Glazed Sweet Potatoes with Ginger and Allspice

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Glazed Sweet Potatoes with Ginger and Allspice

 

Recipe By :The Vegan Cookbook - Nicola Graimes

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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2 pounds sweet potatoes

2 tablespoons vegan margarine

3 tablespoons olive oil

2 garlic cloves -- crushed

2 pieces crystallized ginger -- roughly chopped

2 teaspoons ground allspice

1 tablespoon syrup from crystallized ginger jar

2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme

plus

extra sprigs to garnish

salt

cayenne pepper

 

Peel the sweet potatoes and cut into 1/2-inch cubes. Melt the margarine with

the oil in a frying pan. Add the sweet potato cubes and fry for 10 minutes,

until just soft.

 

Stir in the garlic, ginger, and allspice. Cook, stirring, for 5 more minutes.

Stir in the ginger syrup, salt, a generous pinch of cayenne, and thhe fresh

thyme. Stir for 1 - 2 more minutes, then serve sprinkled with thyme sprigs.

 

Description:

" Fried sweet potatoes acquire a candied coating when cooked with

ginger, syrup, and allspice. Cayenne pepper cuts through the

sweetness. "

 

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 410 Calories; 11g Fat (35.7% calories

from fat); 3g Protein; 41g Carbohydrate; 5g Dietary Fiber; 37mg Cholesterol;

47mg Sodium. Exchanges: 2 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Vegetable; 2 Fat; 2 1/2 Other

Carbohydrates.

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0