Stir-Fried Sweet Potatoes

Name: Stir-Fried Sweet Potatoes
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: asian
Ingredients: 4 scallions, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces; 2 garlic cloves; 1 piece fresh ginger (1-inch long), peeled; 1 small fresh hot chili (like jalapeño or Thai), stem and seeds removed; 1 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1- to 2-inch chunks; 3 tablespoons peanut oil; Salt; Freshly ground black pepper; 1 tablespoon soy sauce, more for serving

By Mark Bittman

Total Time: 20 minutes
Rating: 5(868)
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In a 2010 love letter to the food processor, Mark Bittman gave the machine the ultimate compliment: “I upgraded its position in my kitchen from a cabinet to a spot on my itsy-bitsy counter,” he wrote. Here, he uses the machine to chop and grate vegetables, cutting down on prep time (and any possibility of shredding your knuckles on a box grater). The end result is a quick side dish, full of flavor from the ginger and soy sauce.

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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings

4scallions, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
2garlic cloves
1piece fresh ginger (1-inch long), peeled
1small fresh hot chili (like jalapeño or Thai), stem and seeds removed
1½pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1- to 2-inch chunks
3tablespoons peanut oil
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1tablespoon soy sauce, more for serving

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Preparation

Step 1
Put scallions in food processor and pulse until finely chopped; remove. Add garlic, ginger and chili to the processor and pulse until minced; remove. Fit the processor with grating blade and grate sweet potatoes.
Step 2
Put oil in a large nonstick or well-seasoned cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, add garlic-ginger-chili mixture and fry for 30 seconds. Add half the scallions and all the potatoes and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring or tossing, until the potatoes are lightly browned, about 10 minutes; the potatoes need not be fully tender.
Step 3
Add soy sauce, toss once, and transfer potatoes to serving platter. Garnish with remaining scallions and serve immediately with additional soy sauce, if desired.

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Comments

Thomas7 years ago

I added some tofu and it made this into a great and filling main dish.

Carol-Anne7 years ago

I put in chickpeas, kale, and added lime and cilantro, and it made it a full meal. Thanks, definitely making again!

Angela7 years ago

Served this alongside pan-fried black cod for dinner last night (very good), and mixed it with a farro-mushroom-kale salad for lunch today. I can think of dozens of salad applications...

Pat1 year ago

Cut potatoes in small dice and did not use the soy sauce. Really great as a side with salmon.

Watch The Cooking Time2 years ago

10 minutes isn't enough for the sweet potato. Mine were still raw on the inside at that point

dawn2 years ago

Black beans or fried egg, Add lime juice at end

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