Savory Sweet Potatoes

May 22nd, 2009

Ingredients

  • 1 white onion, sliced, or 2-3 cloves garlic
  • 1 pound sweet potatoes, boiled and sliced
  • 1 T. peanut oil
  • finely chopped hot pepper, to taste
  • 1 t. cinnamon
  • 1 t. ground cumin
  • chopped fresh cilantro,
  • for garnish lime juice

Directions

  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.
  2. Drain and set aside.
  3. Heat peanut oil in a non-stick pan.
  4. Cut onion in half and thinly slice. Saute with hot pepper until translucent, then add cinnamon and cumin.
  5. Continue cooking until the onions begin to carmelize.
  6. Add cooked sweet potato sliced into ΒΌ inch rings and contine cooking until they are heated through.
  7. Garnish with chopped fresh cilantro.

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