Mr. Gooch Cooks: Yams Make Great Fries

At one of the last Farmer's Markets we visited, one of the farmers had some good looking yams. Now I know that yams are very similar to the sweet potato. This was per Mr. Gooch, who apparently knows all about such things.

Not knowing much about the yam or sweet potato, I asked Mr. Gooch what he wanted to make out of this particular veggie. He asked for fries.

I found several recipes online and on other blogs but when it came down to it, Mr. Gooch just did his own thing. And it tunred out great. Some of the pieces got a little dark, but those were the sweetest ones, strangely enough.

We served this with the Chicken Bacon Ranch Calzones.

Yam Fries

Ingredients

1 large yam

olive oil

seasoned sea salt

fresh ground pepper

Tony Chacherie's Creole Lite seasoning

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees

Line 2 cookie sheets with tin foil

Slice the yam down into real small strips

Place the sliced yams in a large bowl

Coat with olive oil

Spread onto the foil lined sheets

Season with sea salt, Creole seasonings and fresh ground pepper

Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the pieces begin to darken

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