{"id":1720,"date":"2020-06-26T07:06:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T07:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cbrfoodcoop.org.au\/?p=1720"},"modified":"2024-01-21T16:02:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-21T06:02:07","slug":"sweet-potato-stew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cbrfoodcoop.org.au\/index.php\/2020\/06\/26\/sweet-potato-stew\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet Potato Stew"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Ilaria Catizone<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

One of the great summer veggies that can be stored into winter is sweet potatoes. I\u2019ll be honest, I have never eaten them much, and I always feel a little unsure about what to do with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But when I was at the Co-op recently they looked large plump and delicious and I decided to give them a go\u2026 and oh my, I was not<\/em> sorry!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since I had no idea where to start, I decided to look up some recipes. The one that caught my eye featured ginger and coconut milk which most fussy eaters in my family like, so it seemed like a good one to try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The full recipe is here https:\/\/thefirstmess.com\/2020\/02\/19\/sweet-potato-coconut-milk-stew\/<\/a> but I am not really good at following recipes so I used red lentils and red onion instead of their brown counterparts as that\u2019s what I had at hand. I also used olive oil instead of coconut oil as we prefer the taste of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the original recipes\u2019 ingredients:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 tablespoon coconut oil
1 medium yellow onion, small dice
\u00bd \u2013 1 teaspoon dried chili flakes
\u00bd teaspoon ground coriander
\u00bd teaspoon ground cumin
\u00bd teaspoon ground turmeric
2-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and minced
3 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
sea salt and ground black pepper, to taste
1 \u00bd lbs (690 grams or 2 medium) sweet potatoes, peeled and diced into 1-inch pieces
\u00bd cup brown lentils, picked over
4 cups vegetable stock
13.5 oz (400 ml) can full fat coconut milk
1 small bunch of kale, stems removed & leaves chopped (about 4 cups chopped & lightly packed kale)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GARNISH:
chopped cilantro
extra chili flakes
lime wedges
nigella seeds (optional)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The method is pretty easy, I just saut\u00e9ed the onions then added all the other ingredients and let it simmer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The recipe recommends balancing the sweetness of the coconut and sweet potatoes with lots of chilli and I think that could work well, but I skipped the chili to make it more kid-friendly. The soup was certainly very sweet but in a very pleasant way and even my fussy 4 yr old loved it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another thing that could help balance the sweetness are the herbs and the greens. I didn\u2019t add them, as it was too cold and dark to venture into the garden! But I think I\u2019ll make the effort next time – or maybe I’ll just buy kale from the Co-op, which is also where my coconut milk came from!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A dash of lemon was delicious and I also think this recipe would work great in the slow cooker if you are organised enough to start cooking in the morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am so happy about how well this veggie packed dish was received at my place I look forward to making a bigger batch next time so I can freeze half for another day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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