Sunday, December 20, 2009

What is your fav/easy sweet potato recipe?

I have 6 sweet potatos left to use, i have no idea what to do with them apart from roasting them! could i use it with cheese sauce?What is your fav/easy sweet potato recipe?
This is a favourite of mine made with sweet potatoes. (kumera)


FISH CAKES





500 g Trout diced


2 Tbsp Green Curry paste


2 Tbsp flour plus xtra for coating


1 egg


1/ cup sliced spring onion


1 Tbsp Fish sauce


1 tsp sugar


1 tsp Lime zest


2 - 3 Tbsp for frying





DIPPING SAUCE





1/4 cup Sweet CHILI sauce


2 Tbsp Lime juice


1 Tbsp chopped coriander


1 tsp Fish sauce





Put all ingredients in food processor. Pulse to a coarse paste and refrigerate while you make the dipping sauce.


Combine all sauce ingredients in a bowl and whisk until well blended. Set aside. Take dessert spoons of fish cake mix and shape into patties. Lightly roll in extra flour and fry fish cakes in oil on a medium to high heat until golden and cooked through. Serve with dipping sauceWhat is your fav/easy sweet potato recipe?
One recipe I love to make with sweet potatoes is mashed potatoes made with part sweet potato and part yellow fleshed potatoes. For four people I usually use one large sweet potato and three or so yellow fleshed ones. I boil them then mash them with milk, butter, cheddar cheese, a bit of sour cream, and sometimes I throw some chives in there too. My husband loves them and they are a bit more flavorful than regular mashed potatoes.





Otherwise, I love sweet potato fries, and fried or BBQed sliced sweet potatoes. They are good baked in slices with a bit of butter and orange juice too.
Cut them thin and then sautee them with olive oil, rosemary (preferably fresh) and salt and pepper. Or boil them, then puree them and mix them with raisins and pecans, then put them in a square pan and sprinkle a mixture of oatmeal, brown sugar, butter and pecans on the top. Or just microwave them and then eat them with butter and vanilla yogurt (like potatoes, only not with sour cream). Grate them and make sweet potato pancakes with them. Cut them into chunks and put them in soup. And yes you can do them with cheese, I've had them with zucchini and feta, and that was pretty good.
SWEET POTATO COCONUT CASSEROLE





3 cups sweet potatoes, mashed


1 1/2 cups sugar


4 eggs, beaten


1 teaspoon vanilla


1 teaspoon dark rum (optional)


1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice


1/2 teaspoon nutmeg


1 teaspoon cinnamon


pinch of salt


2 1/2 cups milk


1 stick butter


1 cup flaked coconut (optional)





Wash and peel potatoes and boil until tender in salted water. Mash with butter while still hot. Stir in sugar, vanilla, lemon and seasonings.


Beat eggs well and combine with milk. If using coconut, add to milk. Slowly add milk to sweet potatoes, stirring until well mixed.





Butter a casserole and transfer potato mixture, spreading evenly. Dot the top with an extra tablespoon of butter, if desired.





Bake at 400掳F until firm and lightly browned.





OR





SWEET POTATOES WITH PINEAPPLES AND


MARSHMALLOWS





2 cans of yams or fresh sweet potatoes


1 can crushed or diced pineapples in juice


1 bag mini marshmallows


brown sugar to sweeten, add to your liking





Start by adding the sweet potatoes to the casserole dish of your choice. In a separate bowl, mix the pineapples and brown sugar until the mixture is thick, but not too thick, as this will need to be mixed with the rest of the ingredients.


Once you have mixed the brown sugar and the pineapples with the sweet potatoes, add the bag of marshmallows (or as much as you prefer). Mix all.





Be careful not to mash the sweet potatoes while mixing all together.





Preheat oven to 350掳F and bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Enjoy!





