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Sweet Potato Bites
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Ingredients:
3 lb sweet potatoes
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 small cloves garlic, sliced
3 tablespoons toasted desiccated coconut
2 tablespoons lime juice
2 teaspoons finely grated lime peel
dash of hot pepper sauce
Salt to taste
Directions:
- Peel sweet potatoes and cut into 1/2-inch cubes. Place in large
saucepan and cover with cold salted water. Bring to a boil and simmer
until almost fork tender, about 4 minutes. Drain well and pat dry with
paper towel.
- In large skillet set over medium heat, melt butter, Add garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until soft, about 1 minute.
- Remove garlic and discard. When butter in the skillet is hot, add
cubes of potato and cook, turning until golden on each side, about 8 to
9 minutes.
- Add coconut, lime juice, lime peel and hot pepper sauce to pan;
carefully toss potatoes to coat evenly. Taste and add salt if necessary.
- Skewer each potato cube with a decorative toothpick and arrange on serving platter.
- Serve at room temperature.
Makes about 50 potato bites.
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Did You Know?
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Besides
simple starches, sweet potatoes are rich in complex carbohydrates,
dietary fiber, beta carotene (a vitamin A equivalent nutrient), vitamin
C, and vitamin B6. Pink, yellow and green varieties are high in
carotene, the precursor of vitamin A.
In 1992, the Center for Science in the Public Interest compared the
nutritional value of sweet potatoes to other vegetables. Considering
fiber content, complex carbohydrates, protein, vitamins A and C, iron,
and calcium, the sweet potato ranked highest in nutritional value.
According to these criteria, sweet potatoes earned 184 points, 100
points over the next on the list, the common potato.
Sweet potato varieties with dark orange flesh have more beta carotene
than those with light-colored flesh, and their increased cultivation is
being encouraged in Africa, where vitamin A deficiency is a serious
health problem. Despite the name "sweet", it may be a beneficial food
for diabetics, as preliminary studies on animals have revealed it helps
to stabilize blood sugar levels and to lower insulin resistance.
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