Yesterday I went to the farmers market and the poutine truck was there. They have some pretty impressive renditions on the classic poutine, including donair poutine and buffalo blue cheese poutine, tempting to say the least. But instead we got some gorgeous fresh northern pike and breaded it with shredded coconut, yum. But the craving for poutine, once you have it, doesn’t just go away. So today I whipped up a worthy equivalent, minus the gravy, and oh my did it hit the spot. In case you were wondering, loaded implies a bunch of spicy beef cooked with onions and garlic, goat feta and aged raw cheddar cheese,fresh tomatoes, peppers and a big ole pile a guacamole in the middle. These loaded tex mex sweet potato fries are healthy yet satisfying enough to meet any comfort food criteria.
This is a filling meal for two, or a nice snack or starter for four. Once you start, its hard to stop, and you are pretty much guaranteed to lick the plate clean.
Ingredients
- 2 large sweet potatoes, cut onto 1/4 inch strips
- 2 Tbs avocado or olive oil
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1 yellow onion, sliced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/2 lb ground beef
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp chili flakes
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 C goat feta, crumbled (optional)
- 1/2 C raw aged cheddar, shredded (optional)
- 1 tomato, diced
- 1 pepper, sliced pr diced
- For the guacamole, 1 ripe avocado
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tomato, diced
- handful chopped cilantro
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400F
- In a large bowl, add oil and sweet potato, toss until evenly coated.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spread an even lay of sweet potato fries, bake for 25 minutes.
- Heat a small amount of oil in a frying pan and add onion and garlic until slightly golden. Add the Worcestershire and beef and cook on medium high heat until the juices start to release and the meat starts to brown. Turn down the heat until thoroughly cooked.
- For the guacamole, mash together the avocado, garlic, lime, sea salt, tomato and cilantro
- When the fries are done, top with cheese, beef, tomatoes, peppers and serve alongside fresh guacamole.
