I'm well aware, that I'm NOT a food photographer or recipe developer, but I still feel bad about posting recipes without pictures!
That said, I promised you (yes, YOU, Christine!) a few simple recipes that you can use to eat real, paleo-legal food without feeling like you're not allowed to have ANYTHING at all. These little recipes won't keep you tied to your stove for 80 hours, either. You'll have to trust me that they look pretty on the page!
Crispy Sweet Potato Oven Fries:
Equipment:
- Cookie sheet lined with foil
- cooling rack placed inside the cookie sheet
- 1 gallon Ziploc bag
Ingredients:
- 1-2 large sweet potatoes
- 2T Coconut OIl, melted
- 1T arrowroot powder
- 1T cajun seasoning
Method:
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Slice sweet potatoes in half lengthwise, then into 1/2" wide strips.
Place sweet potatoes in a large bowl of cold water and allow to soak 15-20minutes. This will allow some of the starch to be pulled out into the water. Drain sweet potatoes and dry well.
In a separate bowl combine arrowroot powder and spices and mix well. Place potatoes in Ziploc bag and drizzle melted coconut oil all over. shake around until all fries are coated. Dump in the arrowroot and spices into the Ziploc. Shake until well coated.
Spread the fries out on the cooling rack in one layer. Bake at 375 for 30-40 minutes, flipping half way through. Check after 30 minutes. Fries are done when the edges are brown and crispy and the interior is tender.
Serve with Sriracha Mayo
Oven Fried Chicken Wangs!!! (inspired by MANY recipes on the interwebs)
Equipment:
- Sheet Pan lined with aluminum foil and fitted with a bakers cooling rack
- kitchen shears
Ingredients:
- 2lbs chicken wings, tips removed and separated into flats and drums
- 2 T Coconut oil
- Salt and Pepper
- Zest and Juice of one lemon
- 1T Lemon Pepper Seasoning
Method:
(After a test run of wings where we did buffalo style and lemon pepper, we've decided in our house that lemon pepper is WAY superior. I'll include a buffalo sauce recipe at the bottom for those that may want traditional wings!)
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Separate wings using kitchen shears at the joint if desired. Place wings in a large bowl and season well with Salt and Pepper. Spread wings in an even layer, being careful not to crowd the wings, on the prepared cookie sheet. Bake 45 minutes flipping halfway throughout. (Note: turn your vent on HIGH, and be prepared to smoke up the house, these puppies throw off a LOT of fat!)
While wings are roasting, prepare the lemon pepper sauce. In a small sauce pan melt the Coconut oil. Add the lemon zest and the juice of one lemon. Mix in Lemon Pepper seasoning.
Once the wings are crispy and the juices run clear, remove from the oven. Place wings in a large bowl, and pour over the wing sauce. Toss to coat well.
Serve with Sweet Potato Fries!
Buffalo Sauce:
- Frank's Red Hot Sauce (NOT THE WING SAUCE!)
- 2T Coconut Oil
- 1t liquid smoke
- 1/2 t paprika
- 1/2 t chili flake
Method:
Melt Coconut oil in small sauce pan. Add the rest of the ingredients. Simmer briefly, then toss with cooked wings.
These wings turned out WAY better than I ever would've thought! I'll probably try to imitate Pok Pok's Fish Sauce wings at some point, too, but probably when the husband's Whole 30 is complete, and we add things like honey back in.
Eventually, I'll get in the groove enough to take pics as I'm cooking and prepping that I'll post them, as well. Until then, I'll add pics of my daily life along the way so you'll kind of stay interested!
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