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Had these sweet potatoes in the pantry and just wanted to do something other than the usual mash. Didn't want any cinnamon flavors or maple syrup, although in hind-sight those would have gone nicely with the Seared Pork Tenderloin with Mustard Sauce that I served with. Read more ...but these were excellent and gave the meal a nice crunch. Ingredients:
1 pound sweet potatoes, peeled and grated on a box grater |
1 teaspoon minced garlic |
1 large shallot, minced (or use a sweet or red onion) |
1 teaspoon baking powder |
1 teaspoon smoked paprika (or chipotle pepper, something for a little smoke) |
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (or to taste) |
salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste |
1/2 cup all-purpose flour |
2 large eggs, beaten |
olive oil, for frying ( you could use any vegetable oil, but i personally like the flavor of the olive oil) |
simple topping |
1/4 cup sour cream |
1/4 cup plain yogurt |
minced fresh chives (or green onion tops) |
pinch salt |
dash pepper |
Directions:
1. Place the grated potatoes, garlic and shallot in a large bowl. Add the baking powder, paprika, cayenne, salt and pepper. Toss with your hands until well distributed. Add the flour and and eggs. Mix with a spoon until well combined.
2. Heat about 1/4 inch of oil in a large skillet until very hot (hot oil, less absorption into the food); when hot, add the latke by 1/3 cup full, flatten with a spatula. Allow to cook until brown (should take about 3 minutes per side, if it's cooking too fast, turn down the heat, too slow, turn it up); then flip and cook the other side. Work in batches, adding oil as needed to avoid overcrowding. Keep latke hot while making further batches by keeping on a cookie cooling rack set on a baking sheet in a 350 degree oven.
3. Serve hot with a dollop of simple topping, if desired. (To make the simple topping, combine everything together, preferably in a bowl :-) )
4. Per Serving: (sans topping): 241 Calories; 10g Fat (2g Sat, 6g Mono, 1g Poly); 6g Protein; 33g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 106mg Cholesterol; 43g Sodium. Food Exchanges: 2 Grain (Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Fat.
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