Sweet Potatoes Congolese Recipes

REPUBLIC OF CONGO: EASY FUFU

Steps:

• Peel and dice yam/sweet potato into 1 in (2.5cm) cubes.
• Place in saucepan and cover with cold water by 1 in (2.5cm).
• Bring to boil over high heat.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes, until tender. Strain. Add to food processor with butter.
• Puree in food processor for 4 minutes scraping the sides and bottom several times.

CHILE SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Oil a 2-quart baking dish. Place the garlic, salt, chipotles and adobo sauce, cinnamon, cloves, pepper, broth, orange juice and honey in a blender. Blend until smooth. Strain into a large, wide bowl, and stir in the orange zest.
• Cut the sweet potatoes in half lengthwise, then cut each half into 4-inch lengths. If the sweet potatoes are fat, cut the pieces in half lengthwise into wedges. Add to the bowl, and toss with the adobo mixture until coated. Transfer to the baking dish, then pour on the liquid from the bowl. Drizzle on the oil, and cover tightly with foil.
• Bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven until tender. Raise the heat to 425 degrees, uncover the sweet potatoes and baste with the liquid in the pan. Continue to bake, uncovered, until the sweet potatoes are thoroughly tender and glazed and any sauce remaining in the pan is thick. Garnish with cilantro and serve.

SWEET POTATO GNOCCHI RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400ºF (200ºC).
• Prick the sweet potato with a fork several times and bake for 40 minutes (or microwave for 5 minutes).
• Allow potato to cool at least 5 minutes before peeling skin off.
• In a large bowl, mash potato with masher or fork until smooth.
• Add parmesan cheese, egg, and flour. Knead the dough until it is firm and no longer sticky, adding flour as needed, forming a ball with the dough.
• Divide the dough into four equal parts. Take one part and roll it out into a long rope, about a 1-inch (2 ½ cm) wide.
• Slice into ½-inch (1 cm) rectangles and set aside.
• Using an overturned fork, slide each gnocchi over the fork prongs so they become serrated in a corkscrew shape.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add the gnocchi. Boil until the gnocchi float to the top, about 1-2 minutes. Drain in a colander.
• In a pan over medium heat, melt butter and add sage. Simmer for 1 minute without letting butter burn.
• Add gnocchi to pan with the sage and butter, tossing until lightly golden.
• Top with more Parmesan cheese.
• Enjoy!

SWEET POTATOES CONGOLESE

Steps:

• Blend flour and beer until a smooth batter has been obtained. and set aside.
• Blanch sweet potatoes for 5 minutes in boiling water.
• Peel and slice sweet potatoes.
• Combine honey, brandy and lemon peel.
• Marinate sweet potatoes for 1 hour in this mixture.
• Without drying slices, dip them in the batter.
• Fry them in batches in the deep fat heated to 390F until golden brown.
• Serve very hot.