Crock Pot Malaysian Sweet Potatoes

Sue Lau's Note:

Has a fruity but nicely Asian sauce that is poured over the potatoes when they get done. Not your everyday stuff.

• Total Time: 5 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 3 lbs sweet potatoes , peeled and cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1 ½ inches fresh ginger , peeled and minced
• 1 large onion , diced
• 1 stalk lemongrass , outer leaves removed, and split lengthwise
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 ½ teaspoons tamarind paste
• ¼ cup rice wine vinegar
• ¼ cup light soy sauce
• 2 cups orange juice
• 1 lemon, zest of , finely grated
• 1 pinch ground red pepper (to taste)

Directions:

1. Place ingredients into crock pot.
2. Cover and cook on high for 4 1/2-5 hours or until potatoes are nice and tender.
3. Remove lemongrass pieces and discard.
4. Season with salt and pepper, if desired.
5. Remove potatoes and keep warm; pour liquid from crock pot into a saute pan and reduce until it gets thick and syrupy, then pour over potatoes; serve.

Reviews

[Bergy]

These sweet potatoes are excellent. I have just started using sweet potatoes as a regular veggie instead of potatoes and enjoy them very much. I have trouble getting lemon grass so had to omit this and although nowhere like it I used a squeeze of lemon. Also Tamarind paste was missing from my cupboard and as I am familiar with the flavor I substituted a very well aged spoon of chutney (l996) and the sweetpotatoes were wonderful There was a tang to the flavor from the zest of lemon and the 1/2 tsp of cayenne. They were golden and complimented the colours of the broccoli and cauliflower on my plate. The meat was a plain seasoned grilled porkchop Great Meal thanks SueL

[VegSocialWorker]

I did love all of the ingredients in this, but was a little bit disappointed with how it all tasted together. We thought that the 5 hour cooking time was perfect for the sweet potatoes, but was not enough time for the onions, which were still a bit crunchy and very strong tasting. If I make this again, I'd brown the onions a little bit first. It was fun trying out this recipe, as it was a bit different from our usual dinners. Thanks for sharing.

[Missy Wombat]

I enjoyed being able to use lemongrass and my Asian condiments. Very nice recipe which gets to stay in my cookbook.