Sweet potato oven fries with pink yogurt sauce

Serves 8

4large sweet potatoes2tablespoons vegetable oil, or more if neededSalt and pepper, to taste1cup plain yogurt½cup sour cream3tablespoons grated raw onion½teaspoon ground cumin2tablespoons spicy bottled cocktail sauce, or to tasteGenerous dash hot sauce

1. Set the oven at 400 degrees. Have on hand a large rimmed baking sheet.

2. Halve the potatoes horizontally. Cut them into thick spears. In a bowl, toss the potatoes with the oil, salt, and pepper. Set them on the baking sheet cut sides up.

3. Roast for 35 to 40 minutes, turning several times, or until they are tender and caramelized at the edges.

4. Meanwhile, in a bowl, whisk the yogurt, sour cream, onion, cumin, cocktail sauce, hot sauce, and salt. Taste for seasoning and add more hot sauce, if you like. Serve with the sweet potatoes.

Sheryl Julian. Adapted from “The Way We Cook’’

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