Baked Sweet Potato

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon aleppo chili 
• 2 teaspoons basil 
• 0.5 teaspoon pepper black freshly ground
• 2 teaspoons pepper black
• 1 teaspoon caraway seeds 
• 2 teaspoons coriander seeds 
• 3 teaspoons cumin seeds 
• 0.5 teaspoon kosher salt for sprinkling
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar light
• 2 teaspoons mustard seed 
• 2 tablespoons olive oil good
• 4 servings recipe courtesy la boite 
• 1 tablespoon la boite spice mix (see separate recipe)
• 2 medium sweet potatoes peeled
• 1.5 teaspoons turmeric 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• spatula
• mortar and pestle

Directions

1. Watch how to make this recipe.
2. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
3. Halve the sweet potatoes lengthwise and cut each half into 3 long spears.
4. Place them on a sheet pan and toss with the olive oil.
5. Spread the potatoes in one layer.
6. Combine the spice mix, brown sugar, salt, and pepper and sprinkle on the potatoes.
7. Bake for 15 minutes and then turn with a spatula.
8. Bake for another 5 to 10 minutes, until lightly browned.
9. Sprinkle lightly with salt and serve hot.
10. Into a bowl add the turmeric, basil, chili, and mustard seed. Grind together in pestle and mortar or a clean coffee grinder the black pepper and coriander seed and add to the other spices.
11. Grind together the cumin and caraway seed as above and add to the spices and mix everything together.