Tri Tip Steak and Sweet Potato Fries

6 portions of Tri Tip Steak
2 tsp minced garlic
2 tsp kosher salt
pepper to taste
little olive oil

I mixed everything listed above, except the steak, and rubbed it all over the steak.  We cooked that on the grill.

For the Sweet Potato Fries I mostly followed a recipe from ourbestbites.com for their Oven Steak Fries:

2 sweet potatoes, skin removed and cut into large fries

2 Tbsp. olive oil

1/2 tsp. cumin

1 tsp. chili powder

1 tsp. Kosher salt

1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper

Preheat oven to 400. Mix spices in a medium bowl. Add olive oil and combine well.

Add potato wedges to seasonings and toss to coat.

Lightly crumple some aluminum foil and place on a baking sheet. Spray with cooking spray and then arrange potato wedges on foil. This makes cleanup easy because your potatoes won’t stick and it also ensures they’re cooked evenly.

Bake at 400 for about 30 minutes.  Increase the oven temperature to 425 and cook for another 20 minutes or until the fries are as crispy as you'd like.  

Ours were still a little soft for my liking so I'll have to play with the temp and time next time we try this.

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