I normally don’t go to too much trouble for lunch when I’m home alone but sometimes I look at a few ingredients lurking in the fridge and a meal is forming in my head. I had a small amount of leftover uncooked ground beef and a quarter piece of peeled sweet potato. Sweet potato chips/fries are the latest rage around here. Lower GI than normal potato. Trouble is, they’re still deep fried but can be baked in the oven for a low calorie option.
Homemade Cheeseburger & Sweet Potato Fries
ground beef, seasoned with salt and pepper
spray of oil for frying
sliced bread/bread roll, toasted on one side
tasty cheese
tomato sauce (ketchup)
pickle relish or chutney
lettuce/tomato or other salad ingredients
Sweet potato fries:
sweet potato, chopped into chips/fries
oil for frying
salt
- The mince I used was ground quite finely so I didn’t need an egg to bind but you might find you need one to hold it all together. I just seasoned my beef with salt and pepper.
- Form beef into a pattie and fry until cooked as desired.
- Once cooked, place pattie onto untoasted side of bread and cheese on top. Grill until melted.
- Top with salad ingredients, relish and tomato sauce.
- For sweet potato fries, you can either par boil then fry until golden or cook once in oil at a lower temperature then drain and re-fry until golden. You can also spray with oil spray and bake in the oven until golden. Note: they will brown more quickly than a normal potato due to the high sugar content. Sprinkle with salt to serve.
