This carb-up side dish is a favourite of mine because it combines sweet potato, a nutritional powerhouse, and sauerkraut, packed with probiotics, which are great for gut health. And the spice gives it the flavour without needing much in the way of fat. Baked on a baking rack with cooking spray for lubricant, the fries get nice and crispy without deep-frying. It’s basically a super-healthy version of chili fries.
Carb-Up Sweet Potato Fries with Sriracha Mayo Sauerkraut Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 sweet potato (300g)
- ¼ tsp paprika paprika
- ¼ tsp ground cumin
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp ground coriander
- ¼ teaspoon Himalayan pink sea salt
- Cooking spray
- 1 cup wine sauerkraut
- 2 tsp sriracha (plus ½ teaspoon more for garnish)
- 2 teaspoons mayonnaise (*Swap with vegan mayo to make it vegan.)
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro
- ½ teaspoon raw sesame seeds
- ¼ teaspoon chili flakes
Directions:
Peel the sweet potato and cut it into strips. Soak the sweet potato strips in cold water for 2 hours.
Preheat your oven or air fryer to 425F. Mix all spices (except salt) together in a large container. Spray sweet potato fries with cooking spray and add to container. Close it up and shake all the spices together with the fries.
Spread the fries out on a raised baking rack placed on a baking tray. If you don’t a baking rack, place them on a baking tray lines with a silicon mat (you’ll have to flip them halfway through cooking if you don’t have a rack). Bake for 25-30 minutes, rotating the tray halfway through.
While the fries are baking, prepare the sririacha sauerkraut by combining sriracha, sauerkraut and mayo. Add salt to taste.
Remove fries from the oven, add salt to taste. Serve the fries with sriracha sauerkraut on top and top with fresh cilantro and garnish with sesame seeds, chili flakes and sriracha. Put it in your mouth ASAP!
I feel like there’s a lot of room for experimentation with sweet potato fries. What’s your favourite sweet potato fries recipe for carb-up meals? What do you think of this one? Please share your thoughts in the comments and if you post photos on Instagram, please tag me so I can see them. :)
