Baked Sweet Potato Polenta Fries
- Fries
- 2-3 teaspoons olive oil
- 2.5 cups water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 1/2 cup baked, peeled, and mashed sweet potato
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
- Seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- Brush a 9x13 baking dish with 1 teaspoon of olive oil and set aside
- In a large pot, bring water to a boil and add salt
- Reduce heat to low, slowly whisk in cornmeal, stirring constantly
- Simmer for 10-15 minutes or until thickened
- Remove from heat and add sweet potato mash, honey , butter and parmesan
- Transfer polenta to greased baking dish, spreading evenly and allow to cool completely. (You can make this the day before and cool in the refrigerator overnight.)
- Heat oven to 450F
- Unmold polenta from baking dish onto a cutting board and slice into "fries"
- Brush with olive oil, place on baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes, flipping half way.
- Sprinkle with seasoning and serve
- For seasoning - in a small bowl combine salt, brown sugar, black pepper, and garlic powder
fries, olive oil, water, salt, cornmeal, butter, parmesan cheese, salt, brown sugar, black pepper, garlic
Taken from food52.com/recipes/25076-baked-sweet-potato-polenta-fries (may not work)