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Sweet Potatoes-what do I do with them...

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Eowyn · 30/07/2004 20:36

Having watched You are what you Eat & not having concentrated a lot, I thought I should get some sweet potatoes & also bought a small, round, green squash.

But not having eaten either before I don't actually know what to do with them. Have just read a thread about butternut squash, does anyone know if mine will be the same preparation-wise.
& what do you eat these things with?

I don't have a very adventurous diet, can you tell? I thought one of my cookbooks would tell me but there was Nothing! My mum knew Nothing too!! So the only place to go was mumsnet...

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wobblyknicks · 30/07/2004 20:44

Use sweet potatoes like normal potatoes - you can boil them and eat, or then mash them. Lovely with a plateful of mixed veg, or with cauliflower and some cheese for a cauliflower cheesy taste.

WideWebWitch · 30/07/2004 20:49

Sweet potatoes are lovely mashed. Also in veg biryani, will see if I've got the recipe anywhere and will post it if so.

Piffleoffagus · 30/07/2004 20:51

wedges...
dry roast them too, or brush them with olive oil, mash then with normal spuds for a sweet trea.
Or roast then cube and add to a bacon and orange segment salad.
YUM

WideWebWitch · 30/07/2004 20:51

Ooh, I do indeed have it on my pc, here you go, it's lovely and fairly easy. The list of ingredients isn't as bad as it looks, quite a few are spices.

From and old M&S veg cookbook:

"A biryani is an Indian rice dish made with either meat or vegetables, or a combination of both. This method of cooking rice is sure to be rewarded with success every time. Serves 4

250 g/8 oz basmati rice, rinsed
6 tablespoons sunflower oil
2 large onions, sliced thinly
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 teaspoons grated fresh root ginger
250 g/8 oz sweet potato, diced
2 large carrots, diced
1 tablespoon curry paste
2 teaspoons ground turmeric
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon chilli powder
300 ml/ ½ pint Vegetable Stock
4 ripe tomatoes, skinned, deseeded and diced
175 g/6 oz cauliflower florets
125 g/4 oz frozen peas, thawed
50 g/2 oz cashew nuts, toasted
2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander
salt and pepper
2 hard-boiled eggs, quartered, to serve

Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a rolling boil, add the basmati rice and return to a simmer. Cook gently for 5 minutes. Drain, refresh under cold water and drain again. Spread the rice out on a large baking sheet and set aside to dry. Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a frying pan, add half the onion and fry over a medium heat for 10 minutes until very crisp and golden. Remove and drain on paper towels. Reserve for garnishing. Add the remaining oil to the pan and fry the remaining onion with the garlic and ginger for 5 minutes. Add the potato, carrots and spices and continue to fry for a further 10 minutes until light golden. Add the vegetable stock and tomatoes, bring to the boil, cover and simmer gently for 20 minutes. Add the cauliflower and peas and cook for a further 8-10 minutes until all the vegetables are tender. Stir in the rice, cashew nuts, coriander and salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes, then cover and remove from the heat. Leave to stand for 5 minutes before serving. Garnish with the crispy onions and egg quarters.

WideWebWitch · 30/07/2004 20:52

And if you want to make it a bit milder so children can eat it, leave out the curry paste and go easy on the chilli.

Eowyn · 30/07/2004 20:59

Thanks, I knew you guys would know stuff. Bit scared of long recipes but with all the adverse publicity about ready-meals am getting more keen to have a go...

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sibble · 30/07/2004 21:12

roast with other veggies, e.g. carrots, onions, courgettes, tomatoes - your choice I add garlic, olive oil and fresh rosemary to mine.

mash with potatoes (no butter or milk) make into potato cakes, coat with breadcrumbs and fry in olive oil (DS loves helping make little ones for himself) - can add cumin and or coriander.

throw into stews/soups/casseroles with carrots, onions etc.

Aero · 30/07/2004 21:18

Also yummy baked! Just bake like a normal spud and put a wee bit of butter on top! Mm Mmmmmmmmm!

Juliehafrancis · 30/07/2004 21:41

This is from "Cooking from Coco" which is a brilliant book for lovely homemade recipes for children and adults.
This risotto is lovely and really easy to do. Word of warning though it might need more water than it says...keep the temperature low and add water if it starts to stick to the bottom.

Chicken and Butternut Squash Risotto

Makes 6-8 portions

Ingredients:

? Knob of butter
? 1 Tablespoon of olive oil
? I small onion peeled and chopped
? 2 boneless chicken breasts skinned and diced
? 1 Small Pumpkin or butternut squash peeled and diced
? 100 grams of risotto rice (arborio)
? 1/2 pint of water

Method:
Heat butter and oil in a pan and brown onion and chicken for about 2 minutes.
Add pumpkin or butternut squash and rice and fry for a further 1 minute.

  1. Stir in the water and simmer for half an hour to 45 minutes (stirring occasionally) until the rice is soft.
Earlybird · 30/07/2004 21:46

My sister is the sweet potato queen. She eats more of the silly things than any other human on the face of the earth.....and I'm not exaggerating! Anyway, her preferred method of cooking is just as Aero suggests - baked, with butter on top. But sister also lightly sprinkles cinnamon on top - and must admit - it's really good.

Tommy · 30/07/2004 21:47

If you have Annabel Karmel's cooking for babies book there is a recipe in there for "Lovely lentils" or something like that which has quite a lot of sweet potato in it. I cook it for my DS2. Annabel says that adding a bit more stock canm turn it into "a delicious soup for all the family"...I've never tried tbh, but my friend has and she said it was yummy!

KatieMac · 30/07/2004 22:04

Slice - par-boil then deep fry
Sweet potatoe chips - fantastic and they make great chip butties
Not very health tho'
However my MIL makes sweet potatoe pie

candy · 31/07/2004 20:00

They're great baked with some creme fraiche and chopped chilli in the middle. Fantastic chopped up in a soup with lentils and coconut milk and some spices. Mmmmmmmmmm I love them!

highlander · 02/08/2004 03:08

throw some S&P and a couple of teapsoons of chilli powder (or to your taste) into a roasting tin.

chop sweet spuds into cubes, throw into tin.

use hands to liberally coat spuds with the seasoned oil.

roast at 200C for approx 15 mins, or until spuds soft.

Goes amazingly well with baked salmon fillets.

highlander · 02/08/2004 03:09

actually, some of these recipe posts look yuuuuuuuuumy

tex111 · 02/08/2004 08:29

OK, this will sound disgusting but everyone who's tried it has loved it. This is a traditional American Thanksgiving dish -

Peel and boil sweet potatoes (as you would regular potatoes) and mash with butter, nutmeg and brown sugar to taste. Should be sweet but not like a pudding. Put into a baking dish and smooth down, cover top with marshmallows and grill until marshmallows are golden and toasted. Really yummy.

They also make a very nice pie. Let me know if you'd like the recipe and I'll post it.

lolpop · 02/08/2004 13:54

i have a recipe where you slice them thickly, brush with oil and bake for about 20 mins, then brush with mango chutney and bake for another 15 mins. goes well with indian dishes.

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