Stir-Fried Chili Sweet Potatoes

While shopping at my Asian market recently, I spotted a white flesh sweet potatoes.  It interested me because frankly I don't think I have eaten this before.  So, I bought 4 to try.  I used one to cook with my brown rice but I didn't really like it as it was not as sweet as the orange and purple ones.  So, I had to find another way of cooking it.  Since it's white, it resembled potato a lot, so I julienned it thinly and cooked it like people would do with potatoes.

Not bad I would say but a bit spicy with the dried chili pepper as I was suffering from sore throat so the chili pepper was a bad idea.  If not, it would be good with rice.  It's a bit crunchy.

White flesh sweet potatoes

Ingredients:

• 3 white flesh sweet potatoes, thinly julienned
• 6 dried chili peppers, soak in warm water to soften
• 3 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 Tbsp. Soy sauce
• 1 tsp. Dark soy sauce
• 1 Tbsp. Brown sugar
• 1 tsp. Sesame oil
• Dashes of white pepper
• Cooking oil of your choice

Method:

1.  In a heated wok, add in some cooking oil.  When heated, add in minced garlic, stir-fry until fragrant and slightly brown.  Add in chili peppers, stir it a bit.

2.  Add in julienned sweet potatoes.  Stir-fry and mix well.  Cook until the sweet potatoes change in color.

3.  Add in the soy sauce, dark soy sauce and brown sugar.  Stir-fry and mix well.

4.  Turn off heat, add in sesame oil and white pepper, stir well and serve hot.