Sunday Supper: Sweet potato fries with seasoned pork
Cast Iron Skillets! Folks, you’ve gotta have at least one. So I was flying through the grocery store, because that’s the pace in which you move when shopping with “I’m hungry & I’ve gotta go to the bathroom!” kids, when what should catch my eye? A magazine that by it’s name alone made me feel all the feels, it’s called Cast Iron. Immediately, I skeeted to a stop, ordered the kids to the other end of the aisle (because celebrity gossip, and romance novels-good grief), then stopped to flip through the pages long enough to declare, “yup, I need this”!
Before I assembled the little’s, I chose which recipe I wanted to make from for dinner, gathered the ingredients, and off to the checkout lane we went. After a bathroom pit stop, loading the back of the car, and popping open the 2 ½ coffee’s in one can of magic, I began to reflect. Not long ago, this was all impossible. A coffee and magazine would have thrown me into such guilt, as a matter of fact, it still did a little.
It’s hard to shake off old habits. I’ve spent many years being fully aware of where each nickel of our income went, that it’s hard to see some of it now going towards what I would have called frivolous things. Any extra money went to groceries, paying down bills, or saving to get the car fixed. I have to remember though, we work hard, we try as best we can to be diligent over our finances, and by the pure grace of God, we’re now able to indulge some….SOME. So a cried, praise the Lord, and sucked back the rest of that can! Now it’s time to talk sweet potato fries with seasoned pork, in a skillet of course!
Let me start by saying I’m fully aware that BOTH the kids are currently knee deep in an “I don’t like that anymore” phase. I didn’t care, I was making these fries, they were going to happen. And looky-looky what we’ve got here…evidence. Evidence for the next time they say “I don’t like that”, now I can say “remember when…”. Also, evidence that I’m always right; because that’s the mothering goal I’m aiming for in the long run!
Ingredients
- 3 lb small sweet potatoes peeled and cut.
(You can alternatively use one bag of frozen sweet potato fries (which is what I did this time around). In which case, put them in your preheated iron skillet while frozen, and skip the frying process).
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- vegetable oil for frying
- 2 Tbs cornstarch
- Prepared pork
Directions
- Put your sweet potatoes in a bowl, and cover them with cold water. Let them soak for at least 30 minutes. This will remove some of the starch.
- In a small bowl combine your seasonings and set aside.
- Pour oil in your cast iron skillet so that it covers about 4 inches. Heat your pan to medium heat or to 325 degrees.
- Remove the potatoes from the water, drain, and pat dry.
- Toss potatoes with cornstarch to coat and fry in batches until lately golden brown (about 4 minutes).
- Remove potatoes from the oil, then let them drain on a paper towel, or a brown paper bag. Sprinkle with season mixture
- Place your fries & warm pork on a serving plate (or skillet) and drizzle with cream sauce.
Cream Sauce (for drizzle)
- 1/4 cup each of sour cream & mayonnaise
- 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1/8 tsp each of cinnamon & cumin
- 1 Tbsp prepare BBQ sauce
Give that a good stir to combine.
Cook once, use twice!
Here’s a great trick for stretching that pork & turning into a prepared meal for the week ahead. Cook the pork, and use half for this recipe, save the other half for another night. Pair it with spanish rice (or whatever rice is your favorite). Either way, when the fries are in the oven, get that rice on the stove! I added some beans, olives, chopped peppers & onions, and viola…Tuesday’s dinner is all done (or whatever night you choose to eat it…but you get it!)
36 Comments
Sweet potato fries are a favorite and your seasoned pork dish sound really tasty. Thinking I have found a new meal to serve.
Candy we all loved it, hope you do too!
YUM YUM YUM YUM YUM YUM! Those look sooooooooo good! I need to make these! <3
Kristin, you’ll love it. The kids are asking for more, and since I’m making a pork shoulder this week, I may be breaking out this recipe again…already!
This looks tasty! Pinning for later!
Thanks for sharing GIna!
These French fries sound delicious with the sauce!! I so enjoy sweet potatoes.
You’re right, even without the pork, this would be a tasty treat.
Sweet potatoes are my absolute favourite way to enjoy a french fry, always delicious. This meal is definitely being added to my monthly recipe plan! Thanks for sharing!
A nice salad on the side would set this meal off right. Enjoy!
Sweet potato anything is high on my list! This looks like a super easy dish!
Me too, I love sweet potatoes anyway I can get them.
This looks amazing! Can’t wait to give it a try!
You’re going to love it, the sauce is what puts it on a whole other level.
This looks sooo fricken delicious! Too bad I am in the process of changing my diet to plant and seed based, I wish I could have enjoyed this. Perhaps I could always find a substitute for the pork.
Thanks! Well, you can definitely still do the sweet potatoes, but is dairy something you’re able to do? Hhhmmm. Good for you on the switch though, I know it’s a huge change, good luck with it.
I love my cast iron skillets! Thanks for sharing!
Aren’t they just so great? They’re so reliable, and something about the food coming out of it just taste so much more cozy and yummy.
This sounds delicious! Now I just need to remember where I put my cast iron skillet. I haven’t used it in ages!
Heather, I’ve link to some pretty good ones here on Amazon. There are some really inexpensive ones there too. I’m thinking of getting one, maybe two more.
I love love love sweet potatoes! will have to try this soon 🙂
I do too, especially this time of year there’s just something about them that’s comforting and filling.
YES PLEASE!! This literally sounds sooo yummy, can’t wait to try.
Oh I hope you give it a try Felicia. I hope you love it as much as we did!
Oh wow this looks so amazing!!
Thanks Erin.
I really love sweet potato fries all year, but especially in fall. I love that you added cinnamon! I bet that add to the fall feel. My hubby does not “get” sweet potato fries, but I do not see how you could go wrong when you throw them in a cast iron skillet and add pork! I am making this for sure!
Brittany, yeah there’s something about them in the fall that’s just so perfect. I think people forget that cinnamon isn’t a sweet spice until you add sugar to it, so putting it on the sweet potato fries was a yummy addition.
I love, love, love sweet potato fries. I’ve never thought to pair them with pork though. Sounds yummy!
The flavors are so good together, and then with that little bit of barbecue sauce in the white sauce, everything is just brought together in this dish. You can even add some pulled pork on top of a baked sweet potato, that would be amazing!
These look amazing! Perfect for Sunday football or playoff baseball!!!
Yep, a big pan full of these on a football Sunday would be a total crowd-pleaser.
Oh wow this looks so good!
thanks
I HAVE TO TRY THIS!!! That’s in all caps on purpose too 😂😂 Looks so yummy!
HA! Thanks Kayla, they really were!