Chili Sweet Potato and Eggplant Crisps

These tasty fried vegetable crisps go well with casual dishes, such as grilled chicken breasts on rolls with salad. Recipe serves 4-6.

Ingredients:

1 orange sweet potato
1 slender eggplant
Oil for deep frying
1/4 teaspoon ground chili powder
1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon chicken salt

Method:

1. Peel sweet potato. Cut sweet potato and eggplant into long thin strips, similar in size. Place in a large bowl, mix.
2. Heat oil in a deep heavy-based pan. Gently lower half the combined sweet potato and eggplant into the moderately hot oil. Cook over medium-high heat for 10 minutes or until golden and crisp. Carefully remove the crisps from the oil with tongs or slotted spoon. Drain on paper towels. Repeat cooking process with remaining sweet potato and eggplant.
3. Combine chili, coriander and salt in small bowl. Sprinkle all the mixture over hot crisps. Toss until well coated. Serve immediately.

Sweet Potato Puree

This easy to make sweet potato puree is delicious served with rich meats such as pork and duck. Recipe serves 4.

Ingredients:

4 cups peeled, diced, sweet potato
1 large or 2 small bananas
2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon rum
1 teaspoon honey
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest
Salt and pepper
1/2 cup toasted slivered almonds

Method:

1. Boil potato until very soft.
2. Puree banana in food processor with the lemon juice. Add the potato, butter and rum and process until smooth.
3. Add nutmeg, orange zest, salt and pepper and blend just to combine.
4. Serve topped with a generous amount of toasted almonds.

Caramelized Sweet Potato

These rich and crunchy sweet potatoes will soon become one of the family's favorite side dishes. Recipe serves 4-6.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 pound (750 g) white sweet potato
1 ounce (30 g) butter
3 ounces (90 g) brown sugar
1 teaspoon grated orange zest

Method:

1. Peel potatoes and boil in water until almost cooked. Drain and cut into quarters.
2. Melt butter in a large fry pan. Add sweet potatoes and sprinkle with the sugar and orange zest. Coat the potatoes and cook for about 7 minutes. In this time the sugar should dissolve and melt and form a crunchy coating over the potatoes.
3. Transfer to a serving dish and serve.