Fire up the barbecue and make these grilled sweet potato fries seasoned with cumin and cayenne pepper. They are the perfect side dish to go with burgers, hot dogs or whatever you’ve got on the grill! Start with a quick parboil for perfectly crisp fries.
3medium sweet potatoes, scrubbed and sliced into fries or wedges
2tablespooncanola oil
1teaspooncumin
½teaspoongarlic powder
½teaspooncayenne pepper
½teaspoonsalt
parsley to serve
Instructions
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Boil salted water in a large pot, add sweet potatoes and cook for 3 minutes. Drain.
Preheat grill over medium-high heat.
In a large bowl, toss parboiled sweet potatoes with canola oil, cumin, garlic powder, cayenne pepper and salt. Place crosswise across the grates (to avoid wedges from falling in) and grill, for 3 minutes per side until dark grill marks appear and wedges are fork tender.
Notes
Slice the fries into a uniform size so that they cook evenly.
After a quick three-minute parboil, they won't be fork tender yet because they'll still need six minutes on the grill.
Place the fries crosswise on the grill so that they don't fall through the cracks or use a grill basket.
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