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Prep time
45 minutes
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Cook time
15 minutes
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Serves
4-6
Author Notes
Sweet potatoes aren’t even technically a potato. It’s not even in the same family, so how could it be a substitute? This is my brainwashing unraveling in real time and once I realized it I can't be mad at the sweet potato for simply being misunderstood. I looked at common recipes we have all grown up with, candied sweet potatoes, sweet potato casserole, mashed sweet potatoes with maple syrup. I want to make something completely crystal clear, SWEET POTATOES ARE ALREADY SWEET! Why are we adding more sugar? It was becoming more and more evident that the sweet potato was yelling out for help. The custardy inside of a cooked sweet potato is extremely unique from any other root vegetable, that should be complemented with crunch and acid. Developing this was easy once I reached this stage. Similar accouterments to the SP are made present, walnuts and cinnamon, followed by whole spices cumin and fennel, followed by silky and tangy FULL FAT yogurt. When I say this is the best food I have eaten in a long time, I am not joking. One bite and I finally understood the pain behind Meryl Streep's scream in Big Little Lies. Knowing I have dismissed the sweet potato for so long, hurts me and this is my public apology. —Jack Prefontaine
Ingredients
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2-3
sweet potatoes
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2 teaspoons
fennel seed and cumin seed
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1
cinnamon stick (broken in half)
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5
cloves of garlic
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1 cup
walnuts, chopped
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5 tablespoons
unsalted butter
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2 tablespoons
olive oil
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1/2 cup
Greek yogurt (full fat or plain cultured)
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1 teaspoon
chili flake - optional
Directions
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Boil or steam sweet potatoes till a knife goes in with ease. About 30 minutes.
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Melt Butter with olive oil in skillet over medium-high heat.
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Fry garlic until just browning around the edge
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Add cinnamon stick and walnuts
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Fry till you can just smell the walnuts
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Add cumin fennel and the optional chili flakes
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Turn off the heat season with salt and pepper and remove from the pan into a bowl to make sure nothing burns.
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Yogurt on the bottom of the plate, sweet potatoes on the top, and spoon over all the butter and spiced walnuts.
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