OR





BAKED STUFFED SWEET POTATOES





4 medium sweet potatoes


1 tablespoon butter


1/2 teaspoon salt


1 tablespoon milk


1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple, drained and reserve liquid


6 marshmallows





Bake sweet potatoes at 450掳 until soft. Cut each sweet potato in half lengthwise and scoop out potato, leaving shell intact. Mash sweet potatoes with butter, salt and milk, along with 1/2 cup crushed pineapple. Add a little more milk or butter if necessary.


Fill sweet potato shells. Slice marshmallows in half and top each sweet potato with two halves. Top with a spoonful of crushed pineapple.





Put reserved pineapple syrup or juice in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Drizzle each sweet potato with a little of the juice. Place sweet potatoes under broiler and broil until browned.





Serves 4 to 6.





OR





SWEET POTATO %26amp; HAM PATTIES





3 c. mashed, cooked fresh sweet potatoes (about 1 3/4 lbs.)


2 c. cooked ham, finely chopped


3 tbsp. butter


3/4 tsp. salt


1/8 tsp. ground black pepper


1/4 tsp. powdered mustard


1 tbsp. sugar


1 3/4 c. Corn Flakes, crushed


Shortening for frying





Combine mashed sweet potatoes with next 6 ingredients and 1 cup of Corn Flakes. Shape into twelve 3 inch patties. Coat both sides with remaining Corn Flakes. Fry on both sides in a small amount of shortening over low heat. Serve at once. Makes 12 patties





OR





SWEET POTATO SOUFFLE CASSEROLE





2 c. mashed, cooked sweet potatoes


2 eggs, beaten


1 c. milk


1/2 tsp. cinnamon


3/4 c. crushed corn flakes


3/4 stick butter, melted


1/2 c. chopped nuts


1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar





Combine first 4 ingredients; mix well. Pour into greased 2 quart casserole. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Combine remaining ingredients; mix well. Spread over sweet potato mixture. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes longer.





JM
Honey-Lime Sweet Potatoes





Ingredients:





6 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut crosswise into


slices 1/2 inch thick





Melted unsalted butter for brushing, plus


2 Tbs. butter





1/2 cup honey, at room temperature





1/4 cup fresh lime juice





Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste


Directions:





Bring a saucepan three-fourths full of water to a boil over high heat. Add the sweet potato slices and boil for 10 minutes. Drain and let cool.





Prepare a charcoal or gas grill for direct grilling over medium-high heat. Brush the potato slices with the melted butter.





Grill the potato slices over the hottest part of a charcoal fire or directly over the heat elements of a gas grill, turning once, until fork-tender, 4 to 5 minutes per side.





Meanwhile, in a small saucepan over low heat, mix the honey and lime juice until smooth. Add the 2 Tbs. butter and stir until melted. Season with salt and pepper. Brush the sweet potatoes on both sides with the glaze and grill them briefly, turning once, about 30 seconds per side. Serve hot. Serves 6.








Whipped Sweet Potatoes


Add cheese to these after they are cooked.





Ingredients:





5 lb. sweet potatoes or yams





6 Tbs. (3/4 stick) unsalted butter





1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar





1 Tbs. water





1 1/2 tsp. grated fresh ginger





1 tsp. salt, plus more, to taste





Freshly ground pepper, to taste





1/2 cup chopped green onions, green portion


only


Directions:





Preheat an oven to 375掳F.





With the tines of a fork, prick each potato a few times and arrange the potatoes on a baking sheet. Bake, turning occasionally, until the potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork, about 1 1/2 hours. Let them cool slightly, then remove the skins. Cut the potatoes into large chunks and put them in a large bowl.





Alternatively, peel the potatoes and cut into 1-inch chunks. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat, add the potatoes and cook until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain the potatoes and put them in a large bowl.





Meanwhile, in a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the butter, brown sugar, water, ginger, the 1 tsp. salt and pepper and stir to mix. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves and the liquid thickens, about 2 minutes. Keep warm.





Using a handheld electric mixer, beat the potatoes on medium-high speed until smooth, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the butter mixture and beat until just blended. Taste and adjust the seasonings with salt and pepper. Transfer the potatoes to a warmed serving bowl and garnish with the green onions. Serve immediately. Serves 12.

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