Sweet Potato Home Fries

It is a common thought that sweet potatoes should be cooked with sugar, usually as a pie or a bake. But here is a new twist on a sweet potato, a meal that is more spicy and salty than sweet, yet hinting at the sweetness of this beautiful vegetable.

1. Peel sweet potatoes and cut them in half-round slices

2. Peel an onion, grease a frying pan with three to four tablespoons of vegetable oil and turn the burner to five, or medium. Place sweet potatoes and onion into the pan:

3. Cook on medium until done. You will have to add some water mid-way because sweet potatoes absorb liquid pretty good. Turn only a few times, so the dish does not turn mushy. Sprinkle with salt and cayenne while cooking, to taste. I sometimes add paprika as well for flavor.

4. These sweet potatoes make a nice main dish, in addition to some vegetables or salad.