Smoky Spicy Lime Sweet Potatoes
photo by Andi Longmeadow Farm
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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2
ingredients
- 3⁄4 lb sweet potato, peeled and cut into chunks
- 1⁄2 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1⁄8 teaspoon chipotle chile in adobo, minced (just the chile)
- 1⁄8 teaspoon adobo sauce (from canned chipotles)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin (or less, to taste)
- 1 3⁄4 teaspoons lime juice
- 1⁄4 lime, zest of
- salt
- fresh ground pepper
directions
- Simmer sweet potatoes, uncovered, over medium heat until fork tender, about 15 minutes. If foaming occurs, skim off top of water.
- In a bowl combine oil, chile, adobo sauce, cumin, and lime juice and zest.
- Drain sweet potatoes, reserving 3 tablespoons of the cooking water (be careful not to burn yourself).
- Mash sweet potatoes with cooking water. Mix spices in until well incorporated. Salt and pepper to taste, and serve.
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Reviews
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Totally off the wall in taste sensation and full of goodness as well as a good packing a nutritional punch! I followed this recipe except for 2 small changes that wouldn't really change the elements of this dish. First off, I baked the sweet potato (had a slight accident and was easier for me instead of standing) and I only had lemon instead of lime. Now I know lime would of been the preferred addition, but since I won't be out of the house for a bit, I had to use what I had on hand. Either way, Dennis and my boys ate this so fast I had to quick take a picture and they shoveled the potato down. We all love chipotle and found this to go perfectly with the humble little sweet potato. Thank you, Maito! Made for *Spring Spectacular* April 2008
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Wow!!! This is an unexpected flavor combination and OH-so-delicious! I did as a previous review suggested and pureed the chipotles in the adobo sauce just to make prep easier. I used 1/2 teaspoon of the puree and it was just enough to give it a little bit of heat but not make it spicy. I will definitely make this over and over again.
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We are big fans of sweet potatoes and this recipe does them proud. Chipotle powder and sauce are hard (or impossible) to get in Australia, so I used smoked paprika (recommended online as a good substitute). Lime is the perfect addition to this recipe. I will make this often. Thanks so much for posting.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Maito
United States