? I don't like
>> sweet potatoes, but I loved the french fries.
>> -----------
>
> I've made sweet potato home fries before. I used to think I didn't
> like
> sweet potatoes either, but have found that I like them simply baked or
> as home fries. I don't like sweet potato casserole.
>
> Dean G.

Sweet potato casserole (or "pie") is utterly too sweet, IMHO, expecially if
it's that awful version with marshmallows on top. Sweet potatoes are
naturally sweet tasting; they don't need help from added sugar or
marshmallows - ugh!

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote

> pfoley wrote:
>> At a restaurant in Maine, last week, I had some sweet potato french
>> fries. I had never even heard of them before, but they were very
>> delicious. Has anyone else here ever tasted them? I don't like
>> sweet potatoes, but I loved the french fries.

> I love baked sweet potatoes and I also enjoy the fries. I have
> occasionally
> made a "shoestring" (very thin fries) version. Very tasty!

They're baked, no?

nancy

> Maybe they are more common in the South; I am from MA and I have never seen
> them cooked as french fries before.


Nah.... I lived the better part of my life in Tennessee and now reside
in Alabama and I've never once seen or heard of a sweet potato french
fry until this very moment.

~john

"Goomba38" > wrote in message
news
> pfoley wrote:
>
> > Maybe they are more common in the South; I am from MA and I have never
seen
> > them cooked as french fries before.
> >
> I saw Paula Deen's magazine (this month's, perhaps?) and noted a bunch
> of recipes in it using PUMPKIN!! Now I KNOW others are in charge of the
> recipes published there cause it is downright rare to find a southerner
> (born and raised, without northern influence) who's ever had, none less,
> prepared anything with pumpkin. Sweet potatoes are the norm for pies
> down here, not pumpkins.
=========================
Yes, we make a lot of pumpkin recipes here in the NE. We make pumpkin pie,
especially around Thanksgiving time, and we make pumpkin cake and pumpkin
bread; all delicious.
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"Jimmy" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>
> Goomba38 wrote:
> > pfoley wrote:
> >
> > > Maybe they are more common in the South; I am from MA and I have never
seen
> > > them cooked as french fries before.
> > >
> > I saw Paula Deen's magazine (this month's, perhaps?) and noted a bunch
> > of recipes in it using PUMPKIN!! Now I KNOW others are in charge of the
> > recipes published there cause it is downright rare to find a southerner
> > (born and raised, without northern influence) who's ever had, none less,
> > prepared anything with pumpkin. Sweet potatoes are the norm for pies
> > down here, not pumpkins.
>
> Instead of being hoity toity and eating sweet potato fries in
> restaurants, perhaps society could be better served if you would give
> this wasted money to a women's shelter where many of the women are
> fleeing bad and abusive relationships. Make your own sweet potato
> fries at home and save money. Give this saved money to a charity
> involved with the downtrodden who have fallen as a resault of property
> displacement by large corporations and restaurants who invoke the
> emminent domain law in order to confiscate private property for pennies
> on the dollar.
> ================
Huh?
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Nancy Young wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote
>
>> pfoley wrote:
>>> At a restaurant in Maine, last week, I had some sweet potato french
>>> fries. I had never even heard of them before, but they were very
>>> delicious. Has anyone else here ever tasted them? I don't like
>>> sweet potatoes, but I loved the french fries.
>
>> I love baked sweet potatoes and I also enjoy the fries. I have
>> occasionally
>> made a "shoestring" (very thin fries) version. Very tasty!
>
> They're baked, no?
>
> nancy

Nope; run a sweet potato through the julienne blade of the food processor
(or whatever implement you have that will julienne cut vegetables). Rinse
the potatoes strings well in cold to remove excess starch. Drain well, then
flash-fry them in about 2 inches of very hot oil until just golden. Drain
and then sprinkle lightly with salt.

Jill

In article t>,
"pfoley" > wrote:

> At a restaurant in Maine, last week, I had some sweet potato french fries.
> I had never even heard of them before, but they were very delicious. Has
> anyone else here ever tasted them? I don't like sweet potatoes, but I loved
> the french fries.
> -----------

I make them from time to time in my deep fryer here at home...
Dad and I don't eat regular potatoes anymore, but yams (sweet potatoes)
are on the menu about once per month or so. :-)

Thanks for reminding me, I have some out in the 'frige. I was planning
to make fries with them, maybe this weekend.....
--
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Om

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-- Jack Nicholson

Jimmy wrote:

