Savory Sweet Potatoes

 

1 white onion, sliced, or 2-3 cloves garlic                       1 pound sweet potatoes, boiled and sliced

1T. peanut oil                                                                      finely chopped hot pepper, to taste

1 t. cinnamon                                                                       1 t. ground cumin

chopped fresh cilantro, for garnish                                lime juice

 

1.        Clean and boil sweet potatoes in water with a splash of lime juice (to keep the potatoes from turning brown), just until they are tender. Drain and set aside.

2.      Heat peanut oil in a non-stick pan. Cut onion in half and thinly slice. Saute with hot pepper until translucent, then add cinnamon and cumin. Continue cooking until the onions begin to carmelize.

3.      Add cooked sweet potato sliced into ¼ inch rings and contine cooking until they are heated through.

4.      Garnish with chopped fresh cilantro.