Roasted Sweet Potatoes
also called roasted sweet potato · sweet potato wedges · roast kumara · caramelised sweet potatoes · sweet potato half-moons · garlic roasted sweet potatoes
- The Bowl Shop
- serves 4
- recipe says 45 min
- Vegetables & Sides
Also written for Air Fryer (2 to wash).
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| The pan goes into the oven empty and comes out at 450°F. It all happens in the first thirty seconds. | ||||
| 2 lb(900 g; scrubbed, unpeeled, in 3/4-in half-moons)sweet potatoes | toss in oil and salt | roast 450°F (230°C) 20 min, cut face down, not moved | turn and finish 10 min | toss on the hot pan |
| 2 Tbs(30 mL)olive oil | ||||
| 1 tspkosher salt | ||||
| 1 Tbs(15 mL)maple syrup | stir the maple-lime glaze | |||
| 1 Tbs(15 mL)lime juice | ||||
| 1/2 tspred chile flakes | ||||
| 1/2 tspflaky salt | ||||
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Before anything else
2toss in oil and salt
4stir the maple-lime glaze
Cooking it
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The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 30 min3 of 5 steps give no time
- Needs you
- none given
- What you'll wash
- Three things — the sheet pan, a bowl to toss the potatoes in, a small bowl for the maple-lime glaze
toss in oil and salt
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stir the maple-lime glaze
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roast 450°F (230°C) 20 min, cut face down, not moved
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turn and finish 10 min
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toss on the hot pan
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>> title: Roasted Sweet Potatoes
>> category: Vegetables & Sides
>> tags: sweet potato, roast, sheet pan, side, bowl
>> counters: The Bowl Shop
>> aka: roasted sweet potato, sweet potato wedges, roast kumara, caramelised sweet potatoes, sweet potato half-moons, garlic roasted sweet potatoes
>> pairs-with: rice-pilaf, tahini-sauce
>> servings: 4
>> time: 45 min
>> washing-up: the sheet pan, a bowl to toss the potatoes in, a small bowl for the maple-lime glaze
>> step: The pan goes into the oven empty and comes out at 450°F. It all happens in the first thirty seconds.
The pan goes in the oven empty and comes out at 450°F.
>> step: toss in oil and salt
Toss @sweet potatoes{2%lb}(900 g; scrubbed, unpeeled, in 3/4-in half-moons) with @olive oil{2%Tbs}(30 mL) and @kosher salt{1%tsp} until every cut face is wet.
>> step: roast 450°F (230°C) 20 min, cut face down, not moved
Lay @&(~1)oiled sweet potatoes{} cut face down on the #sheet pan{} you preheated and ~roast{20%min} at 450°F (230°C) **without opening the door**.
>> step: turn and finish 10 min
Turn @&(~1)roasted sweet potatoes{} with a thin metal spatula, scraping rather than lifting, and ~roast{10%min} more, until the second side gives and the edges have gone almost black.
>> step: stir the maple-lime glaze
Stir @maple syrup{1%Tbs}(15 mL), @lime juice{1%Tbs}(15 mL), @red chile flakes{1/2%tsp} and @flaky salt{1/2%tsp} together in a small bowl.
>> step: toss on the hot pan
Toss @&(~2)roasted sweet potatoes{} with @&(~1)maple-lime glaze{} on the hot pan, off the heat, and let it hiss down for a minute.