> Instead of being hoity toity and eating sweet potato fries in
> restaurants, perhaps society could be better served if you would give
> this wasted money to a women's shelter where many of the women are
> fleeing bad and abusive relationships. Make your own sweet potato
> fries at home and save money. Give this saved money to a charity
> involved with the downtrodden who have fallen as a resault of property
> displacement by large corporations and restaurants who invoke the
> emminent domain law in order to confiscate private property for pennies
> on the dollar.
>
Why shouldn't I buy what I want with the fruits of MY labor?
Why do you assume I don't do for others, and begrudge me reading someone
else's magazine?
Did you ever consider that some women make lousy choices for themslves
and it has nothing to do with being victim of anyone else?
And lets not forget that my largesse is spending my own money provides
employment opportunities to "the downtrodden" ...
<eye roll>

"levelwave" > wrote in message
ps.com...
>
>> Maybe they are more common in the South; I am from MA and I have never
>> seen
>> them cooked as french fries before.
>
>
> Nah.... I lived the better part of my life in Tennessee and now reside
> in Alabama and I've never once seen or heard of a sweet potato french
> fry until this very moment.
>
> ~john

I've never seen them in Nashville, although it's been 15 years since I lived
there. But here in DFW, there are at lest two restaurants on our "rotation"
(we eat out every Friday) That serve them. One is a steak house, one is a
"tavern" Paula likes them, but I can take em or leave em. The Tavern place
we go to also offers fresh made, deep fried potato chips which I can't
resist, so that always my choice. For the sweet potatoes, they service with
some sort of cinnamon/honey mustard for dipping.

Made them at home once, using a combination of frying and oven baking that
turned out pretty good, but just seemed like a lot of work for a side dish.

Larry T

One time on Usenet, "jmcquown" > said:
> Nancy Young wrote:
> > "jmcquown" > wrote
> >> pfoley wrote:

> >>> At a restaurant in Maine, last week, I had some sweet potato french
> >>> fries. I had never even heard of them before, but they were very
> >>> delicious. Has anyone else here ever tasted them? I don't like
> >>> sweet potatoes, but I loved the french fries.

> >> I love baked sweet potatoes and I also enjoy the fries. I have
> >> occasionally
> >> made a "shoestring" (very thin fries) version. Very tasty!

> > They're baked, no?

> Nope; run a sweet potato through the julienne blade of the food processor
> (or whatever implement you have that will julienne cut vegetables). Rinse
> the potatoes strings well in cold to remove excess starch. Drain well, then
> flash-fry them in about 2 inches of very hot oil until just golden. Drain
> and then sprinkle lightly with salt.

Thanks for the recipe, Jill -- I was hoping someone would provide one,
as I've never had these and the idea sounds good...

--
"Kthonian" is Jani in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

Goomba38 wrote:
> pfoley wrote:
> > At a restaurant in Maine, last week, I had some sweet potato french fries.
> > I had never even heard of them before, but they were very delicious. Has
> > anyone else here ever tasted them? I don't like sweet potatoes, but I loved
> > the french fries.
> > -----------
>
> Pretty common in steak house restaurants in my town.

Seen them in restaurants for years now. I can buy them bagged and
frozen at the grocery here in the midwest.


Dawn

In article >,
(Kthonian) wrote:

> > Nope; run a sweet potato through the julienne blade of the food processor
> > (or whatever implement you have that will julienne cut vegetables). Rinse
> > the potatoes strings well in cold to remove excess starch. Drain well, then
> > flash-fry them in about 2 inches of very hot oil until just golden. Drain
> > and then sprinkle lightly with salt.
>
> Thanks for the recipe, Jill -- I was hoping someone would provide one,
> as I've never had these and the idea sounds good...

Also good roasted, if you want to reduce fat intake.

--
Julian Vrieslander

Julian Vrieslander > wrote in

t:

> In article >,
> (Kthonian) wrote:
>
>> > Nope; run a sweet potato through the julienne blade of the food
>> > processor (or whatever implement you have that will julienne cut
>> > vegetables). Rinse the potatoes strings well in cold to remove
>> > excess starch. Drain well, then flash-fry them in about 2 inches
>> > of very hot oil until just golden. Drain and then sprinkle lightly
>> > with salt.
>>
>> Thanks for the recipe, Jill -- I was hoping someone would provide
>> one, as I've never had these and the idea sounds good...
>
> Also good roasted, if you want to reduce fat intake.
>

Recipe or directions, please!

--
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Every silver lining has a cloud.

One time on Usenet, Julian Vrieslander > said:
> In article >,
> (Kthonian) wrote:

> > > Nope; run a sweet potato through the julienne blade of the food processor
> > > (or whatever implement you have that will julienne cut vegetables). Rinse
> > > the potatoes strings well in cold to remove excess starch. Drain well,
> then
> > > flash-fry them in about 2 inches of very hot oil until just golden. Drain
> > > and then sprinkle lightly with salt.

