I know I said I’d post during the whole 30…and I’m still on it so this counts right?
I have quite a few new recipes to share, and a few funny stories along the way.
I have decided that not only do fedoras not look good on 90% of the US population, but that I cannot ever take myself seriously in one. I look like a hybrid gangster douche. Jersey Shore watch out.
The first whole 30 experience I had, I dropped somewhere between a ridiculous 15-20 pounds. I think some of it was because I was not eating anywhere near enough our often enough. This time around I have only dropped about 5lbs body weight but I’ve dropped 2+ inches off my waist. I’m building more muscle and forcing myself to eat more often even if its just a small snack, or a protein shake I made (which I’ll share later, its been a life saver!).
I’ll be honest there is only so many ways you can cook a sweet potato and have it be like WOW that was amazing. Hash is one way but I’ve been eating lots of that. So I figured why not make fries, that are not fried, and no I don’t want to put these in the oven. (I like grilling almost everything it feels more manly that way)
So I decided why not grill some sweet potatoes and see what happens!
Ingredients:
1-2 sweet potatos peeled and cut into wedges
olive oil
1tsp Curry Powder
1 tsp Garlic Powder
1 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Ginger (optional)
Coconut oil (for the grill)
How To:
These numbers are all arbitrary because it’s just a rub of sorts. I cut the wedges, trying to make sure they were not to thick, I’d say about an inch to inch and a half at their widest point otherwise they will take forever to cook. After you cut the wedges throw them in some kind of tupperware container with a lid, drizzle the olive oil over them and then add the spices in, close the lid and shake it up to coat the wedges.
After you’ve preheated the grill to grill whatever meat of your choice is that evening (all I have to say is it had better be beef, and it had better be cooked medium rare or rarer). Make sure your top rack is clean and then soak a paper towel in the coconut oil and wipe down the rack. This will help keep the sweet potato from sticking.
I usually run my grill hot, so i can get a good char on steak or burgers while keeping the center red. So the temp sits around 500. I laid the potatoes out on the top rack, it worked best when there was a little space between them so if you have a lot of potato you might need two batches. after you put them on the rack you’ll let them cook about 5-6 minutes per side, so 10-12 total, you want them with some good char on them so you know they’re cooked through.
Remove from grill and enjoy with whatever else you hunted and gathered!
Oddly enough the curry and salt together with the sweet potatoes give them an eerie, sugared quality which is awesome if you’re on whole 30 or a 21 day sugar detox and want something with a little sweetness to kill that urge.
That mushroom gravy on the steak photo is something else I will blog about later. It was killer and totally paleo. That might have to find its way onto some paleo biscuits before too long after whole 30 is over. (trying to stay true to “real food”) rather than mimicking stuff I shouldn’t be eating, even if it is made out of whole foods that are good for you.
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