Sweet Potato Hash

For Passover, I bought vegetables by multiple pounds as I do every year.  The leftovers are the same as every year, as well and I find myself cooking according to what I am storing.

I completely forgot about the sweet potatoes.  I knew, there are many potatoes, onions and carrots but for some reason, the sweet potatoes did not cross my mind until I asked my husband if he would want sweet potatoes or carrots, with dinner.  I figured the answer would be carrots since we have so many but he knew better and mentioned sweet potatoes which he had stashed away, not telling me.

Fortunately, we appreciate sweet potatoes and I am sure, they will go quickly but we will be filling ourselves with carrots and sweet potatoes, this week.

Lucky for me, I pulled out two excellent cookbooks to peruse and I am now ready to meet the challenge of Veggie Clean-Up.

I bought an annual from many of the major magazines, over the past few years.  I have Fine Cooking, Taste of Home, Betty Crocker (which I don't particularly like because of the commercial quality) and Better Homes and Gardens.  I will have to check if there are any other really good ones on the shelves.

Better Homes and Gardens has lots of attractive photos which is why I was looking through it.  It is broken up by the month and each month has the same categories, more or less.  Topics such as What's Cooking, Everyday Easy, American Classics, Good and Healthy are the most consistent ones.  There is a section, Dine In, completely based on Nigella's recipes, another with Tyler Florence recipes.  Those are two of my favorites.

Another extra, I like is the "what makes it better" side columns with fabulous ideas on what else can be done with recipes.  

I think, you get the idea, I like this book and if I needed more cookbooks, I would get more of these but I don't need them and will not get them.  I am blessed to have a number of books, gotten over the year that can keep me busy,

Back to the sweet potato recipe which comes from this cookbook.  I thought the photo was stunning, especially with the avocado on top but then, I did not use the avocado.  Sigh.  Despite this, a good dish came out of this and I am looking forward to making more recipes from the book.

Sweet Potato Hash      (adapted from Better Homes and Gardens 2010)

Ingredients:

1 large peeled sweet potato
Salt 1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup corn kernels
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
1 cup black beans
2 tablespoons salsa
a few drops of cayenne pepper sauce

Method:

1. Place sweet potatoes in a microwave-safe dish; cover and cook on 100 percent power (high) for 5 minutes or just until tender enough to chop. Cool slightly; cut into chunks. Sprinkle lightly with salt.

2. In a large skillet heat oil over medium heat. Add potatoes; cook until browned and crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Add drained corn, black beans, green pepper, salsa and pepper sauce to skillet. Cook for 3 minutes or until potatoes are tender.

Enjoy.

The top photo is untouched.  The bottom photo is dramatized.


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