> > Thanks for the recipe, Jill -- I was hoping someone would provide one,
> > as I've never had these and the idea sounds good...

> Also good roasted, if you want to reduce fat intake.

I don't want to, but I should. ;-) Could you post a method, Julian,
please? TIA...

--
"Kthonian" is Jani in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

Julian Vrieslander wrote:
> In article >,
> (Kthonian) wrote:
>
>>> Nope; run a sweet potato through the julienne blade of the food
>>> processor (or whatever implement you have that will julienne cut
>>> vegetables). Rinse the potatoes strings well in cold to remove
>>> excess starch. Drain well, then flash-fry them in about 2 inches
>>> of very hot oil until just golden. Drain and then sprinkle lightly
>>> with salt.
>>
>> Thanks for the recipe, Jill -- I was hoping someone would provide
>> one,
>> as I've never had these and the idea sounds good...
>
> Also good roasted, if you want to reduce fat intake.

Flash frying them in very hot (425-ish) oil doesn't really allow them to
absorb much oil/fat. Shoestring potatos don't take but a minute to fry.
And I very very very rarely fry anything

Jill

In article >,
Ken Knecht > wrote:

> Julian Vrieslander > wrote in
>
> >
> > Also good roasted, if you want to reduce fat intake.
>
> Recipe or directions, please!

Our original inspiration was the recipe for "Oven-roasted french fries"
in Joy of Cooking (latest ed.). CJ and I have used that technique many
times for white potatoes, and eventually began using it for sweets, too.

There's not much to the recipe. Preheat oven to 450 F degrees. Cut the
taters into narrow strips (3/8" wide, or thinner if you prefer). Soak
in water for about 10 minutes, then drain and dry them. Toss the tater
strips in some oil, just enough to give a very light coating - omit this
step if you are going low-fat. Put the taters on a non-stick or lightly
oiled baking sheet. Bake, turning the strips occasionally, for about
30-40 minutes or until browned. Season with salt, pepper, paprika,
balsamic, or whatever else tickles your tastebuds.

I'm sure there are many variations on this. Roasted root vegetables is
a popular theme.

--
Julian Vrieslander

On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 23:08:00 GMT, in rec.food.cooking, Julian Vrieslander
wrote:

>In article >,
> Ken Knecht > wrote:
>
>> Julian Vrieslander > wrote in
>>
>> >
>> > Also good roasted, if you want to reduce fat intake.
>>
>> Recipe or directions, please!
>
>Our original inspiration was the recipe for "Oven-roasted french fries"
>in Joy of Cooking (latest ed.). CJ and I have used that technique many
>times for white potatoes, and eventually began using it for sweets, too.
>
>There's not much to the recipe. Preheat oven to 450 F degrees. Cut the
>taters into narrow strips (3/8" wide, or thinner if you prefer). Soak
>in water for about 10 minutes, then drain and dry them. Toss the tater
>strips in some oil, just enough to give a very light coating - omit this
>step if you are going low-fat. Put the taters on a non-stick or lightly
>oiled baking sheet. Bake, turning the strips occasionally, for about
>30-40 minutes or until browned. Season with salt, pepper, paprika,
>balsamic, or whatever else tickles your tastebuds.
>
>I'm sure there are many variations on this. Roasted root vegetables is
>a popular theme.

We have frozen roast sweet potatoes in the Waitrose chain of supermarkets
in the UK. I doubt that they'll sell well though.

Doug
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Jimmy wrote:
> Goomba38 wrote:
> > pfoley wrote:
> >
> > > Maybe they are more common in the South; I am from MA and I have never seen
> > > them cooked as french fries before.
> > >
> > I saw Paula Deen's magazine (this month's, perhaps?) and noted a bunch
> > of recipes in it using PUMPKIN!! Now I KNOW others are in charge of the
> > recipes published there cause it is downright rare to find a southerner
> > (born and raised, without northern influence) who's ever had, none less,
> > prepared anything with pumpkin. Sweet potatoes are the norm for pies
> > down here, not pumpkins.
>
> Instead of being hoity toity and eating sweet potato fries in
> restaurants, perhaps society could be better served if you would give
> this wasted money to a women's shelter where many of the women are
> fleeing bad and abusive relationships. Make your own sweet potato
> fries at home and save money. Give this saved money to a charity
> involved with the downtrodden who have fallen as a resault of property
> displacement by large corporations and restaurants who invoke the
> emminent domain law in order to confiscate private property for pennies
> on the dollar.

Yeah--and instead of YOU being all hoity toity and spending money on an
internet connection so you can post stupidly judgemental tripe in
Newsgroups--maybe you ought to sell your computer--cancel your internet
service--and send the money to these charities.--r3