This seems like a lot of ingredients, but most are usually found in your spice racks and food cupboards. To make this vegetarian or vegan, simply omit the bacon and used oil or plant based butter. I served these as a side with pizza but they do make a substantial meal in themselves.
Ingredients
Half a packet of oven chips, cooked as per instructions
For the salsa:
Half a pineapple, peel and core removed then diced
1/4 packet cherry tomatoes, diced
1 red onion, diced
Juice of half a lime
Chilli flakes, to taste
Salt, to taste
For the bean mixture:
A knob of butter
4 slices of bacon
1 white onion, diced
Half a turnip, chopped into even sized pieces
The same amount of butternut squash, fresh or frozen and chopped into even sized pieces
1 can baked beans
1 tsp paprika
1tsp cumin
1/2 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp chipotle paste
1 orange, cut into quarters
For the peanut butter sauce:
1 tbsp smooth peanut butter
Juice of half a lime
1 clove of garlic, grated
Soy sauce, to taste
1/4 tsp sesame oil
Water
Method
To make the salsa: put everything together in a bowl and mix well. Put aside.
To make the bean mixture: preheat the oven at 200 degrees C. Put the knob of butter in a frying pan that can go between stovetop and oven, and melt. Fry the bacon until crispy and remove from the pan. In the leftover fat, fry the onion, turnip and butternut squash until they begin to soften. Add the spices and chipotle paste, stirring together. Add the cab of beans and stir together again. Chop the bacon and add this on top. Place the orange quarters on top. Turn off the heat. Place the pan in the oven for 25- 30 minutes and bake until the veg are fully cooked through and crispy. Remove from oven and use a small sieve to squeeze the orange juice from the baked orange into the mixture. Stir together.
To make the peanut butter sauce: mix all the ingredients together with enough water to make a smooth sauce that is runny enough to drizzle over the loaded fries.
To put everything together: Place the chips into a serving plate and top with the bean mixture, followed by the salsa. There may be some bean mixture left over (this goes great in a cheese toastie!). Drizzle the peanut sauce on top and serve.
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