Number one, I love sweet potato fries. Number two, I love aioli. Put them together and I am in heaven!!! Ken took the deep fryer outside to do the fries so the house wasn’t smelling like oil afterwards. Good idea!! These are a treat, something that you don’t of course have all the time. I prefer sweet potato over regular fries any day. A mandolin makes fast work of these fries. The aioli has a smokey wonderful flavor with the addition of smoked paprika. It would go wonderfully with shrimp also as a dipping sauce.
2 sweet potatoes, peeled
Canola oil for frying
Salt
Aioli
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 tsp. coarse salt
1 egg yolk
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tsp. smoked paprika
Using a mandolin on the fries setting, slice sweet potatoes and place in water so as not to brown.
Mash the garlic clove with the 1/2 tsp. salt. Add the egg yolk and with a hand held mixer whip egg until light lemon color maybe 1-2 min. Slowly drizzle in olive oil, drop by drop in the beginning and continue whipping until all oil has been incorporated and the aioli is thick. If you would like more aioli you can add more oil up to 1/3 cup. Add the paprika and mix well. Chill until ready to use.
Heat the oil in a large pot or deep fryer. Dry fires well and cook until lightly browned in the hot oil. Serve with the aioli.
NIce pairing of flavors! I love sweet potatoes too, although when I want “fries” I usually roast them instead of frying them (quite different end result, of course, but one I prefer). Never tried them with aioli – super idea. Thanks for the idea.
I have baked them many times also, actually I think this is the first time frying them. Of course they are so good that way but as I said they are a treat!!
Pingback: Kitchen August 27 2012 | Bonbon Break
I love sweet potatoes and this pairing is so interesting to me. It really elevates the fries. I think it would be great with oven fried potatoes too, but you are right every now a treat is in order and these would fit the bill perfectly!!
Pingback: Kitchen September 3 2012 | Bonbon Break
Pingback: Kitchen September 10 2012 | Bonbon Break
I love this idea! I bet the sweet potatoes are brilliant with the smoked paprika.
They were very good, thanks for coming over!!
First time I visited your website..nice photographs with great recipes. Can you share the recipes of baked sweet potatoes please.
Okay, I can show you some recipes for baked sweet potatoes. Coming this fall!!
Pingback: Pantries, Sweet potatoes and Quinoa, and Eating Healthier | Bonbon Break
Pretty much excited with the upcoming sweet potato recipes this coming fall.I will surely watch and will definitely give it a try and rely on my own taste.Love and glad to be here.Thanks! [ sweet potato rally dot com ]
Successfully I’ve tried ti fry Sweet potato with a smokey paprika oil and I find it edible and palatable to eat though its not that good to look at but I’m beginning to add some designs in it that it will surely look amazing as it was.