Stir-Fried Spicy Sweet Potatoes

FLKeysJen's Note:

Adapted from About.com. For the vegan option, use water or vegetable broth instead of chicken broth.

• Total Time: 22 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 ½ lbs sweet potatoes , peeled and cut into 1/2-inch julienne and then in 1/2-inch diagonal lengths (about 4 medium sweet potatoes)
• 1 navel orange, zest of , cut julienne
• 1 tablespoon peanut oil
• 1 ½ tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon minced ginger
• ½ teaspoon chili paste with garlic (or more)
• 1 ½ teaspoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon minced scallion top

Sauce

• ¾ cup chicken broth or ¾ cup water
• 3 ½ tablespoons soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons chinese rice wine or 3 tablespoons dry sherry
• 1 ½ tablespoons rice vinegar
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• ¼ teaspoon pepper

Directions:

1. Combine sauce ingredients and set aside.
2. Heat oil in a wok or large skillet that has a cover. Add orange zest, garlic, ginger, and chili paste and stir-fry until fragrant, about 10 seconds. Add sweet potatoes and stir-fry until coated, about 30 seconds.
3. Re-stir sauce and add to sweet potatoes. Bring to a boil, then cook, covered, over moderate heat until sweet potatoes are tender but not soft, 10 - 12 minutes.
4. Dissolve cornstarch in water and add to sweet potatoes, stirring until thickened. Stir in scallions.

Reviews

[Sharon123]

I halved the recipe and enjoyed the dish. I was wishing the glaze had been more concentrated and stuck to the sweet potatoes more, but enjoyed the flavor! Thanks for posting!

[frijolito]

I made a half a recipe of this, so maybe I messed up the proportions, but I didn't like it very much. There weren't enough different flavors or textures for me. I don't think I'll be making this again.

[Maito]

Absolutely amazing! We LOVED the combination of flavors, they were very balanced. The ginger and soy was new for us on sweet potatoes, but worked perfectly. I only used 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, but I am sure it would also be good with the stated amount. This was different and YUMMY!