I made this sweet potato side dish for a class I taught in Guatemala to a dozen youth group kids. They were skeptical (to say the least) about the chile powder, at first, but embraced it wholeheartedly after I dubbed them “food adventurers.”
Ingredients
- 1 pound sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup shallot, thinly sliced
- sea salt, to taste
- 1/4 cup cilantro, roughly chopped
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1/4 teaspoon chile powder (or to taste)
Instructions
- Place the sweet potatoes in a wide saute pan with 1/2 cup water. Cover, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook for 3 minutes, uncover, and let liquid burn completely off.
- Scoot sweet potatoes to one side of the pan, and add the oil. Let the oil heat up, and then spread the sweet potatoes back out, and toss to coat with oil. Add shallot and sea salt, and toss to mix, then let sit so things can caramelize. Cook for 5-7 minutes, tossing just a few times, until sweet potatoes are tender, and both sweet potatoes and shallots are golden brown in places. Toss with cilantro, and slide onto a plate.
- Squeeze lime juice into pan, and scrape up any brown bits stuck to the bottom of the pan. Let cook for a minute or so, until juice thickens slightly, then pour over sweet potatoes, and give them a gentle toss. Sprinkle chile powder on top, and season to taste with additional salt.
Servings: 4
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