Mish
05-26-06, 01:39 PM
Sweet potato, spinach, and water chestnut stir-fry
Category: Main Dishes - Other
Suitable for a: vegan diet
Ingredients:
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500g sweet potato, orange is best
1 tbs oil
2 cloves crushed garlic
1 fresh red chilli
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbs rice wine winegar
small can (250ish grams), sliced
2 tsp dark brown sugar
400g baby spinach leaves
2 tbs soy sauce
Instructions:
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Cut the sweet potato into cubes of roughly more than half an inch. Cook in a large saucepan of boiling water until tender, about 10-15 minutes. Drain well.
Chop up the chilli (with or without seeds) and mix with the vinegar and salt. This is called sambal oelek.
Heat a wok till very hot, then swirl in the oil to coat. Stir-fry the garlic and sambal oelek for 1 minute, untill it smell good, then add the sweet potato and water chesnuts and stir fry over a medium heat for 2-3 minutes. Add the sugar and cook for a further 2 minutes, or untill the sugar has melted.
Mix in the spinach and soy sauce and wait until it has just wilted. Serve.
Additional comments:
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This serves four people, with accompaniments of rice or crusty bread rolls. Enjoy!
Category: Main Dishes - Other
Suitable for a: vegan diet
Ingredients:
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500g sweet potato, orange is best
1 tbs oil
2 cloves crushed garlic
1 fresh red chilli
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbs rice wine winegar
small can (250ish grams), sliced
2 tsp dark brown sugar
400g baby spinach leaves
2 tbs soy sauce
Instructions:
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Cut the sweet potato into cubes of roughly more than half an inch. Cook in a large saucepan of boiling water until tender, about 10-15 minutes. Drain well.
Chop up the chilli (with or without seeds) and mix with the vinegar and salt. This is called sambal oelek.
Heat a wok till very hot, then swirl in the oil to coat. Stir-fry the garlic and sambal oelek for 1 minute, untill it smell good, then add the sweet potato and water chesnuts and stir fry over a medium heat for 2-3 minutes. Add the sugar and cook for a further 2 minutes, or untill the sugar has melted.
Mix in the spinach and soy sauce and wait until it has just wilted. Serve.
Additional comments:
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This serves four people, with accompaniments of rice or crusty bread rolls. Enjoy!