Arthur has long since lost any
appreciation for French fries, no thanks to my love of them. His
theory of potatoes is that they better come mashed or baked with lots
of butter.
You may remember that the first item
Kevin bought me was a rolling pin, well in keeping with that
tradition, some time pre 2000, we went to the Powers Crossroads Craft
Show in Newnan, Georgia. There at one of the booths we were totally
taken in by this handmade vegetable-curling tool. The sheer
simplicity of it got us right off the bat then it being made of wood
only fascinated us more. All this before the samples was passed
around!
So, for twenty some dollars Kevin
bought one for our humble kitchen.
Now, Kevin loves my homemade
french-fries and I don’t make them often because they’re double
duty. First I blanch then re-fry for crispness. So when he came
asking for Sweet Potato fries I put him off. Firstly because I
figured Arthur wouldn’t be a fan and secondly because of their
density making them tricky to slice.
But, Ah-Ha!
I pulled my trusty vegetable-curler off
the wall and had at it.
As the slender rings began bubbling way
in the pan (my beloved cast iron Dutch oven) I casually mentioned to
Arthur that Sweet Potato fries are tastier than French fries.
Sweeter.
About this time, Kevin came into the
kitchen and as I was looking in the fridge for something he took
over!
We were pleasantly surprised to learn
that because of lovely denseness of this orange root we were able to
bypass the blanching and get delicate crispiness from an elongated
cooking time.
Once they made the plate Arthur was on
them.
And as we al know about French fries,
you can never eat just one and they are gone before you know it. That
goes double for Curled Sweet Potatoes.!
~ Cheryl
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