Roasted Sweet-potato Rounds With Garlic Oil And Fried Sage

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 large garlic cloves
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 1/2 lbs sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced into 1/2-inch-thick rounds
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 24 sage leaves

Recipe

• 1 roast sweet potatoes:.
• 2 preheat oven 450°f with rack in upper third.
• 3 purée garlic with oil and 3/4 teaspoon salt in a blender until smooth. toss sweet potatoes with garlic oil in a large bowl, then spread in 1 layer in a 15-by 10-inch shallow baking pan.
• 4 bake until golden in patches and cooked through, 20 to 30 minutes.
• 5 to fry sage leaves:.
• 6 heat oil in a small heavy skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers, then fry sage leaves in 2 batches, stirring, until crisp, 30 seconds to 1 minute per batch. transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain.
• 7 serve sweet potatoes with sage leaves scattered on top.
• 8 cooks’ notes:
• 9 •sweet potatoes can be cut and tossed with garlic oil 4 hours ahead and chilled in a sealable bag.
• 10 •sage leaves can be fried 4 hours ahead and kept at room temperature.